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The creative process is somewhat of a mystery, even to scientists who study it, but that is only because scientists do not recognize the spiritual factors of our lives and consequently in our goals.

Humanity is made up of body, soul, and spirit. In a moment we will look at how the spirit in humanity affects the soul of humanity and ultimately the body.

There are a few common characteristics that all creative persons possess, but for the most part, exactly how the creative mind makes earthshaking discoveries is through the impulse of the spirit. Those impulses come as “inspiration.”

A few prerequisites are necessary. The mind should be focused. New ideas need to flow freely through the mind, and there needs to be a wide range of ideas, so that they can be combined and re-combined in new ways.

New and creative ideas are important for a everyone to be able to stay ahead of the crowd, so doing whatever you can to prepare your mind to consider new ideas will help to develop creative strategies that are essential to success.

Many great discoveries were made by what may appear to have been lucky observations. However, there is nothing having to do with luck about such discoveries. Those great discoveries are inspired; inspired is what we call the impulse that comes from the spiritual component of man. Without a trained eye the observation might have been missed, but because the mind of the discoverer was continuously mulling over ideas, he or she saw something new in what might be termed an ordinary event. The discovery derives from inspiration, and inspiration comes from the spirit.

Discovering new ideas is the end result of creativity. You must get your creative impulses flowing in order to see a new idea. To get your creative impulses flowing you prepare your thinking processes, getting your mind ready to make a creative observation. But it is from your spirit that you get the impulse.

The spirit in man is what gives man intellect. It is the spirit in man that makes him vastly different from every other species on earth.

In some ways, your mind is like a water pump. You prime a pump to get the water flowing, and once it’s started, it flows continuously. You must similarly prime your mind to get ideas flowing. It is your spirit that primes the pump of your mind. Various ideas in your mind are stored in a hierarchical structure. Information is stored together in various sectors of your mind, depending on its meaning. When you aren’t thinking of a particular topic, it’s hard to bring information about that topic into consciousness; it lies there dormant and hidden. However, when you make a definite effort to think carefully about a specific topic, or a closely related topic, and start running through the possibilities, new possibilities become apparent. Your mind scans various concepts and ideas, almost unconsciously. Suddenly this wealth of information combines and you see something new.

The main point is that you must set your thinking processes in motion to come up with a creative new idea. The more your mind is active, the more likely you’ll make creative new discoveries. Knowing about the creative process and how your spirit sets it in motion gives you power. Some people feel dejected because they can’t seem to think creatively. Read the topic on how to meditate in order to start your creative process to flow.

It takes a bit of practice, but soon you will see that the spiritual component of who you are will begin to inspire ideas into your mind. As your mind grasps the potential of the ideas, your emotions (your heart) will reflect those ideas. You will become excited and your body will find the energy and your mind will find the will to pursue your new discovery. You may even find yourself saying: “Why didn’t I see this before?”