In the second video in the series exploring the nature of creativity and what it is that we are. Here I make a nod to The Divine Name, and how when we are stuck in our heads (such as in the throws of perfectionism), we cut ourselves off from the creative energy which enables us to live happier and more creative lives.
I also touch on narrative identity here, which is an area I look to expand upon using the lens of The Heros Journey in later videos.
Additionally, a nod to Bell Hooks’ The Will to Change and what is suggested by the stories told by those in power and how they impact us in how we view the world.
Naturally all of these topics are quite meta, as I actively explore the realm of creativity and how I seek to paint my story on the canvas of my life.
Transcript:
“I am what I am” is a powerful name. In fact, in the story of Moses when he climbs the mountain and comes face to face with the burning bush, the burning bush introduces itself in that very way.
This fiery destructive force that we would see as something both destructive and nourishing spoke to Moses, not only saying “I am what I am,” but using such poetic language that could also be inferred that “I am what I will be” and “I am what I create” and “I create that which I will be.”
In viewing the world through the lens of the Hermetic Principle of whatever above in the heavens and the sky, in the cosmic soup, in the coat of the simulation, exists in the same manner that it does here, this statement is extremely revealing about what we are and what we’re supposed to be.
If we are what we create, our ability to be creative, to be artisans, to be craftsmen, to step into our own power is what will dictate what we are.
And if we’re able to be that which we want to be, in theory we will live happier and more fulfilling lives.
Doing so is not without its challenges. Perfectionism is just one of the neuroses that will stop us along the way. We’ll also be stopped or hounded by those who would rather us not be creators, because when we give up the agency of creating our own stories, we allow ourselves to be the characters in the stories of others.
And I don’t know about you, but I am quite tired of playing a character within the storyline of white supremacist, imperialist, capitalist patriarchy.
And for that reason, I’m stepping into being a creator.