Gaia: Connect. Grow. Inspire. Empower.
What is the role of art in the world?
C.G.
Art is the Absolute rising through the subconscious to new initialize new awareness in the conscious mind. Art—as well as beauty—is in the eye of the beholder. Art is created in the eye/mind/spirit of the... More »
What is the best use of your imagination?
C.G.
As introduction to oneself. As jungian Robert Johnson says in "Inner Works", "the whole function of the imagination is to draw the material from the unconscious, clothe it in images [music, dance, concept], and transmit it... More »
When do you do your best thinking?
C.G.
I do my best thinking when I am not thinking....inside meditation, after hours on the mountain trail, or wholeheartedly following along the muses...... I am out of my mind, not thinking... And suddenly...there is a thought,... More »
How do, or can, we create?
C.G.
The Tao is swirling, ever-creating, intelligent energy. Most of the time we imagine an illusory identity by trying to hold onto some illusion of constancy. We choose to resist, restrict that ever-changing swirl of creation tosome degree... More »
What is creativity?
C.G.
Stepping back from the fearful confines of ego and allowing some previously veiled facet of yourself to arise....expanding your Self-definition.
What kind of art would you place in your community?
C.G.
The art of perpetual interaction. OOPS, someone has already done it!
What's your favorite creative outlet?
C.G.
Writing: I have the blessing of a spontaneous melding of connection to higher self, life purpose, and creativity when I slip into my writing. It provides me not only a creative outlet, but instructs me... More »
QAR
August 2008 