THE ART OF IT
Art as a Sacred Practice
The creative space is not mechanical. It is sacred.
The sacred, for me, is the merging of universal laws with personal values—an integrative process that can last a lifetime. Sacredness is not merely the quiet silence of awareness. It exists equally in movement: in the greeting, the acknowledgment, and the acceptance of all that is, exactly as it is.
Art is not a passing affair.
In defiance, we resist integration. It is through surrender that we encounter the self—the essential instrument in the creative process.
Creativity, as art, is a channel. In silence, we learn to hear its sounds and translate them into form.
The gestational period of any creative endeavor should not be violated or rushed. When it is, something is devalued—and, in tandem, so are we. Rushing saturates the space. And saturation leaves no room for the unknown.
Art is creation from the unknown.
It has its own timeline, its own lifelines, and its own subsequent life. Creativity, as an integrative process, is a gift for personal growth.
And yet, while the call to create may be louder in some people, it is an invitation extended to all. Creativity, in its essence, is benevolent. It is a mirror of who we are and of the creative force that brought us here.
In Christic language, one might call it God within us.
The gift.
The gift that unravels what we cannot yet see and makes it visible.
The sacred nature of art—whether through music, painting, poetry, movement, or any other form—is that it teaches us what it means to be guided from the heart.
So, it seems, then, that our creative processes are designed to bring us toward the intrinsic space from which gratitude emanates.
Art itself is also a paradox.
It brings forth both darkness and light. It asks us to navigate archetypes, contradictions, and what we consider painful or unfair.
The law of polarity, ever-present, with its capacity to show us that there is always a choice within the choice—and that the way is available to all if we walk toward the eternal truths.
Then, the game of life is, in part, the cultivation of the wisdom to recognize the difference—and the courage to choose the light.
I propose art practices as a way of learning the intricacies of human energy that reveal our inner wisdom.
I believe profoundly that, in the silence of art, we begin to unravel our capacities to see beyond illusion. As we express the unknown, we make visible what was previously inaccessible to consciousness.
Perhaps this is part of the process that allows us to lead from spirit.
To return to what is intrinsic.
To recognize the difference between darkness and light.
And, ultimately, to choose light.