Who believes in Intuition?
Platonic (Ideal) Forms
- Mathematical, Aesthetical, Ethical
Matter
Mind
Collective Unconscious
- Archetypes, inherited knowledge
Mind
Matter
Conscious
Personal Unconscious
Self
Entangled Hierarchies
Classical Computation Model of the Brain
Quantum Interaction with Classical Model
Mind
Matter
Quantum Spacetime
- Probabilistic Soup, Potentials
- Non-Local, Non-Causal
Wholeness and Order
“Just as conscious contents can vanish into the unconscious, new contents, which have never been conscious can arise from it”        Carl Jung
"Man's task is to become conscious of the contents that press upward from the unconscious. "
Carl Jung
“The only real valuable thing is intuition”
Albert Einstein

Habit
Meditation
It is also very peaceful and enjoyable!
Inspiration vs Imagination
Inspiration definition (one of)
“A sudden good idea”

Imagination definition (one of)
“The ability to deal with difficulties and think of solutions to problems”

Cambridge Dictionary
Aim is to move from rare moments of inspiration to a constant supply

Playing music (improvising)
Drawing, painting, sculpting
Walking, cooking
Meditation, yoga
Golf, tennis, ...
Requires practice (like anything)
We don’t find it easy to stop our thought chatter
The more you practice the better you will get
Can be used as a very creative space for learning
Can have feelings of Nirvana, ecstasy, bliss, a feeling of oneness

WARNING: Can be very addictive!!
Requires practice (like anything)
We don’t find it easy to stop our thought chatter

The more you practice the better you will get
Can be used as a very creative space for learning
Can have feelings of Nirvana, ecstasy, bliss, a feeling of oneness

WARNING: Can be very addictive!!
Worry and Fear
(past or future)
Observation, Attention
Awareness, Sensitivity
Mindfulness
Ways to increase Creativity
Persistence (chances increase)
Be open minded (reduce habit)
Gain new experiences (reduce habit)
Get new perspectives (dialogue, observation)


Increase chances of inspiration
Zen in the art of archery
“The archer ceases to be conscious of himself as the one who is engaged in hitting the bull's-eye which confronts him. This state of unconscious is realized only when, completely empty and rid of the self, he becomes one with the perfecting of his technical skill”

Enhances creativity
Maximise neural co-ordination in your brain
Bring unconscious information into the conscious
Brain / Mind
Being Present
Intuition
Philosophy & Physics
Creativity
Any questions?
Beliefs in Creativity
Schrodinger's Cat
shadows
Play
Ideas
Form
Treatment for depression
Being present, mindfulness
Link to the unconscious
Bus, Bath, Bed
Play
Mind
Matter
Collective Unconscious
Fibonacci Numbers
0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55
Zen Koan
Attention, Movement
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
(Image from L. Shyamal, 2006)
(Entangled Hierarchy)
Drawing Hands, M.C.Escher (1948)
(Goswami, 1993)