Creative Expression
7 essays on creative expression.
- March 12, 2024Art as a Consciousness Escalator
The key to resolving the meaninglessness crisis that now pervades our society lies in recognizing that the perspectives that largely gave rise to it—modernism and postmodernism—are themselves but individual stages in the ongoing development of human consciousness. In other words, there were stages that came before these, and there are stages that will come after.
- February 1, 2024Superficial Purpose & Shallow Expressivity
Superficial Purpose & Shallow Expressivity "...our patient has no grasp of the whole, he sees only isolated parts and gets nowhere. In developing his plan, he relies purely on his powers of…
- January 25, 2024The Purpose of Art is to Experience a Larger Interconnectedness
The Purpose of Art is to Experience a Larger Interconnectedness "Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else." "• Bukkyo Dendo, The Teachings of Buddha The Story of…
- March 1, 2023Does your music or art really matter? YES! And here's why.
As a musician or other artist, you know, deep down, that your art matters. And yet, our society views the arts as mere luxury items, entertainment, or hobbies. This can make you…
- August 31, 2022Musicians’ & Artists’ Vital Role in These Turbulent Times
Hello friends! Here's another section from my upcoming book, Soulforce Arts: The Vital Role of Musicians & Other Artists In A World That's Lost Its Mind. It's from Chapter 1, wherein I…
- April 26, 2022How the "Spirit of the Gift" makes being an artist more meaningful - 100 Days of Soulforce #30
Why does a gig feel fulfilling or soulless? Why do are we proud of some students, but resent others? And what's up with high-level artists so often being a**holes? It all has…
- February 2, 2022On the balance of Heart and Technique
When we begin to let go of rigid adherence to traditional approaches of mastering our craft, there can be a fear that all standards of excellence will be left behind. After all,…