Dreaming, subconscious and creativity

Dreaming, magic and creation

I enjoyed reading Jesse Schells' comment on the relationship between sleeping, dreaming and letting your subconscious lead you through creative paths. That made me refer right away to the power of dreams for shamans. For shamans, dreaming is a path to learn new things, communicate with spirits, visit other dimensions and then transport some of these experiences to the present, teaching the "ordinary" people and creating things. For instance, there is a link between shamans' dreams and appearance of new varieties of seeds, as well as the appearance and naming of basketry graphic designs, for instance. Also, dreamland is somehow similar to gameland, since everything is magic and possible. And people want (and need) magic in their lives. Therefore, as storytellers and/or designers, one of our missions is to bring magic to the life of people. Is to bring dreaming to reality. Thus, can we be compared to shamans in our creation, magic and interaction experiences?

Below, a little crazy and very symbolic vido of the painter Salvador Dali and his wife Gala. Schell's refer to one of Dali's writings, in which he mentions the importance of getting into the subconscious through napping and "dreaming" to let your creativity free.