In the time before time existed for me, it was routine to lose myself in play, in creation. There is no grade, no deadline, no monetary value attached to my creation. The facilitators of the weekend have carved out a niche in space and time and gifted us with a bit of direction, limitless opportunity, and encouragement. We are a small community this weekend, and the creativity and purpose of others engaged in the creative process stimulates us all. As limitless as the skies may seem, the terra incognito of our minds may be vaster and still more mysterious.
Creative expression is one way of exploring self and the relationship between self and the universe.
Like other spiritual practices, creativity involves transcendence. That's because time consciousness exists in the left brain. When you accelerate or slow down time, the left brain can't handle it, and the right brain takes over. Speed writing has the same effect of bypassing the left-brain censor and tapping into one's stream of consciousness. Conversely, poems often emerge from close examination of details.