Where Does Inspiration Come From and How Can I Receive It?
A Very Warm Hello!
Are you creative?
An ideas person in Business, The Arts, Technology, or any other Human Endeavor?
If so, inspiration will be interesting subject matter to you, even life-changing subject matter that leads to a fulfilled life for yourselves and others, and the many people it will affect long after its inception.
Look at the works of any great inventor or artist for confirmation of how important inspiration can be to future generations.
This article deals with not just "good or mediocre" inspiration, but "great" inspiration! The type that is remembered as classic or unforgettable.
Want to be GREAT and not just mediocre?
Read on.
ARTISTS
Ask any artist in history about Inspiration, and you`ll get a long shuddering sigh! But this sigh will be twofold, the sigh of "Oh no, all those months of 'nothing', thinking I would never ever create anything of worth again, the emptiness, the upset, the self-doubt!" And the sigh of "Ah yes, I remember the beautiful inspiration that flooded me, before, and as I painted that famous picture or wrote that classic melody, the exultation, the oneness with life, the simplicity with which I created with such wonderful ease!!!
The same attitude might be observed in any creative field, where inspiration is necessary for truly wonderful creations.
The Eternal Questions;
What is inspiration?
Where does inspiration come from?
How can I receive inspiration?
WHAT IS INSPIRATION?
It seems to come when it comes, it cannot be forced, threatened, or purchased! This is something every creator whether in Business, The Arts, or any other creative endeavor would love to 'know'.
LETS LOOK CLOSER AT THIS!
As in earlier articles, we start with the question;
Is it Physical, Mental, or Spiritual in nature?
PHYSICAL?
Is INSPIRATION itself PHYSICAL? Probably not, as you can`t buy it or make it, as you might a physical object! Although its final manifestation is almost always physical via sound, sight, or touch!
MENTAL?
What do we mean by MENTAL? Is it creatable by 'thinking it' into existence, or analyzing it into being there? Ask any creative person how he progressed by 'thinking inspiration' into his life, and you`ll probably get the answer that the inspiration was good but not great! He`ll tell you that the 'really great inspiration' came when he was NOT thinking, it just APPEARED!
NOTE
Decisions are NOT made by the mind but via the mind, they are made by the Spirit or Soul only, and that is why they can continue to exist long after the body/brain has ceased to exist in the physical realm, evidenced by the fact that we can find an almost an infinite number of decisions still extant from past lives affecting the present.
SPIRITUAL?
So it seems that by process of elimination, we are left with 'inspiration being spiritual in nature'. Inspiration arrives to the person (spirit) as thoughts/ideas, so you might say the mind created them, but in truth, they only enter BY MEANS of the mind.The person holding the pen or brush, or sitting in front of the computer we can assume, is a spirit USING a Body and a Mind to interact with the physical universe. The spirit 'receives' inspiration and uses the body and mind to turn this inspiration into something the five senses of self, another, or others can experience.
WHERE DOES INSPIRATION COME FROM?
MOZART AND SALIERI
Being ‘good’ or ‘bad’ or ethical or not, seems to have no bearing upon inspiration’s choice of whom it manifests for and when. The most obvious example would be as portrayed in the film ‘Amadeus’ where Salieri is being 'as good in the eyes of God’ as he can be, not indulging in women, nor alcohol, trying to keep his mind clean of bad thoughts, etc, AND YET not receiving inspiration as readily as Mozart, portrayed as dirty-minded, unfaithful and yet receiving possibly the most highly praised inspiration and music ever created!
Whether the film is accurate or not, as an example of how "inspiration occurs" it is useful, and DOES follow the laws of inspiration and how it manifests.
But what is happening here?
One of the ‘real reasons’ why Mozart had more inspiration was; Mozart was less serious and more playful than Salieri! Lightness and a playful mindset, more often than not, allows wonderful inspiration to flow, because in reality 'Spirit' is not serious and heavy as some would have you believe, but light and playful in nature. Mozart also considered it his ‘duty’ to create beautiful music (a strong spiritual decision), not only for God but people in general, his DECISION was to create wonderful melodies that could be remembered on first listen forever!
So we see how ‘STRONG DECISION’ can eventually CREATE THE FLOW of INSPIRATION!
VERY VERY IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE
Trying to create inspiration with the mind in the present (forcing it) is NOT the same as the decision that 'At some time in the future wonderful inspiration will appear' (but not forcing it into appearing now) This is such an important difference, please read it over and over many times until you really get it!
Back to Mozart and Salieri.
Salieri on the other hand ‘WAITED’ for God to give it to him, he didn`t ‘decide’ to create it for himself, and the result was less inspiration. So an assumption that it is ‘God-given only' can confuse matters, as we WAIT for it to be bestowed upon us! This takes the ‘power to create it’ away from us and we feel the negative effects of ‘inspiration!
Let us look at this in even more detail;
THE DERIVATION OF INSPIRATION
The derivation of the word says; c. 1300, "immediate influence of God or a god.
Latin inspirare "blow into, breathe upon," figuratively "inspire, excite, inflame.
For thousands of years the idea of "Inspiration" has been considered by some "God Given Only", which leaves us "WAITING" to be blessed.I am not religious but 'spiritual' and don`t wish to comment on religious matters, although the derivation to some degree addresses the reason for this thinking on the subject.
DIVINE INTERVENTION
There is undoubtedly Divine Inspiration, but there is ALSO the truth that the Universe gives you what "you decide" it will give you! The idea of "Free will" enters here and that God helps those that help themselves, from Ancient Greece.
HOW CAN I RECEIVE INSPIRATION?
DECISION
By making STRONG DECISIONS AND TRUSTING THAT THEY SHALL MANIFEST WHEN READY! Pause a moment and consider this, because the most powerful ability a spirit has is their 'decision!' A spirit only 'loses' when they doubt themselves, or they make negative decisions that nullify the positive ones.
Example
Someone says, 'I made a strong decision a few days/weeks/months ago but nothing has happened yet! Oh, this is nonsense, I`ll never have great inspiration'.
Arhhhhh, look what they just did, they created a counter-decision that nullified the positive one! So make a strong decision, and know and trust that when the time is right it will suddenly appear, this is the way to do it! Don`t continually stress about it, just decide strongly and let it manifest in its own time.
I am also a composer and needed a beautiful melody for an Aria i was writing. It took 2 months to manifest after the decision, and came of all times, when I was driving, so always keep a recording device or pen and paper handy for when it hits you suddenly. Even in the middle of the night, it can come, well, get out of bed and record it or write it down, you must not say 'I`ll remember it in the morning', NO, get it into the physical universe as soon as possible when it arrives!
I hope I`ve illustrated the point.
If you don`t wish to accept this, that`s ok, for some people will continue to say that inspiration is ONLY God Given or a Blessing upon the person. This idea can still be active from earlier lives, especially where religion was involved, but this leaves them "waiting" for that elated moment.
TIME
Now you might ask, "How long after my "strong decision" will I get the result of that decision? Great question and the answer is "It will arrive when it's ready", it could be days, weeks or months, or in extreme cases years, but it will come, as long as you don`t get frustrated by waiting and say something negative to yourself like "oh, this is rubbish, it will never come", because that will kill it dead! As mentioned before you just made a "counter decision" didn`t you? Trust in your ability to make decisions that come true, and get on with your life, and one day when you least expect it, Wow, it will arrive! The more you use this technique the more you will trust its power.
TYPES OF DECISIONS
By the way, never say 'I will have a nice melody or idea', SAY INSTEAD 'I will have a beautiful breathtaking melody, or world-changing idea, one that is up there with 'The Greats'' If you can`t do this and believe it will come true, then the 'reason you cannot' must also be addressed by looking at and clearing up your past personally.
MESSING ABOUT
After making your strong decisions, you, of course, must continue to create in your chosen field (you can`t just wait) because life goes on. But something I found very useful is `messing about playfully' with an idea or on an instrument as though you are just having fun (hopefully you will be) and see if anything comes out of it! This itself can open the flow of inspiration and takes away the heaviness of HAVING to create something of worth, by forcing it. If you can`t get into this playful frame of mind, you need to focus on how to get into this state of mind, maybe a long walk, or some sort of class that relieves stress, or go for a sauna, a country drive, listen to classical music or whatever relaxes you etc.
APART FROM STRONG DECISION AND MESSING ABOUT, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN DO?
ACCUMULATED UPSET
Throughout life, and also previous lives (I presume you believe in the possibility of them), the upset accumulated on this subject of ‘inspiration’ is immense and carried from lifetime to lifetime as "heavy Spiritual Baggage" that affects creativity in this and future lives.
TRIGGERED
As you try to create and force inspiration, it can and often does, TRIGGER past life failures in the area of creativity and inspiration, making you feel suppressed and unable to create freely in this life. Removal of this "baggage" frees up inspiration to a marked degree in this life, and your decisions will manifest quicker I have found, for past trauma can and does affect present creativity massively. Past lives where you "failed creatively" become traumas you carry with you into later lives.
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