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The s u b j e c t o f c r e a t i n g u s u a l l y p r e s u me s a n i mme di d i a t e d i s c u s s i o n o f t he t e c hn h n i q ue ue or or t he wa y s by by wh i c h t he c r e a t i n g i s a c c om o mp l i s h e d. d. Su c h a n a p pr pr o a c h i s a p r e s u mp t i o n t h a t i t l i e s wi wi t h i n t he pr pr o v i n c e of o f ma n t o be a c r e a t or . I f , h ow owe ve v e r , i t c a n be s h ow own t h a t ma n d o e s no no t c r e a t e or or c a nn nn o t c r e at a t e , t he n, n, o b v i o u s l y , t he a p pr pr o a ch c h t o t he s u bj bj e c t mu s t be d i f f e r e nt nt . We ar ar e t h e n o bl bl i g e d t o a s k o ur ur s e l v e s , Wh a t i s me a n t b y t he wo r d c r e a t i n g ? An a bs b s o l u t e c r e a t i o n wo ul ul d be t he br br i n gi gi n g i n t o e xi x i s t e nc n c e of o f s o me t h i n g wh i c h h a s n o p r i o r r e a l i t y e i t h e r as a s a f o r m o r as a s a s ub u b s t a nc nc e. e. Su c h a bs b s o l u t e ne n e s s wo u l d n e e d t o i n c l u d e no n o t o n l y t he h e i d e a of of t he r e a l i t y a nd nd i t s f u n c t i o n , b u t a l s o t he h e n e c e s s a r y e l e me nt n t s of o f wh i c h i t c on on s i s t s . I n o t h e r wo r d s , a n a bs b s o l u t e c r e a t i o n wo ul ul d c on o n s i s t of t he c on o n c e pt pt i on o r t he i de a , t he e l e me n t s of wh wh i c h i t wo ul u l d be c o mp os os e d , a nd nd t he e nd nd t o be s e r v e d b y s u c h a c r e a t i o n . I f t h e r e a l r e a d y we r e i n e xi x i s t e nc n c e an any r e a l i t y wh i c h wo u l d c on on t r i b u t e t o t he f i n a l ma ma ni n i f e s t a t i o n , t he n, o bv bv i o u s l y , s u c h wo ul ul d n o t be a n a b s o l u t e c r e a t i o n. Cr e a t i n g i s c l o s e l y r e l a t e d t o t he s u b j e c t of o n t o l o g y wh i c h c on on c er e r ns t he n a t u r e an a n d p r o b l e m of be b e i n g. Pr o m t he p o i n t of vi v i e w of a bs b s t r a cctt o n t o l o g y , a n a bs b s o l u t e c r e a t i o n i s a n i mp o s s i b i l i t y . An a bs bs o l u t e c r e a t i o n wo u l d r e qu q u i r e t h a t t he b e i n g or r e a l i t y e me r g e f r o m n o n b e i n g . If o n l y t he e s s e nc n c e of o f t he c r e a t i o n e xi xi s t e d ( o on n wh i c h a u n i v e r s a l mi n d wo u l d a c t ) , e ve ve n t h a t wo wo ul ul d n o t b e a t r u e c r e a t i o n , f o r t h e r e wo ul ul d f i r s t n e e d be t he e s s e nc n c e a nd n d t he n, n, a s we l l , t he mi n d wh i c h wo ul ul d a c t upo n i t . Co n s e q ue ue nt n t l y , t h o s e c r e a t i o n s of of mi n d r e f e r r e d t o a r e , i n f a ct c t , t he a s s e mb l i e s of of r e a l i t i e s or or of of i de as as . Hu ma n c r e a t i o n i s b u t t he c o mb i n i n g of a n um u mb e r of e l e me n t s , i d e a s o r s u bs bs t a n c e s , wh i c h c om ome t o c om o mp o s e a d i f f e r e nt n t a pp p p e a r a nc n c e or or r e a l i t y t o us , b u t wh i c h a c t u a l l y a r e n o t a bs bs o l u t e c r e a t i o ns . Cr e a t i n g i n t he h um uma n s e ns n s e , i s mo r e t h a n a c a s u a l o r a d v e nt nt i t i o us us a s s e mb l y of i d e a s or o r o bj bj e c t s . Cr e a t i n g mu s t n o t be c on o n f u s e d wi t h me r e c ha n g e . I t i s q u i t e t r ue u e t h a t c r e at a t i n g i mp l i e s t r a ns ns i t i o n , b u t i t i s f a r mo r e t h a n t ha t . Fo r a na na l o g y , l e t us us i ma gi gi n e a r o o m f i l l e d wi t h v a r i o u s p i e c es e s of of f u r n i t u r e . The p o s i t i o n o r l o c a t i o n of t h e s e o b j e cctt s c on on s t i t u t e s a p a r t i c ul u l a r pa p a t t e r n o r a r r a ng n g e me nt n t of t he m. Su p p o s e we a r e o bl bl i g e d t o p a s s t h r o ug ug h t hi s r oo m. To ma ke k e p a s s a g e f o r ou ou r s e l v e s , i t i s ne n e c e s s a r y t h a t we p u s h a s i d e c e r t a i n p i e c es e s o f f u r n i t u r e - - p e r h a ps ps p u t t wo p i e c e s s i d e by by s i de or or r e mo v e t h e m s om o me di d i s t a nc n c e f r o m o u r pa p a t h. The a r r a ng n g e me nt n t , t he n, of t he f u r n i t u r e or or i t s pa pa t t e r n h a s b e e n a l t e r e d i n t he r oom. I n e f f e ct c t , t he o b j e c t s ha ha ve ve ch c h a ng ng e d t h e i r r e l a t i o n s h i p t o eac h ot her her . Now, t hough hough we have have br ought ought about about t hi s new ar r angement of f u r n i t u r e b y p us us h i n g i t o u t o f o u r wa y, y, c an a n i t be s a i d t h a t we ha h a ve ve cr eat ed i t s pat t er n? The a n s we we r t o s u c h a q ue ue s t i o n mu s t be no_. I f we we r e t o s a y ye s , t he n, n, i n e f f e c t , we c ou ou l d s a y t h a t a t r e e i s t he c r e a t o r of i t s o wn s h a de de me r e l y b e c a u s e i t h a pp p p e ns n s t o s t a n d i n t he wa y of
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t he s un un. Fu r t h e r , l i n e s wh i c h a r e a t r i g h t a ng ng l e s t o o t h e r l i n e s c a nn n n o t be s a i d t o h a ve ve c r e a t e d, d, b y s u c h a r r a ng n g em e me n t , a r e c t a ng ng l e . Su c h t h i n g s o r a r r a ng n g em e me nt n t s f o l l o w f r o m t he n a t u r e of of t he ch c h a ng nge ; t h e y a r e wh a t t h e y a r e. e. Al l c ha ha ng ng e s i n t he r e l a t i o n s h i p of t h i n g s mu s t , o bv bv i o u s l y , p r o du du c e s o me k i n d of r e a l i t y , s o me f o r m o r n e w a pp p p e a r a nc nc e . Ho we ve ve r , t h a t d o e s no no t i mp l y t h a t t he ef e f f e c t wa wa s i n t e nt n t i o n a l n o r t ha t i t wa s p ur ur p o s e f u l . The i mp or or t a n t f a c t o r i s t hi s ; i n a ny n y a s s e mb l y or or c ha ha ng n g e ou o u t of wh wh i c h a n e w a r r a n g e me n t e me r g e s , we mu s t a s c e r t a i n wh e t h e r s u c h wa s d e t e r mi n e d . Th e r e i s no no cr c r e a t i o n i n t he a s s e mb l y of i d e as a s o r t h i n g s , r e ga g a r d l e s s of h ow o w f r e q ue ue n t l y t h e y c ha h a ng ng e ap a p pe pe a r a nc n c e , u n l e s s s u c h c ha h a ng n g e s a r e pr pr e c e d e d b y d et e t e r mi n a t i o n . I t mu s t be b e a s ke k e d, d, Wa s t he p r i ma r y o r i n i t i a l a c t i o n , wh i c h b r o u g h t a bo bo u t t he c ha ha ng ng e , i n t e nt n t i o n a l l y c a us us a t i v e ? The i n i t i a l c au a u s e mu s t c on on c e i v e a s e qu q u e nc nc e of of o r d e r f r o m wh i c h ce c e r t a i n r e s ul u l t s wi wi l l e me r g e. e. Fo r a n a l o g y a ga ga i n , i f we p l a c e d t he f u r n i t u r e i n t he r o o m a c c or or d i n g t o a p r e c o nc n c e i v e d l o c a t i o n so so as t o e f f e c t a n or de r p l e a s i ng t o o u r s e l v e s , s u ch c h wo u l d be a c r e a t i v e a c t . I t i s a pp pp a r e nt nt , t he n, t ha t a ny n y t h i n g wo r t h y of be b e i n g c a l l e d c r e a t i v e , mu s t be t e l e o l o gi g i c a l . The cause of of t he chang changee mus t be a mi nd ca us e . I t must s how how pur pur pos pos e. In f a ct c t , mi n d i s t he on o n l y wa y t o d i s t i n g u i s h cr c r e a t i o n f r o m c ha ha ng ng e s wh wh i c h f o l l o w f r o m u n i n t e n t i o na na l a c t i o n s . Wh e r e we ca c a n t r a c e a c ha ha ng ng e t o a n i n t e nt nt , t h e r e we h a ve ve i n d i c a t i o n of c r e at a t i on . We a r e a c c u s t o me d t o t h i n k of s o - c a l l e d e v ol ol u t i o n a r y p r o c e s s e s of n a t ur e as as b e i n g c r e a t i v e . I n f a ct c t , we p o i n t t o wh a t we we ca c a l l e vo vol ut i on a s i n di di c a t i v e of a c r e a t i v e i mp u l s e . Ho w do we ar ar r i v e a t s u c h a c o n c e pt pt i o n ? Why , i n f a ct c t , d o we ca c a l l a s e r i e s of of c ha h a ng n g e s i n n a t u r e e v ol ol u t i o na n a r y ? I s i t no n o t b e c au a u s e we a r b i t r a r i l y c on on c e i v e t h a t t he mo r e c om om p l e x s t a t e o r c o nd n d i t i o n i s al a l wa ys y s t he h i g he he r on o ne ? Ca n we be c e r t a i n t h a t t he s i mp l e e xp x p r e s s i o n of a ny n y p he he no n o me no n o n i s no n ot , a f t e r a l l , i t s g r e a t e s t ma ni n i f e s t a t i o n? n? Co u l d i t no n o t be b e t h a t t he c om o mp l e x i s p er e r h ap aps a c o r r u pt pt i o n o f t he s i mp l e ? Wh e n we c o nc nc e i v e or i ma gi g i n e , i n o ur ur pe pe r s o na na l a f f a i r s , c e r t a i n f i n a l e nd nd s f o r a p r o c e s s o r a s a c ou ou r s e f o r o u r o wn a ct c t i v i t i e s , t h i s c on o n c ep e p t i o n c a us us e s u s t o r e al a l i z e t h a t e vo vo l u t i o n i n n a t ur e , b y wh i c h t h e r e i s a c ha ha ng n g e f r o m t he s i mp l e t o t he c om omp l e x, x, i s a c r e a t i v e t r e nd nd. Ev e r y cr c r e a t i v e pr pr o c e s s d o e s no n o t n e c e s s a r i l y h a ve ve a co cons t r uc t i ve o b j e c t i ve . Eve n i f t he p r o c e s s f o l l ows ows t he p r i n c i p l e of h a v i ng a d e f i n i t e p r e c o nc nc e i v e d e nd nd, t he e nd nd i n i t s e l f ma y be d e s t r u c t i v e . Me n, n, f o r e x a mp l e , c r e a t e me n a c e s f o r e a c h ot he r . Th e y p l a n wa r s , The e nd n d s of ma ny n y of t h e i r c r e aatt i o n s a r e d e s t r u c t i v e . I t i s i n d e eed d a f a l s e c on on c eep pt h el e l d b y ma n y p e op o p l e t ha t a l l t h i n g s y o u s e ek e k t o c r e a t e mu s t n ec ec e s s a r i l y be a l t r u i s t i c . Loo. k a bo b o u t y ou ou a nd nd n o t e t he d e s t r u ct c t i v e c r e a t i on s . I t i s no n o t d i f f i c ul u l t , h o we ve ve r , t o d e t e r mi n e wh e t h e r t he en e n d of a c r e a t i v e p r o c es e s s i s , i n i t s el e l f , c r ea e a t i ve . I f a s e qu qu e nc nc e o r p r o g r e s s i o n of i d e aass or o r r e aall i t i e s s u s t a i n s a n a cccc e pt pt e d g o o d t h r o u g h o u t - - t h a t i s , wh a t i s g e ne ne r a l l y h e l d t o be go g o o d - - a nd n d f u r t h e r e vo v o l v e s a nd nd d e ve ve l o p s t ha t g o o d a s i t p r o c e e ds ds , t h e n we c a n s a y t h a t t he ob o b j e c t i v e or or e nd n d of s u c h
i s l i k e wi s e cr c r e at at i ve . Of co c o u r s e , h e r e t he mo r a l a nd nd e t h i c a l f a c t o r e nt n t e r s i n. Wh a t c on o n s t i t u t e s t he go go o d or e vi vi l of a s i t u a t i o n o r of of a n y t hi ng? Th i s mu s t be b e c on o n s i d er er e d l a t e r . The n e xt xt c on o n s i d e r a t i o n i n me nt n t a l c r e a t i n g i s t he p s y c ho h o l o g i c a l f a ct c t or . I f c r e a t i n g i s t he a s s e mb l i n g t o c om omp os os e s o me n e w o r d e r or a r r a ng n g e me n t , t h e n t h a t e nd n d o r pu p u r p os os e mu s t b e p ot ot e nt n t i a l wi t h i n t he mi n d . Ob v i o u s l y , t h a t wh i c h h a s n ot ot y e t h a d p h ys ys i c a l e xi x i s t e nc n c e c ou o u l d n o t h a ve ve be be e n p r e vi v i o u s l y p e r c e i v e d. d. The mi n d e ng n g e nd n d e r s i d e as a s f r o m t he i mp r e s s i o n s r e c e i v e d t h r o u g h t he s e ns ns e s , a nd nd f r o m s uc u c h i d e as a s i t d r a ws i n f e r e nc n c es es . The i n f e r e n c e s i n t h e ms e l v e s b e c om ome o t h e r i de a s . Th ey e y a r e , h o we ve ve r , t he i d e a s of of r e f l e ct c t i o n a s di d i s t i n g u i s h ed e d f r o m t he i d e a s of of s e ns ns a t i o n , t h a t i s , f r o m t h i n g s t h a t ma y be s ee e e n, f e l t , o r he he aarr d. Th o s e wh wh o s e e k t o c r e at a t e , a s f o r e xa x a mp l e , i n v e nt n t o r s o r po poe t s , a r e i n f a c t me n t a l h er e r d s me n. n. Th e y mu s t r o un un d up, i f t h e y a r e t o b e s u c ce ce s s f u l , t he e l e me nt n t s of t h e i r e x pe pe r i e n c es e s wh wh i c h t h e y b e l i e ve v e a r e , i n s om o me wa y, y, r e l a t e d, d, o r ou ou t o f wh i c h t h e y h o p e t o e s t a bl bl i s h a r e l a t i ons h i p. Co n s e q ue ue nt nt l y , t h e y mu s t f i r s t h a ve v e a p ur ur p os os e i n mi n d b e f o r e t h e y c an an r e l a t e i de a s t o s u c h a pur pos e . Ho w d o e s t h a t p ur ur p os os e o r i g i n a t e ? If we ar a r e n o t t o be c on o n f u s e d i n o u r t h i n k i n g , t he r e s u l t of o u r v a r i e d e x pe pe r i e nc n c e s mu s t , t o o u r mi n d s , a s s u me an a n or de r . Thi s o r d e r i s no no t h i n g mo r e t h a n a n u nd nd e r s t a n da da b l e a r r a n ge ge me n t t o us . By r e p e t i t i o n o f e x p e r i e n c e , t h at a t wh i c h o n ce c e s e e me d c h a ot o t i c ma y e v e n t u a l l y b e c om ome c o mp r e h e ns ns i v e . Fo r a n al a l o g y, y, i f y ou ou h a ve v e t o wa l k t h r o ug ug h a n a l l e y wa y t o a nd nd f r o m y o u r wo r k ev e v e r y da y, t he a l l e y a t f i r s t ma y s e em e m t o be pi p i l e d wi t h a d i s o r g a ni n i z e d c ol o l l e c t i o n of ob o b j e cctt s ; t h a t i s , t h e y do n o t s e e m t o a s s u me a ny n y u nd nd e r s t a n da d a b l e r e l a t i o ns ns h i p t o y ou ou r mi n d . Ho we ve ve r , i f yo yo u wa l k t h r o ug ug h t h a t a l l e y t wi c e a da y, y, we e k i n a n d we e k ou out , wh a t wa s o n c e c ha h a o t i c t a ke k e s o n o r d e r i n y ou ou r mi nd . Ev e nt n t u a l l y y ou ou k no no w e x a c t l y j us t wh e r e t ha t ba r r e l i s go i n g t o be l oc a t e d, wh e r e t ha t bo x s t a nds , wh e r e t h a t e mp t y c a r t o n ma y be f o un un d , a nd n d s o f or t h. I n o t h e r wo r d s , t he e l e me n t s a r r a n ge ge t h e ms e l v e s by by e x pe pe r i e n c e i n a c o mp r e h e ns ns i v e f o r m s o t h at a t wh a t wa s d i s o r d e r b e c o me s o r d e r t o y ou ou r mi n d . I n o u r d a i l y o b s e r v a nc n c e , we s e e p at a t t e r n s of of t h i n g s t h a t a pp p p e a r t o h a ve ve a p r o g r e s s i v e o r d e r ; t h a t i s , t h e y a r e u n d e r s t a nd n d ab a b l e t o us . One t h i n g s e e ms t o e v ol ol v e o ut ut o f a n ot ot h e r . At o t h e r t i me s , hoxve ve ve r , we ob ob s e r v e t h i n gs gs wh wh i c h ma y se s eem, t o r e a c h a n e nd nd. Th e i r p r o gr gr e s s o r a r r a n g e me n t s e e ms b l o c ke ke d, d , e nd nd s i n c on o n f u s i o n, n, o r we c a nn n n o t s e e m t o a d va va n ce c e i t a ny ny f ur t he r . I n r e a s o ni ni n g a bo b o u t s u c h a n o b s e r v a t i o n , we ma y i n f e r wh at at t he n e xt x t p r o gr gr e s s i v e f a c t o r s h ou o u l d be . The mi n d c on o n c e i v e s s o me r e al a l i t y, s o me t h i n g c o mp l e t i n g t he i ma ge ge of of t he or or d e r wh wh i c h i t ha s . Fo r f u r t h er er a n a l o gy gy , I f y ou o u s a w a l o ng ng r o w of c h a i r s a nd n d wa l k e d do do wn a l o ng ng s i d e t h a t r ow, y o u wo u l d f i n al a l l y n o t i c e t h a t t he c ha h a i r s we we r e t wo f e e t a pa pa r t . Yo u wo ul ul d c om ome t o t he c o nc n c l u s i o n t h a t i t wa s i n t e n de de d f o r t h o s e c ha ha i r s t o be t wo f e e t a pa pa r t . I f up u p on on r e a c h i n g t he e nd n d o f t he r o w o f c ha ha i r s , y ou o u wa n t e d t o c on on t i n ue ue t h a t r o w i n a s i mi l a r ma n ne ne r , y ou ou wo ul u l d k n ow ow what t o do. You woul d have have i n your your mi nd an i mage of of t he or or der of t hei r a r r a n ge ge me n t , t h a t i s , . a s p a c i n g of t wo f e e t b e t we e n t he m. Su c h a n i n f e r e nc n c e a s t o t he s p at a t i a l a r r a ng n g e me nt n t wo u l d be t he p r o g r e s s i v e f a ct ct o r .
I n f a c t , i t wo ul u l d be be c o me t he c a us u s e b y wh i c h yo y o u wo ul ul d e x t e n d t he r o w o f c ha ha i r s i n t h e s a me or or d e r , i f ne n e c es es s a r y. Th i s f u nc n c t i o ni n i n g o f t he mi n d wh i c h we h a ve v e b e e n c o ns ns i d e r i n g i s t he i n d u c t i v e p r o ce c e s s o f r e a s on o ni ng. I t c on o n s i s t s of o f f i n di di n g s om o me c om ommo n u n d e r l y i n g p r i n c i p l e i n a s e r i e s of o f p ar a r t i c ul u l a r t h i n g s wh wh i c h c aan n be c o ns ns i d e r e d t he e nd n d o r p ur ur p os os e of of t hos e t hi ngs . Th e r e f o r e , i f we b e l i e ve ve t h a t t he en e n d o r s e r i e s i s no no t c om o mp l e t e , we ar a r e t h e n i n a p os os i t i o n t o t r y t o f i n d t h a t wh wh i c h wi l l t e r mi n a t e or o r e xt x t e nd n d t he h e pr o c e s s t o our satisfaction. Mo r e my s t i f y i n g i s t he de de du d u c t i v e p r o ce c e s s of r e a s o ni n i n g a s a p pl pl i e d t o me nt nt a l c r e a t i ng. He r e t he g e ne n e r a l c o nc nc e pt p t i o n i s a l r e a dy d y ha d. d. I t con s i s t s of of g r o u p i n g a n u mb e r of of i d e as a s t oge t he r . Pe r h a ps ps a l l of t h e s e i d e a s a r e t he r e s ul u l t of e nt n t i r e l y d i f f e r e nt n t o b j e ct c t i v e ex e x p e r i e nc nc es es . Ho we ve v e r , i n t he mi n d , t he ne ne xu xu s , t he p r i n c i p l e wh i c h wo ul ul d t i e t h e s e s e p a r a t e i d e a s t o g et e t h e r i n a wa y we wo u l d l i k e t h e m t o be t i e d, d, r e ma i n s u n k n o wn . Bu t n e ve v e r t h e l e s s t he mi n d i s s t i mu l a t e d b y t he a pp p p ar a r e nt nt i n t e g r a t i o n of s u c h i de a s . Th e i ma ge g e wh i c h t h e s e c om o mb i n e d i d e a s f o r m i s g r a t i f y i n g t o t he mi nd . The mi n d d es e s i r e s t o e xp x p er e r i e nc n c e a s i mi l a r u ni ni t y o b j e cctt i v e l y . I t s e ek e k s e xt x t e r n a l l y i n t he t h i n g s of of t he o u t s i d e wo r l d t h a t wh wh i c h wi l l c o mp os os e a f o r m, o r s t a t e , l i k e t he i ma g e i n mi n d . The i n d i v i d u a l t r i e s t o b r i n g t h i n g s t o g e t h e r ob o b j e c t i v e l y i n t o t he s am a me u ni n i t y a s t he co c o nc nc e pt p t of t h e m wh i c h he ha s . He a t t e mp t s t o p ut ut t he p a r t i c ul u l a r s of t he ex e x p e r i e nc nc e s of of s i g h t o r t o u c h, h, f o r e xa xa mp l e , i n t o t he s a me f r a me a s t he r e a s o n o r a s t he i ma g i n a t i o n h a s c on o n c e i v ed ed . Pr o m t he p s y c ho ho l o g i c a l p oi oi n t of vi v i e w, t he n, i d e aass c on o n s t i t u t e t he b ui ui l d i n g b l o c ks k s of of c r e a t i v e t h o u g h t . Th e s e i d e as a s em e me r g e f r o m t he s e ns ns a t i ons c a us us e d b y t he i mp r e s s i o n s r e c e i v e d t h r o u gh gh o u r o bj bj e c t i v e s e n s e s a nd nd f r o m t he s pe p e c i a l r e l a t i o n s h i p s i n t o wh i c h t he mi n d a s s e mb l e s s u ch ch s e n s a t i on s . The o b j e c t i v e mi n d , a s t he p hi hi l o s o ph ph e r s ha ha ve ve s a i d, i s a t a bu bu l a r a s a ; t h a t i s , t he b r a i n i s a b l a nk n k t a bl bl e t a nd nd i t mu s t h a ve ve i d e a s wr i t t e n or i mp r e s s e d u po po n i t . The mo s t i mp or or t a n t me a n s of of a c c o m p l i s h i n g t h i s i s t o c ul ul t i v a t e a ccu u t e o b s e r v a nc nc e o r a t t e nt n t i v e ne ne s s . Ev e n i f we we a r e e n do do we d wi t h an a n e xc x c e l l e n t i ma gi g i n a t i o n , g i f t e d wi t h s u ch ch a f a cu c u l t y , s t i l l we mu s t h a ve ve e xp xp e r i e nc n c e f r o m wh i c h i d e as a s a r e d er er i ve d s o t h a t t he i ma g i n a t i o n c a n wo r k wi t h t h em e m a nd n d e x t e n d t he m. Ex p e r i e nc n c e c om o me s f r o m p l a c i n g ou ou r s e l v e s i n v a r y i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p s wi wi t h t he t h i n g s of of ou o u r e n vi vi r o nm nme n t . We n ee e e d t o me e t p e op o p l e , go p l a c e s , l i s t e n t o o t h e r s - - r e a d a nd nd d e r i v e c on on c e pt pt s d i f f e r e nt n t f r o m o u r ow own. We mu s t n o t be p e r f u nc n c t o r y i n o u r o bs b s e r v at at i on s . As we wa l k d ow own a s t r e e t , we mu s t s e e wi t h t he mi n d a s we l l a s wi t h t he e ye ye s , n ot ot j us t s e e b ut ut under s t and what we s ee. ee. We must hear wi wi t h t he mi nd as wel l as wi t h t he e a r s - - c o mp r e h e n d wo r d s , n ot ot j us t a c c e p t t h em e m a s s o un un d s . We s h o ul ul d be a bl bl e e ac a c h d a y t o s u mma r i z e t he d a y ’ s e ve v e nt n t s - - t o e xt x t r a c t f r o m t he da da i l y s e r i e s of o f h a pp pp e ni n i n g s s om o me p o i n t o f i n f o r ma t i o n , s om o me l i t t l e bi bi t of k n ow owl e d ge ge t h a t c on o n t r i b u t e s t o o u r f o u n t o f i de as as . We s ho h o u l d t hi n k t hi s o v e r be b e f o r e r e t i r i n g , r e ccaa l l a s be b e s t we c an a n t he i mp o r t a nt n t i n c i d e nt nt s of of t h e da y. Th i s r e c o l l e c t i o n g i v e s t h e m a r e ne n e we we d f o r c e i n me mo r y .
Ac a de d e mi c ps p s y c ho ho l o gy gy h a s a t t e mp t e d a c l i n i c a l a na n a l y s i s of t he pr pr o c e s s of c r e a t i v e t h o u g h t . I t ha h a s t r i e d t o f i n d j us t wh a t i s t he h e c on ont r i but i n g c aau u s e of t he c r e a t i v e a bi bi l i t y of p e op op l e . I t s cl c l i n i c aall a na na l y s i s h a s c om o mp ar a r e d t he e xp x p er e r i e nc n c e s of of po po e t s , a r t i s t s , i n v e nt n t o r s , a nd nd c om omp o s e r s . I t ha s de d e t e r mi n e d t h a t t he r e a r e f o ur ur pa p a r t s t o t he c r e a t i v e pr pr o c eess s . Th e s e a r e p r e pa p a r a t i o n, I n c ub u b a t i o n, i l l u mi n a t i o n, n, a nd nd v e r i f i c a t i o n . Pr e pa p a r a t i o n me a ns n s wor k . I t i s wo r k a s r e f l e c t i o n a nd nd t h o u g h t . It is t he a t t e mp t t o c om o mp o s e i de a s , t o f i n d a t h r e a d t o u ni ni t e t h e m, o r t o d r a w s om o me ne ne w s i g n i f i c a nc nc e f r o m t h e i r r e l a t i o n s h i p a s t h e y a r e a r r a ye ye d i n t he c o ns ns c i o us us n e s s . Thi s ma y me a n a n a t t e mp t t o e x t e n d t he o r d e r o f wh wh at a t o bj bj e c t i v e l y s e e ms t o be a l i mi t e d i ma ge ge . Th i s pr pr e p a r a t i o n o b v i o u s l y n e ccee s s i t a t e s c on on c een n t r a t i o n a n d r a t i o c i n at a t i on. I t i s de f i ni t e l y a l a bo bo r of o f t houg h t . On t he o t h e r ha ha nd nd, i f t he s o l u t i o n i s n o t f o r t h c o mi n g f a i r l y s oo oon, t he mi n d , a s we we kn k n ow o w f r o m o ur ur o wn e xp x p e r i e nc nc e , b e c om ome s f a t i g u e d b y t he e f f o r t . Pe r s i s t e nc nc e i n i n t e ns ns e me nt nt a l e f f o r t e ve v e nt n t u a l l y r e s t r i c t s t he e xp xp l o r a t i v e a cctt i v i t i e s of t he mi n d . The mi n d i s t h e n n o t a bl bl e t o c op ope wi t h a ny ny f i e l d s of o f t hou g h t . I n o t h er e r wo r d s , we ge ge t i n t o a me n t a l r u t , wh en e n t he mi n d i s f a t i g u e d. d. Th i s c o ns ns i s t s of of f o l l o wi n g t he p a t h o f l e a s t r e s i s t a nc n c e , a nd nd we f i n d t he s a me c ha h a i n of i d e a s r e c ur ur s a ga g a i n a nd nd a ga ga i n . Wh e n s uc u c h i n e r t i a oc oc cu c u r s , t he n e xt x t s t e p i n t he p r o c e s s i s t h a t of i n c ub ub a t i o n . Thi s i n c ub u b a t i o n i s a v e r y i mp o r t a nt n t po p o i n t t o us . I t ha ha s a p r o pi pi n q ui ui t y t o t he my s t i c a l a n d Ro s i c r u c i a n d o c t r i n e s . The i n c ub ub a t i o n i s a p e r i o d of r e s t wh i c h mu s t f o l l o w, i f we ar a r e no no t s u c c e s s f u l I n t h e a cctt i v e s t a t e of me nt n t a l c r e a t i n g - - t h a t i s , t he p r e pa p a r a t o r y one . Du r i n g t h i s i n cu c u ba ba t i o n s t a ge ge , we a r e t o f o r g e t , f o r t he t i me , t he t h o u g h t s we we r e h ol ol d i n g a nd nd d i s mi mi s s t he e nt n t i r e t h i n g f r o m t he mi nd . Ps y c ho ho l o g y a dm d mi t s t h a t s u bs b s e qu q u e nt nt l y t he s o l u t i o n ma y t h e n c om ome as as a n i n s p i r a t i o n a l f l a s h, h, t he i n s p i r a t i o n b e i n g t he p r o p e r r e l a t i o n s hi h i p o f t he i d e a s f o r wh i c h we h ad a d b ee e e n s t r u g g l i n g d ur ur i n g t he p er e r i o d of of r e f l e ct c t i on. Ps y c ho h o l o gy gy o f f e r s t he t h e or o r y of un u n c on on s c i o us us wo wo r k t o e x pl pl a i n t h i s i n c u b a t i o n s t a ge ge . I t i s t hi s : Wh e n we c ea e a s e c on on s c i o u s ce c e r e br br a t i o n , t h a t i s , o u r c o nc n c e nt n t r a t i o n a nd nd r e as a s o ni ni n g , t h e n t he u n c on o n s c i o u s c e r e br br a t i o n o r b r a i n a c t i v i t y b e gi gi n s . Wh e n we ha ha ve v e f a i l e d t o a c c o mp l i s h wh a t we we wa n t e d t o wi t h t he c o ns ns c i o us us mi n d a n d h a ve v e e n t e r e d t he p e r i o d of i n c u b a t i o n , d i s mi mi s s i n g t h e t h o u g h t f r o m t he c on on s c i o u s mi n d , t h e n t he s u b consc i ous ous goes goes on wi t h t he wor k. When t he wor k i s compl et ed i n t he s u bc bc o ns ns c i o us us mi n d , i t i s t h e n f l a s h e d i n t o t he c o ns ns c i o us us mi n d a nd n d we h a ve ve i t as as a n i ns p i r a t i on. Ho we ve ve r , i t i s t he i n t e ns ns e o b j e c t i v e c on on c en e n t r a t i o n - - t h e p r e pa pa r a t i o n , t he l a bo bo r of of t h o u g h t - - t h a t s t i mu l a t e s t he he u nc n c o n s c i o us u s mi mi n d a nd nd c a us us e s i t t o c om omp l e t e t he wor k. The t h i r d s t e p i n t he p r o c e s s o f ps p s y c ho h o l o gy gy ' s f i n d i n g s wi wi t h r e s p ec ec t t o me nt n t a l c r e a t i n g i s i l l u mi n a t i o n . Th i s i l l u mi n a t i o n i s t he h e p a s s i n g of c on o n f u s i o n f r o m t he mi n d . The me nt n t a l c r e a t i o n a pp p p ea e a r s as a s a c l e a r i ma ge ge a nd nd i t i s a c c o mp a ni ni e d b y a g r e a t s e ns n s e of o f s a t i s f a c t i o n wh i c h we a l l h a ve v e e x pe p e r i e n c e d f o l l o wi n g s u c h a n a c hi h i e ve v e me nt nt .
The f i n a l s t a t e of t h i s p s y c ho ho l o g i c a l pr pr o c e s s i s v e r i f i c aatt i o n . Thi s v e r i f i c at a t i o n c on on s i s t s of o f c au a u s i n g t he i ma g e , t he u l t i ma t e i n s pi p i r a t i on o r i de a , t o be o b j e c t i f i e d, d, t o be r e aall i z eed d. I n o t h e r wo r d s , i t i s t he p r o c e s s of ma n i f e s t i n g t he i de a. a. Th i s i s a ch c h i e ve v e d wh e n t he p o e t wr wr i t e s h i s t he me , wh e n t he i n v e nt n t o r a c t u al a l l y b u i l d s h i s d e vi vi c e , o r wh wh en e n t he c om o mp os os e r v e r i f i e s hi s c on o n ce c e pt p t i o n b y p l a y i n g t he s c or or e . I t mu s t n o w be ob o b v i o u s t h a t one c a nn n n o t j us t b e gi g i n t o cr c r e at a t e a r bi t r a r i l y. He mu s t f i r s t h a ve v e a g e ne ne r a l o b j e c t i v e . He mu s t p e r h a ps ps s e e a h i a t u s i n s o me c ha ha i n of e v e nt nt s . At l e a s t a n i ma ge g e of of un u n i t y mu s t a p p e a r t o t he mi n d , a nd nd he mu s t d e s i r e t o ma ni n i f e s t i t , t o f i n d s om ome e xt xt e r n a l a r c h e t yp e t o c or o r r e s p on o n d t o t he i ma ge ge . I t i s an a n o l d a p ho ho r i s m t h a t s om o me p e op o p l e s i t a nd n d t h i n k wh i l e o t h e r s j us t s i t . So i t i s wi t h me nt nt a l c r e a t i ng. Th e r e a r e t h os e wh o c o nc nc e n t r a t e u po po n t he o bj bj e c t i v e a nd nd a n a l y z e i t , a nd nd t h o s e wh o j us t f i g u r a t i v e l y s i t wi wi t h o u t s uc u c h p r e pa pa r a t i o n . Al l c r e a t i n g b e gi g i n s wi wi t h t he mi nd . As s a i d, t h e r e mu s t be a t e l e ool o g i c a l or mi n d c a us us e t o c on o n c e i v e a n e n d o r ob ob j e c t i v e . Th i s b e i n g s o, o, j us t wh e r e doe do e s t he my s t i c a l p r o c e s s of me n t a l c r e a t i ng di f f e r f r o m t he p s y c h ol ol o gi gi c a l o n e ? Wh y s p e a k of t he my s t i c a l p r o c e s s a s me n t a l c r e a t i n g wh e n, n, f r o m t he ps ps y ch c h o l o g i c a l p o i n t of v i e w, c r e a t i n g b e gi gi n s wi t h t he mi n d a l s o ? Wi t h t he my s t i c a l p r o c e s s , t he mi n d i s t he a c t i v e a g e nt nt a t a l l t i me s . The mi n d d o e s n ot ot me r e l y f o r m i ma ge ge s , c on o n ce ce i ve e l e me nt n t s o r e nd nd s of o f a p r o c e s s , b u t , i n t h e my s t i c a l p r o c e s s , i t a l s o u s e s t he p s y c hi hi c p o we r s of t he i n d i v i d ua ua l t o d r a w a nd nd e s t a bl b l i s h t hos e c on o n di di t i o n s b y wh i c h t he i ma ge ge wi wi l l b e c om o me ma t e r i a l i z e d, d , h a ve ve e x i s t e nc nc e bey ond t he mi nd. nd. For anal ogy, ogy, s uppo upposs e we want t o advance our our s el ves i n our our e mpl oym oyment . We k no n o w t h a t we we a r e p r o f i c i e n t . We h a ve ve h a d c o ns ns i d e r a b l e t r a i ni ng. We f e e l t h a t we a r e t r u s t wo r t h y a nd nd c a pa pa bl b l e of o f mo r e r e s p on on s i b i l i t y . Ho w do we be be g i n ? Fi r s t , a s wi t h t he p s y c h ol o l o gi gi c a l p r o c e s s , we be be g i n wi t h p r e pa pa r a t i on. We s t a r t t o f o r m a v i s u a l i ma ge ge of of t h a t wh wh i c h we wa nt n t t o a c co c o mp l i s h . I n t h i s p ar a r t i c ul u l a r i n s t a nc nc e, e , we wo u l d s ee e e o ur ur s e l v e s p r o mo t e d t o t h e n e w p o s i t i o n. n. We wo ul ul d f i n d o ur ur s e l v e s a s s u mi n g t he d u t i e s of of t h a t o f f i c e, e , p e r f o r mi n g a l l t he va va r i o u s de de t a i l s t o p e r f e c t i on . The n, n, b y wh a t p s y c h o l o g y c a l l s e mp a t h y, y, ( or or , a s we s a y, y, b y p r o j e c t i n g t he s e l f i n t o t h a t me nt n t a l i ma ge ge ) , we do do n o t j us t s e e o ur ur s e l v e s i n t he p os os i t i o n we wa nt n t t o r e a l i z e , b u t we f e e l o u r s e l v e s t he r e a s we l l . We e s t a b l i s h t he a t mo s p he h e r e of t he o f f i c e o r s ho hop. We f e e l t he pr pr e s e n ce c e o f o ur ur a s s o c i a t e s a bo bo u t us . I n o t h e r wo r d s , a s Ro Ro s i c r u c i a n d o c t r i n e s s ay a y, we a ct c t u a l i z e t he r e a l i t y . The I ma ge g e n e e d s t o b e c om o me a s c o nc nc r e t e a s y ou ou a r e - - n ot ot me r e l y s o me t h i n g y o u wo ul u l d t h i n k o f a s be b e i n g i n y ou ou r mi n d, d, b ut ut a s s o me t h i n g h a v i n g e x i s t e n c e eq e q ua ua l t o y ou ou a nd nd t o y ou ou r mi n d . Yo u e x pe pe r i e n c e al a l l of t he a s pe p e c t s of o f t he p os os i t i o n y o u wi s h t o a t t a i n . As t he Ro s i c r u c i a ns n s t e ac ac h, a c r y s t a l l i z ed e d t h o u g h t , o ne t h a t i s c l e ar a r , v i v i d , a nd nd a ct c t u a l i z ed ed, b e c om ome s a v e r y g r e a t v i t a l i z e d p ow owe r i n t he mi n d . Th i s p ow o we r p s y c h i c a l l y r a di di a t e s ou ou t i n t o s pa p a ccee f r o m t he l i mi t s of of t he h u ma n h i ms e l f . It r e a c he he s a nd n d e ve v e nt n t u a l l y a f f e c t s pe p e r s o ns n s a nd nd t h i n g s .
Th e r e I s a n a f f i n i t y o r b o nd nd b e t we e n t he e l e me n t s of t he me n t a l I ma ge ge a nd n d t he a c t u al a l one t h a t y ou ou h o p e t o ma t e r i a l i z e . The mi n d d o e s no not i ma gi gi n e s u ch c h a n a f f i n i t y o r n ex e x u s , bu t , b y t he my s t i c a l p r o c e s s of me nt n t a l c r e at a t i n g , i t a c t u a l l y e s t a bl b l i s h e s s uc u c h a b on d. I n t he a na na l o g y we ha ha ve ve j us t c on o n s i d e r e d, d , t h a t of d e s i r i n g p r o mo t i o n, n, o ne of of s u ch ch e l e me n t s c o nc n c e r n e d wi t h t he i ma g e i n mi n d i s t he e mp l o ye ye r . An i n t e n s e v i s u al a l i z a t i o n of hi h i m i n c on on n e ct c t i o n wi t h wh a t i s d es e s i r e d wi l l a f f e ct ct h i s t h o u g h t s co c o n c e r n i n g you. I t ma ke k e s h i m p a r t i c ul ul a r l y i nt e r e s t e d i n you , p e r h a ps ps wi wi t h ou ou t b e i n g a wa r e a s t o why. I t c a us us e s h i m t o wa t c h a nd nd o b s e r v e y ou , p e r h a ps p s f i r s t wi t h a s e ns ns e of of c ur ur i os i t y. Th i s i s a f a vo v o r a bl b l e i n d i c aatt i o n , f o r i t me aan n s t h a t yo y o u a r e cl c l e a r l y v i s ua u a l i z i ng. Fu r t h e r , i t p ut ut s y ou ou i n a n e a s i e r po p o s i t i o n , s i n c e y o u h a ve ve hi hi s a t t e n t i on, t o o bj bj e c t i v e l y i mp r e s s h i m wi t h wh a t y o u wa nt n t t o do o r wh wh at at you e xpe c t . Yo u g r a du d u a l l y , t he n, n, b e gi g i n t o a t t u n e y ou ou r s e l f t o t he t h i n g s or o r t he c on o n d i t i o n s wh i c h h a ve ve a r e l a t i o ns ns h i p t o y o ur ur me n t a l i ma ge ge . Yo u s t a r t t o d r a w t he s e t h i n g s t o y o u b y y o u r r e a l i z a t i o n . El e me nt nt s , f a ct c t or s , n e w c i r c u ms t a n c e s n e c e s s a r y t o y ou ou r a t t a i n me n t , wh i c h p e r h a ps ps we we r e o t h e r wi s e n ot ot n ot o t i c e d b y you, b e c om ome p r o mi n e nt nt , a nd n d y ou ou s e e wi t h i n t h e m t he p o s s i b i l i t i e s of of f u r t h e r i n g y o u r c on o n c eep pt i ons . Yo u o b s e r v e h o w t he ne n e c e s s a r y f a c t o r s i n y o u r e n vi vi r o n me nt n t ma y gr gr a du d u a l l y be pu pu l l e d t o g e t h e r f o r t he ma ni n i f e s t a t i o n n e ed e d e d. d. I t ma ma y a t t i me s s e e m t o y o u t ha t f o r c e s o ut ut s i d e of o f y ou o u a r e do d o i n g t he c r e at a t i n g , a s i f a l l y o u d i d wa s t o p us us h t he b ut ut t o n o f a s wi wi t c h. h. Th i s i s t he r e s u l t of wh a t p s y c h ol o l o gy gy h a s c a l l e d t he u n c o ns ns c i o us u s wo r k . Yo u h a v e l a bo bo r e d ; y ou ou h a ve ve s u g ge ge s t e d t he ca c a us us e t o t he p s y c hi h i c s e l f , a nd nd i t i s c ar a r r y i n g i t ou o ut . Na t u r a l l y , my s t i c a l c r e a t i o n i s no n o t a s s i mp l e as a s t he f o r mi mi n g of a n i ma ge ge . I n t he f i r s t p l a c e, e , t he i ma ge ge mu s t a t a l l t i me s be p l a us us i b l e . I t mu s t be r a t i o n a l - - n o t a f a nt n t a s t i c as a s s e mb l y of i de aass . I t mu s t a r o us us e c on on f i d e nc nc e. e. The i ma ge ge mu s t s e e m t o y o u t o be p ot ot e nt n t i a l wi wi t h f u l f i l l me n t . I f i t do d o e s n o t s e em e m c l e ar a r an a n d p l a us us i b l e , i t i s n o t f u l l y c r y s t a l l i z e d ; t h e r e f o r e , i t wi wi l l n o t v i t a l i z e t he h e p s yc y c hi hi c s el e l f , a n d t he r e wi l l be no no r a d i a t i o n f r o m y ou ou t o a c c o mp l i s h wh a t y ou ou wa nt nt . The e nd nd t o be a t t a i n e d i n c on o n n e c t i o n wi t h t he p l a n o r o bj b j e c t i v e mu s t be j us t a s d e f i n i t e i n my s t i c a l c r e a t i n g a s i n t he u s u al a l p r o c e s s of o f me nt nt a l c r e a t i ng. Me r e wi s h e s a r e i n e f f e c t u a l . The wi s h t h a t y ou ou wa n t s o me t h i n g o r wo ul ul d l i k e t o h a ve v e i t wi wi l l n o t be p r o du du c t i v e of r e s u l t s . Yo u mu s t a l s o i n c l u d e i n y o u r v i s u al a l i z i n g , t o t he b e s t o f y ou ou r r e a s on o n i n g a bi l i t y, t he s t e ps p s t o b e t a ke k e n t o r e a c h s u c h a n e nd nd. I n p ut ut t i n g f o r t h a p s y c hi h i c s u gg g g e s t i o n t o r e a c h o u t t h r o u g h y o u r p s y ch chi c s e l f t o c a us us e c e r t a i n t h i n g s t o be mo t i v a t e d o r c om ome a bo b o u t , y ou ou a r e a l s o i n c ur u r r i n g r e s p on on s i b i l i t y , s i n c e y o u a r e t he h e p r i me mo v e r . Yo u mu s t not , t h e r e f o r e , f a i l t o me e t t he de de ma n ds ds t h a t wi l l b e ma de d e up up on on y o u wh e n c on o n d i t i o n s s t a r t t o ma t e r i a l i z e a s t he r e s ul u l t o f y o u r my s t i c a l c r e a t i n g. I f y ou ou f a l l t o me e t t h e s e de d e ma nd n d s , y ou ou s h ow ow we a k ne ne s s a n d y ou ou a r e c r e a t i n g Ka r ma . Yo u mu s t a l s o r e a l i z e t he e f f e c t s of o f t he p r i n c i p l e s wh wh i c h y ou ou a r e u s i n g . Wh e n s u d de de n e v e nt nt s r a p i d l y s ha ha pe pe up i n a c c o r d a nc nc e wi wi t h t he i ma ge ge of o f y ou ou r p l a ns n s , y ou ou mu s t be p r e p a r e d t o
a c c e pt pt s u ch c h c on on d i t i o n s . I f y ou ou a r e n o t p r e pa p a r e d, d , y o u wi l l p r o d u c e o nl nl y c ha h a os os i n y ou ou r l i f e , a nd nd y o u ma y a f f e c t o t h e r s b y h a vi v i n g c a us us e d t h e m t o b e br br o u g h t i n t o l i ne wi t h y o u r p l a ns ns . I n my s t i c a l c r e a t i n g , on e mu s t u s e ph p h y s i c a l a nd nd i n t e l l e c t u a l p o we r s a s we l l . The wh ol ol e of of on o n e ' s be be i n g mu s t b e c o or or d i n at a t e d, d , n ot ot j us t o n e a s p e c t e mp l o ye ye d . Yo u mu s t me e t p e op o p l e o r go go p l a c e s wh wh e r e t h e r e i s t he p o s s i b i l i t y of f u r t h e r i n g t he e nd nd y o u h a ve ve i n vi e w. I n my s t i c a l c r e a t i n g , y ou ou mu s t c oo o o pe pe r a t e wi t h t he Co Co s mi c f o r c e s i n d e ve v e l o pi pi n g y ou ou r i de aass . I t i s n e c es e s s a r y t o o b j e c t i f y a nd nd e xt x t e r n a l l y f o l l o w t he o r d e r o f y ou ou r pl p l a ns ns , n o t j us t v i s u al a l i z e t h e m a nd nd k e eep p t h e m l o c ke k e d wi t h i n t he he c on ons c i ous n e s s . To r e f e r a ga ga i n t o t he a na na l o g y , i n s e e k i n g p r o mo t i o n i t i s ne n e c e s s a r y t o a c t u a l l y s p ea e a k t o t he e mp l o ye ye r wh e n, n, a s a r e s u l t of y o u r my s t i c aall c r e a t i n g , t he i n t u i t i v e i mp u l s e s u gg gg e s t s t he r i g h t t i me . The Co s mi c f o r c e s wh i c h yo yo u s e t i n mo t i o n b y t h i s my my s t i c a l p r o c e s s h a ve v e b e c om ome y o u r s i l e nt nt p ar a r t n e r , b u t n ot ot y o u r s l a ve ve . Th e r e f o r e , t he r e i s mu mu c h t h a t y ou ou mu s t d o i n c o nj nj u nc nc t i o n wi t h t he m. I n c on on c l u s i o n , a t t e nt n t i o n i s dr dr a wn wn t o t he mo r a l a nd nd e t h i c a l a s pe p e c t s of of me n t a l c r e a t i n g . We c a n no no t ma t e r i a l i z e or or ho ho p e t o ma ke k e ob ob j e c t i v e s u c h c on o n c e pt p t s a s ar ar e c on on t r a r y t o n a t u r a l l a w. Yo u c a n t h i n k of a c on on t r a r y o r n e ga ga t i v e s t a t e , b u t y o u ca c a nn nn o t Co s mi mi c a l l y ma ni n i f e s t i t a nd nd e xp xp e c t i t t o c o nt nt i n u e wi t h ou ou t d e t r i me n t t o you. We a l l k n o w, f r o m o u r ow o wn e xp x p e r i e nc n c e s , t h a t we we ma y t e mp or or a r i l y d ef e f y a n a t u r a l l a w, b u t e v e nt nt u al al l y t h e s e l a ws a s s e r t t h e ms e l v e s a nd nd we s u f f e r a s a c o ns ns e q ue ue n c e . We c an an t h r o w a s t o n e i n t o t he ai a i r , s e e mi n gl gl y f o r t he mo me n t d e f y i n g t he l a w of gr g r a vi vi t y , b u t we we c a nn n n o t ma ke ke t h a t s t o n e s t a y t he r e . Fu r t h e r mo r e , i n my s t i c a l c r e a t i n g , t he Co Co s mi c wi l l n o t a i d u s t o v i o l a t e c on o n s c i e nc nc e s u c c e s s f u l l y. By c o ns ns c i e nc n c e we me a n t he a c c e p t e d s e n s e of r i g h t a nd nd wr o ng n g wh i c h e a c h i n di di v i d ua ua l h a s wi t h i n h i ms e l f . We c a nn nn ot ot a t t e mp t t o p r o j e c t o u r t h o u g h t s , wh i c h we c on o n s i d e r t o b e ev e vi l , t o a f f e c t o t h e r s wi t h o u t a f f e c t i n g o u r s e l v e s . Me nt nt a l c r e a t i n g t h a t t r i e s t o c ou ou n t e r Co s mi c pr p r i n c i p l e s p r o d u c e s a r i p t i de wh wh i c h r e t u r n s wi wi t h d e va va s t a t i ng f o r c e t o us . I t b r i n g s i n i t s wa ke ke a c on o n c a t e na n a t i o n of po p o s i t i v e Co Co s mi c p r i n c i p l e s wh wh i c h e n gu gu l f s us us . Of t e n s u c h Ka r mi c a f t e r ma t h ma y b e s o mu c h l a t e r t h a t we a t t he t i me do do n o t a t t r i b ut ut e t he c a us us e t o o ur ur o wn p r e vi v i o u s a ct ct s . As we t h i n k, s o we a r e , i s no no t o n l y a n o l d my s t i c a l a ph p h or or i s m b u t i t i s al a l s o a p s y c ho h o l o gi gi c a l t r ui s m. Ou r v a r y i n g s t a t e s of of c on ons c i ous n e s s a r e t he s u m o f ou ou r i d e a s e xa x a c c e d f r o m n u me r o us us e xp x p e r i e nc nc e s . The i d e as as wh i c h we a s s e mb l e i n t he p r o c e s s of t h i n k i n g r e f l e c t o u r p a s t e x pe pe r i e nc n c e s an and, a s we l l , o u r p r e s e n t s t a t e of de de ve v e l o p me nt nt . Th e s e i d e a s a r e p o t e nt n t i a l wi t h o u r r e t r o g r e s s i o n a s a n i n d i v i d u a l o r wi wi t h o u r pr p r o gr gr e s s i on. I n o t h er e r wo r d s , we mo me nt n t a r i l y , a nd nd wi t h o ut ut t h i n k i n g , a r e r e c r e a t i n g t he s el e l f , t h e e g o.
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