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Do you like to think of yourself as a creative person? If your answer to that question is yes, then I am glad for you; however, if your answer is no, then you may be in for a bit of a surprise. Why? Because we are all creative – whether we know it or not. Human beings are creative animals, so you simply cannot be not creative. However, it may be possible that you have difficulty accessing that creativity, which is really what this post is about.
On one occasion, I remember someone telling me the story of Thomas Edison – the great American inventor who’s most famous inventions included a working filament for the electric light-bulb – and, of course, the phonograph. However, he actually made over one thousand inventions during his lifetime, so he was certainly what you would call a creative person..
But I am also sure you have heard his famous comment that genius is only one percent inspiration; the other ninety-nine per cent, he said, was down to sheer perspiration. And I believe he demonstrated the truth of that statement too: you may know that he tried over three thousand experiments before he was finally successful with the filament for the light-bulb, for example.
However, the story I was told concerned how he accessed his creativity. Apparently, he realised that he was at his most creative just before he fell asleep; and he eventually trained himself so that he could access this state – what we would call the alpha-theta state – whenever he desired. It was when he was in this very relaxed state that he got some of his best ideas. He just then needed to do the other ninety-nine percent.
For thousands of years, spiritual practitioners have also known about this state; and many spiritual disciplines have produced ways of accessing it. Practices such as hypnosis, meditation and yoga, for example, can all provide a method to access this deeply relaxed state of mind in which creativity flourishes. More recently, however, it has been discovered that the same relaxed state of mind can be reached very quickly by using Binaural Beats.
When I first heard of Binaural Beats, I must say, I just didn’t believe what was being proposed. The idea is that you just listen to some specially-prepared music, and you automatically induce a particular state within the brain. It just seemed too-good to be true to me. However, now that I understand a little about how they actually work, I am finally convinced.
So I will be giving Binaural Beats a tryout in the coming months and will report my findings back here.
Meanwhile, if you want to try them yourself, take a look here …
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