#creative fire

Inspiration for the landscaping of a mid-sized, drought-tolerant, full-sun backyard in the Southwest with concrete pavers and a wood fence in the summer.

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Fire has been important to humans from long before Homo sapiens walked on the earth. It kept the night from being overwhelmingly desolate and dangerous for our eyes that aren't adapted to low light to and cooked food that allowed our brains to grow to their current size. Until recently, it was believed that the sun was a fire in the sky, explaining its light and heat. Fire holds a special mesmerism to us still, as well as being one of the most dangerous naturally occurring forces in nature.

Some cultures have multiple fire deities, depending on the source and purpose of the fire. For example, the Yorùbá people have an Orisha for blacksmiths' fires in Ògún, one for fire related to thunder and lightning in Ṣàngó, who is also able to breathe fire when angered, and another for sunlight and heat in Aggayú. Some cultures have a gods that brought fire to humans, such as Mixcoatl of the Aztec, who was a hunting god who brought fire to humans by inventing the fire drill, the method of rotating a stick rapidly against a stationary piece of wood, called a spindle and fireboard respectively. There are some cultures that link fire with the arts, such as Nusku of the Sumerian Nuska, who was also the god of fire and light, the sukkal, vizier or advisor of Enlil, the god of earth, air, wind, and storms.

I found this post in Carl Jung and depth psychology | Facebook. I love Carl Jung & Eminem & it fascinated me to see someone relate them to each other.

Jung's work is highly criticized for not being "scientific" & is difficult to understand because he's very "complex" & "abstract". I post his work a lot, but this time, I added some definitions from Google for terms that I wasn't familiar with. I also removed some sentences of the original post that confused me, or I thought weren't relevant to the post.

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"That's who I am as well, thanks to Marshall [Mathers]'s, aka Eminem's, high art. High art is easily recognizable because it speaks to everyone in particular in a language one needs to hear. Dark art heals Dark moods. Nothing worse than, when depressed, everyone scorns you for grieving or whatever. [...]

High art is a term used to describe art forms that are considered to be of a higher quality, while dark art is a term used to describe art that explores difficult emotions.  High art: often associated with painting, sculpture, music, and architecture; often considered to be art that is created for aesthetic expression and has a deeper meaning.  Dark art: can be a way for artists to process and heal from difficult emotions; can also refer to a mysterious or secret skill or method. -- A.I. Overview -- Google 

This quote [...] should be memorized by all who have a loved one with mental illness. Or is the one himself.

DIVINE GIFT OF CREATIVE FIRE

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A person must pay dearly for the divine gift of creative fire. It is as though each of us was born with a limited store of energy:

( A ) In the artist, the strongest force in his make-up, that is, his creativeness, will seize & all but monopolize this energy, leaving so little over that nothing of value can come of it. The creative impulse can drain him of his humanity to such a degree that the personal ego can exist only on a primitive or inferior level & is driven to develop all sorts of defects: ruthlessness, selfishness (“autoeroticism”), vanity, & other infantile traits. These inferiorities are the only means by which it can maintain its vitality & prevent itself from being wholly depleted. (CW15 ¶ 158)

Autoeroticism is the act of experiencing sexual pleasure through internal stimuli, such as one's own body & imagination. It can also be defined as sexual feelings that arise without any known external stimulation. Autoeroticism can involve using one's imagination to become sexually aroused, such as imagining oneself in a different form. -- A.I. Overview -- Google 

AUTOEROTICISM IN CERTAIN ARTISTS IS LIKE THAT OF NEGLECTED CHILDREN

( B ) The autoeroticism of certain artists is like that of illegitimate or neglected children who, from their earliest years, develop bad qualities to protect themselves from the destructive influence of a loveless environment. Such children easily become ruthless & selfish, & later display an invincible egoism by remaining all their lives infantile & helpless or by actively offending against morality & the law. (CW15 ¶ 158)

IT IS HIS ART THAT EXPLAINS THE ARTIST

( C ) How can we doubt that it is his art that explains the artist, & not the insufficiencies & conflicts of his personal life? These are nothing but the regrettable results of his being an artist, a man upon whom a heavier burden is laid than upon ordinary mortals. A special ability demands a greater expenditure of energy, which must necessarily leave a deficit on some other side of life. (CW15 ¶ 158)

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-- Written by: Michelle Anderson

-- reposted by: Sveta Alenina

-- Artist: Unknown

One day changed my life. Someone saw me once with my father as he did, As an angel on earth. I never knew, until someone Whispered the truth to me. Joan Noëldechen Thank you. Photograph by Joan Noëldechen