Creativity Rocks!
By worldpoetry on January 18, 2005 - 10:26am
Creativity Rocks #20.
Creativity Consultant Ariadne Sawyer responds to questions from around the world in the weekly World Poetry Radio Show (World Poetry Cafe) every Tuesday night at (9:00 PM on CFRO, 102.7 FM.
Ronnie from Calgary writes:
I am tried of churning out the same old material-variations on a theme. Do you have any ideas for doing something new?
Creating from an archetypal perspective can open up new material, the seed material that may can incubate and add freshness to your work.
Carl Jung (a Swiss psychologist) called the characters in myths: archetypes. He believed that all cultures can relate to these characters and use them for additional creativity in life. Examples of archetypes can be:
• The hero,
• The guardian,
• The trickster,
• The shadow,
• The shape shifter,
• The herald or others.
The herald may want to break new ground, the guardian may hold to a conservative and traditional view, the trickster jokes and deceives, and the shadow may see the dark side, the hero fights against all odds, internal and external, the shape shifter modifies direction to achieve goals.
In your art, try creating from the perspective of one or more of these archetypes. It will add a new perspective and dimension to your work. You may naturally beusing one of these characters more than others. If you are, try the others for more of a balance. Basically you are using the archetype technique to prime your creativity.
All the best on your archetypal adventures!
This is Ariadne Sawyer for Creativity Rocks.
