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August 28, 2005

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Principles of Creativity

by Andrei Yashurin

Every person is destined to be a creator and a co-creator 
with God. The goal of spiritual growth is to put an individual 
into the creative flow, to open him or her to the outpouring 
of divine ideas which are waiting for the opportunity to be 
brought into the manifestation. "Every idea originating in 
Divine Mind is expressed in the mind of man; through the thought 
of man the Divine Mind idea is brought to the outer plane 
of consciousness", writes Charles Fillmore. 

Why do some people fail in their creative efforts? It will 
become clear to us as we study principles of creativity.

And He said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should 
cast seed into the ground; 
and should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should 
spring and grow up, he knows not how. 
For the earth brings out fruit of itself, first the blade, 
then the ear, after that the full grain in the ear. 
But when the fruit has been brought out, immediately he puts 
in the sickle, because the harvest has come. 
Mark 4:27-29

Divine idea can be likened to the seed. When the seed is 
planted into the ground, there is always a period of 
hidden development. Nothing appears at the surface. 
It looks like nothing happens at all; and yet the seed 
grows. The same happens with us. After divine idea is 
embraced, it should become strong and mature in the 
recipient's mind. 

At this point, some people obstruct God's creative process 
by rushing into immediate action. They assume that since an 
idea came from God, it is good enough, and nothing should 
be added to it. But they are wrong. Before the fruit will 
appear, the seed should go through succeeding stages of 
unfoldment. 

When the idea comes to you, take enough time to meditate 
on it. It has been said that thoughts are things. Yet, 
some thoughts are more substantial and powerful than 
others. Why? Because sufficient amount of mental energy 
was invested into nurturing of those thoughts. 

When you add to the idea another idea of a similar character, 
it will become a complex thought form. Ideas will begin 
to interact and to grow even further. It is easy to notice 
the similarity with processes within the seed. 

Certain aspects of this new thought form will need further 
development, others, on the contrary, should be removed. 
Every branch that does not bear fruit should be taken away, 
but every fruit-bearing branch needs to be pruned. 

Some ideas aren't successful because they appear before 
the due time. It has been rightly said that there is time 
for every thing under the sun. The idea could be good in 
itself, but not good for the present circumstances and 
for other people, which will cause its rejection. 

In some cases, creative efforts fail because people proceed 
to think and to act not in agreement with the Mind of God. 

"Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who 
build it" (Psalm 127:1), says the Bible. Having the free 
will, people may use it to do things on their own, without 
consulting with the Spirit. As the result, their mental and 
physical creations aren't permanent. They are easily 
destroyed, because anything which goes against the Universal 
Order cannot stand.

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