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Ecstasy is the accurate term for the intensity of consciousness that occurs in the creative act.

Ecstasy is the accurate term for the intensity of consciousness that occurs in the creative act.

Rollo May
Creative, Consciousness, Intensity
Rollo May (1994). “The Courage to Create”, p.48, W. W. Norton & Company

Consciousness is the awareness that emerges out of the dialectical tension between possibilities and limitations.

Rollo May
Consciousness, Awareness, Possibility
Rollo May (1994). “The Courage to Create”, p.114, W. W. Norton & Company

By whatever name one calls it, genuine creativity is characterized by an intensity of awareness, a heightened consciousness.

Rollo May
Creativity, Names, Consciousness
Rollo May (1994). “The Courage to Create”, p.44, W. W. Norton & Company

Tools and techniques ought to be an extension of consciousness, but they can just as easily be a protection from consciousness. Then the tools become defence mechanisms... against the unconscious.

Rollo May
Technique, Tools, Consciousness

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