Touching what���s alive

“Artists engage in a process that lets them touch something that’s alive.” – Deep Knowing

In my book Deep Knowing, I discuss how artists move beyond surface reality to connect with something deeper���something living and intelligent. When we create from this place, we���re not just using technique or skill. We���re in relationship with a force that breathes.

This alive presence isn���t abstract���it���s felt. It moves through image, shape, color, rhythm. It surprises us. It teaches us. And most importantly, it transforms us.

I see this all the time in my work with metaphor. When people drop beneath the rational mind and enter the imaginal field, something begins to stir. An image appears. A sensation arises. And suddenly, they���re in touch with something that knows more than they do.

That���s the magic of true creativity. It���s not about producing. It���s about being touched.