LAW ONE:    When Creativity Occurs "First Desire, then Form" Creation begins with desire, for desire is the evolutionary engine of the Universe.  Without desire there is no motion, no creation, no life.   Desire is the initiating element in the magical act of creation as shown symbolically in Tarot Key 1 (The Magician & The Transparent Intelligence), for it is desire which draws our attention down into a particular field of manifestation.  One cannot concentrate for long on something that they're not interested in, and therefore desire is a prerequisite for creation.  The Magician, who performs the creative act, wears the red robe of desire.  Furthermore, desire does indeed shape and build form by moving us into action as shown in Tarot Key 18 (The Moon & The Corporeal Intelligence).   "What do you Really Want?" This is the primary question which life continually asks us throughout all of our triumphs and failures.  It is in fact the call of the Self seeking its own, the father seeking the son, your own spirit calling to YOU.  When you truly know what you want, all of creation comes to your aid.   Of course, this begs the question:  How do I find out what I want?   The only answer is the paradoxical, "Do what you want to do."

 

LAW TWO:    How Creativity Occurs The Creativity Creed: Know Thyself Knowing what you want starts the creative process.  However, to truly know what it is you want, you must also come to know just who and what you truly ARE.  The Tarot keys symbolically reveal the various aspects of consciousness and in sum total show to us who and what we are.  As a part of this process you must also come to know what you've been desiring and why.  Knowledge of the "whys" of one's desires leads to knowledge of self. Focus on the Positives Focusing on something tends to bring it to manifestation, so it is best to concentrate on those things you desire to see manifest, and not upon those things you fear or do not want to see come about.  The first steps of the creative process are shown symbolically by the following sequence of Tarot keys:  Acts of attention (The Magician), plant seed thoughts into the subconscious mind (The High Priestess), which then becomes pregnant and gives birth to new ideas (The Empress).   For a detailed summary of the creative process, see also How to Get What You Want. Allow it to Occur While one must do what is required, one should not be attached to the results of their efforts.  This is the secret of work, illustrated in Tarot Key 8 (Strength & The Intelligence of the Secret of All Spiritual Activities).  After taking action, one needs to allow the manifestation to occur without interference, by having enough faith in the process to release attachment to results.

 

LAW THREE:    Where Creativity Occurs Creation is a process of bringing into manifestation from the Above to the Below.  As it states in the Emerald Tablet of Hermes:  "all things are from One, by the mediation of One, so all things have their birth from this One thing by adaptation."  At its root, creation is a mental process which brings down something from one plane of existence to another.

 

LAW FOUR:    Why Creativity Occurs The Creativity Purpose: What is the purpose of creation?  In the video, Robert states it as "creating heaven on earth, bringing everyone to oneness."  It is true that what was created has within itself the desire to return to the creator, but even this return to oneness is not the end, for creation has no end.  This is the eternal dance of life.  This ultimate goal and purpose is shown symbolically in Tarot Key 21 (The World & The Administrative Intelligence). Ultimately though, the question of why the creator creates must lead us to ponder the Divine Paradox.

 

LAW FIVE:    Who is the Creator? The Creativity Catalyst: In order to create, it seems as though we must do the work.  Yet, just who is it who really does the work?  Are we truly the doer?  It has been said that ultimately, the personality is not the doer, that personal action is only a response to the promptings of the One Self.  This fact is shown symbolically in Tarot Key 9 (The Hermit & The Intelligence of Will).  So until we finally come to realize just who and what we truly are, we'll have to do the work as if it's us doing it.  Until that time, we'll make no mistake by living up to the best that's in us, by pursuing our desires and by having the faith in ourselves that we can make a difference.

This video can be obtained from the Australian Art Establishment.