Creation : artistic and spiritual

Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov tells us that the notion of creation is the very quintessence of his teaching. Everyone needs to create, hut true creation implies the intervention of elements of a spiritual nature. An artist who really and truly wants to create, has to transcend himself, to reach beyond his own limitations and by prayer, meditation, and contemplation, incorporate into his work elements from above. We find, therefore, that the laws of true artistic creation are identical with the laws of spiritual creation. The creative work of an artist is exactly the same work of inner regeneration as that undertaken by one who is striving for spiritual perfection. Just as an artist uses paint and canvas, clay or bronze to create a work of art, so a spiritual man uses the raw materials of his own being in his striving for inner perfection.