1st Edition
Creative Intuition A Philosophical Exploration into a Fluid Way of Being
About the Author
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: Creative intuition – what is it?
- What is creativity?
- What is intuition?
- What is creative intuition?
Chapter 2: An expanded state of consciousness
- Understanding consciousness
- Conscious and unconscious
- Jung's unconscious
- Embodiment – not just in the head
- Ways of knowing reality
- The intellect and intuition
- An expanded state of consciousness
Chapter 3: An open, fluid way of being
- Beyond ego-consciousness
- Different ways of thinking
- Embracing uncertainty
- Revelation
Chapter 4: A focus on the particular
- The problem of the thinking mind
- This thing – the real and the particular
- This thing in this moment – now and Zen
- From the real to images of the possible
Chapter 5: Fusion through emotion
- The role of emotion
- Non-duality
Chapter 6: Nurturing creative intuition – a way of being in the world
- Allowing and surrender
- Alert receptivity
- No words and no thoughts
- Emptiness – the way of meditation
- The importance of time alone
Conclusion
List of References
Index
Biography
Theresa Hardman is adjunct associate professor in Architecture at the University of the Free State, South Africa. She runs her own architectural practice and is a professional heritage practitioner specializing in the vernacular architecture of the Karoo. Many of her projects are based in the Karoo, but she works across South Africa. In 2019, she completed a PhD on “Understanding Creative Intuition – Perspectives from Eastern and Western Philosophy.” With 26 years of experience teaching design and drawing at university, she now facilitates art, qigong, and creativity workshops, as well as weekend retreats focused on nurturing creative intuition. Theresa works in various visual art mediums, including charcoal, pencil, watercolor, ink, monoprint, and linocut printing.
