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archetypal fool · 12-26-2009, 06:58 PM

At the risk of incurring prudish comments and critiques, and if only to introduce an alternative option, the one thing I recommend as a last resort (or a first, depending on your personal opinions on the subject) for the spark of either visual or musical creativity is psychotropics. Specifically, the strong visual and auditory hallucinations conjured by DMT have been tremendously helpful in rejuvenating my creative impulses. My current girlfriend loves painting, and she says that experiencing her unfinished works while under the spell gives her new insights and ideas. As for auditory hallucinations, it's an equally incredible tool. There have been times where random noises and sounds generated by my otherwise silent house have arranged themselves into amazing compositions; other times I've been able to will the noises into musical ideas by thought alone, ultimately generating intricate and interesting patterns that flow and evolve in real time (though this is only perceived by myself). DMT is particularly useful as a creativity boosting tool because of its extremely short duration (<5 minutes), allowing you to get to work while the ideas are still fresh in mind.

Aside from that option, all I can do is reiterate what other posters have said: surround yourself with your chosen media, delve deeper into the culture than you have before, and explore the inexperienced layers and examples of your craft. I hope for you the best of luck in your search for inspiration.

12-26-2009, 06:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
archetypal fool Crazy Location: Florida	At the risk of incurring prudish comments and critiques, and if only to introduce an alternative option, the one thing I recommend as a last resort (or a first, depending on your personal opinions on the subject) for the spark of either visual or musical creativity is psychotropics. Specifically, the strong visual and auditory hallucinations conjured by DMT have been tremendously helpful in rejuvenating my creative impulses. My current girlfriend loves painting, and she says that experiencing her unfinished works while under the spell gives her new insights and ideas. As for auditory hallucinations, it's an equally incredible tool. There have been times where random noises and sounds generated by my otherwise silent house have arranged themselves into amazing compositions; other times I've been able to will the noises into musical ideas by thought alone, ultimately generating intricate and interesting patterns that flow and evolve in real time (though this is only perceived by myself). DMT is particularly useful as a creativity boosting tool because of its extremely short duration (<5 minutes), allowing you to get to work while the ideas are still fresh in mind. Aside from that option, all I can do is reiterate what other posters have said: surround yourself with your chosen media, delve deeper into the culture than you have before, and explore the inexperienced layers and examples of your craft. I hope for you the best of luck in your search for inspiration. __________________ I have my own particular sorrows, loves, delights; and you have yours. But sorrow, gladness, yearning, hope, love, belong to all of us, in all times and in all places. Music is the only means whereby we feel these emotions in their universality. ~H.A. Overstreet Last edited by archetypal fool; 12-26-2009 at 07:03 PM..