P'taah: The Godhood is connectedness and that is so whether or not you are translating that into a physical manifestation. It is the connectedness that brings you joy. It is the connectedness that puts you into that state of grace call 'awe and wonderment', you see? It is not necessarily having to have an external expression but it is that which is tapping into your own divinity.

Q1:  So we can separate the term 'creativity' from physical manifestation. We have a friend who does a wonderful dance called Butoh and he moved from creating physical art to creating this dance because it's about the moment and it doesn't have an end product.  And so I'd like to know if creative flow is connectedness, meaning can it be equated with that, or are you saying there are other ways to get that connectedness?

P'taah:  Beloved, there is no limit to the ways you may express the connectedness -- through the body, through dance, through expressions of love, through your sexuality, through your appreciation of that which you taste, that which you see, that which you smell, that which you touch. You see?

So there is no limit to this connectedness. But that awareness and gratitude of what it is that you are tapping into is there that you can, in a way, solidify the connectedness by your gratitude.

Q2:  When you are talking about being connected, is there a way to jump-start the process?  For example, yesterday I was painting a painting and in the moment and so pleased with how it flowed. It was wonderful and I loved both the process and the result.  Today I looked at my blank piece of paper and I, too, was absolutely blank. I was sure I had forgotten absolutely everything I ever knew about painting. Is there a way to get past this tongue-tied, absolutely frozen, place.

P'taah:  You know, one of the things is having the non-expectation of how it should be.

Q2:  Ah, yes. That strikes a nerve!

P'taah:  You see, because when you are in the Now of the creation of your painting, you are really just in the Now and in the connectedness and the heart is open to, in a way, allow that flow. Now, how does it feel when you are in that place?

Q2:  Well, I'm not present. I've gotten out of my own way.

P'taah:  Indeed, and how is that for you?    

Q2:  Oh, it's joyous. It's absolutely joyous.

P'taah:  Indeed, so it is that joy in the moment that is the important thing. In a way, it is not about the outcome. Whether you are pleased with the result or not pleased with the result, the fact is that when you are in the Now and in the moment of that flow, it is joy!

Q1:  The art is a by-product.    

P'taah:  It is.

Q2:  Okay, so it's a matter of doing what makes your heart sing while you are doing it and not being concerned about the outcome. Because when I've done anything I really liked, I was never conscious of the fact that it was wonderful until it was finished. I was having such a good time in the doing that the fact that I loved the result was sort of serendipity.

P'taah:  Indeed. And you see, the other thing is that what you consider to be great art is where people agree that it is beautiful. But in a way that also is the by-product. The important thing is that this is an expression of who and how you are in that moment, in the connectedness. You understand?

Q2:  Yes, I do understand.

Q1:  P'taah, I have this belief and I'd like your take on it, that when I fully surrender, that's when I'll make great art. When I can just let go fully is when it will really happen.      

P'taah:  Correct.

Q1:  That was wonderful advice not to be concerned with the outcome. I guess that just takes an enormous amount of trust in the universe.

P'taah:  No, it is a matter of suspension of judgment about yourself.

Q2: I have another question. I used to love to handwrite and I was inordinately proud of my handwriting. I thought it was very beautiful and I was extremely conscious of how it looked. Now I hate to write anything by hand. I'd much rather use the computer and I'm wondering why I disconnected from it. After all, handwriting is useful, but mine isn't pretty anymore either. It is much more random, much like me, and it's not the way I was taught and not at all how I think it ought to look. That's it, isn't it -- how I think it ought to look?

P'taah:  Absolutely.  So it is, in a way, the need to be seen to be perfect at your handwriting, hmm? Now it does not matter. You do not need to be seen to be anything.

Q2:  I see that in young people, too. They're on the internet writing blogs that are both intensively intimate and personal and yet they are anonymous at the same time. These young people definitely want to fully express every part of their life.

P'taah:  In a way, that is the yearning within the breast of all of you, to express absolutely who you are without the fear of being judged for who you are. 

And that which is termed your internet offers that opportunity of anonymity, and also to be who you are, to express it absolutely and to say, indeed, to the entire world, "Here I am. This is who and how I am," and there is no possibility of being held to ridicule or negative judgment. 

Q1:  And I also see the internet as our connectedness, as maybe an outpicturing of our sense that we are all connected. It is manifested for us to see in this way. It's a marvelous thing.

P'taah:  Indeed. It is so. And so, my beloved ones, sufficient unto the time for this day. We love you all grandly and wish you many happy and creative moments during this holiday season.

Namaste.