Why Creative people FEAR Emptiness (Darkness, the Void)

Just as you cannot put new liquid into a glass until you empty the old, neither can the 'creative intelligence of the universe' put new ideas into your mind if it is full. And that why experiencing emptiness before creativity burst upon you is necessary - Frederick Zappone

Creative people have a terribly time with emptiness. They feel most ALIVE when they are creating new things whether it is through music, writing or the arts. And when emptiness descends upon them, it is so painful to them that they automatically run from it by drinking, drugging or others types of destruction behavior that numbs them so completely that they don't feel the emptiness at all.

Here are some examples of creative people who feared their emptiness:  Elvis Presley, Jimmy Hendrix,  Janis Joplin, Michael Jackson, Health Ledger, Whitney Houston, Thomas Kinkade to name just a few..



The reason creative people don't like the 'empty feeling' is because it is no man's land, it is uncharted territory, it is where they fear their demons live. In fact, the emptiness is where God lives.. 

I should know, instead of turning to drugs and alcohol, I got up the courage and traveled deep into the emptiness, the darkness, the void and I found my way back home again. But before I did, in my darkest moment, I touched the face of God.

THE BREEDING GROUND OF YOUR CREATIVITY

The 'empty feeling' is the breeding ground, the fertile soil where all creative ideas, large and small are born. And once born, they make their way, naturally and spontaneously, into the creative person's mind.

To be able to be with the 'empty feeling' without turning to drugs or alcohol allows creative people to 'energetically' connect with the 'organizing intelligence of the universe' the power behind all things both in heaven and on earth... However, in order to make that connection, first they must experience their deepest fears which are the demons they believe live within them. In reality they have no demons, only the fear that they do...and it is this fear that drives them thoughtlessly into destructive behaviors that causes them to, often times, tragically die before their time.

(Author Note: I was inspired to write this article about dealing with the emptiness associated with being a creative person after reading Carolyn Elliot's brilliant book titled: Awesome Your Life: the Artist's Antidote to Suffering Genius )

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