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The 'Path' Of True Creativity

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                                                         untitled (c)  D Harris   "If there is a path before you, it is not your path" Joseph Campbell I find it useful, for any creative endeavour, to have a look into the nature of creativity itself. My first caveat is that you must do this for yourself. Don't be lazy. Laziness is anathema to creativity in the long run. My second caveat is to choose your own metaphor for creativity. My third caveat is to define terms that get straight to the point. My last caveat is: you do not have to pursue a creative endeavour, it is your choice to make. My metaphor:  digging deep, mining creativity, archaeological exploration, sitting at the coalface, in the solitary darkness, buried, excavating, exploration, discovery. These are my terms:      Path: There is no path.      True Creativity:  sitting at the coal face of the unknown. Anything else is an illusion, a false                                             creativity,