Is Reiki Nonsense?
by Gil Dekel, PhD. The purpose of this article is to analyse the difficulties in formulating coherent arguments about the benefits of Reiki. Whilst scientific research has undoubtedly brought progress to the human race, scientific knowledge is not yet able to provide reliable evidence on the benefits of therapeutic practices such as Reiki Healing. The tools with which we measure reality are not...
Read MoreWho is the Author of my Poems?: Art Practice Based PhD Exploring Knowledge Gained in the Process of Creativity.
by Gil Dekel. It is a prevailing assumption that poetry is closely linked to the times in which it is created, and that the poet is influenced by his/her surroundings. For example, the English Romantic poetry is seen as a direct result of the French and American revolutions (Ackroyd, 2006). However, this assumption does not explain the observation that poetry was written in ancient times and is...
Read MoreThe process of drawing past-lives and guided portraits.
By Natalie Dekel. Psychic portraits can help people see their past-lives, their loved ones and their Spiritual Guides. I would like to share with you the process of inspiration behind the psychic paintings that I produce. I have been painting from a very young age, and have always sensed colours as if they were ‘entities’ coming to me with emotions and messages. In 2002 I began to practice...
Read MoreInspiration: a functional approach to creative practice (PhD Research).
By Gil Dekel. I have been conducting a PhD research (University of Portsmouth) into the subject of creativity and inspiration in art, studyng techniques of accessing one’s talents and opening a door to innovation. These techniques were tested with artists and non-artists alike, and proved beneficial to anyone who is willing to ask: “who am I, and how can I be more...
Read MoreWhen The Impossible Is Realized.
Interview with Alan Steinfeld, author and founder of NewRealities.com. Gil Dekel: You are writing about the artist’s role in creating new realities. Do you think there is a unique or specific way that artists see or experience reality? Alan Steinfeld: The artist feels something on a subtle level and is driven to express that, not from a conscious mind but from a subconscious mind....
Read MoreThe Image of Ourselves.
Performance artist Roi Vaara interviewed by Gil Dekel. Gil Dekel: Would it be correct to say that you are a ‘performance artist’? [1] Roi Vaara: I am known for my performances, so yes, it is correct to say I am performance artist. But when I am asked what I do, I reply that I am an artist, originally a painter who now presents his visions in a live format. [2] And you have mentioned...
Read MoreThe Beauty in Temporality.
Watercolour painter Melanie Chan interviewed by Gil Dekel. Gil Dekel: You specialise in watercolour paintings of flowers. What do you see in the flower? [1] Melanie Chan: I see the beauty of nature in flowers, and I am amazed by their perfection and their symmetry. Once I start painting my mind starts to become calmer, as if the flower is encouraging me to be in the moment. I pay...
Read MoreOn Every Beach the Sand is Different.
Portraits painter, Natalie Dekel, interviewed by Gil Dekel. Gil Dekel: When did you start painting? [1] Natalie Dekel: I was left-handed and my mother was worried that I will not be able to use my right hand. Where I was born and grew up, everyone had to be the same and had to write in school using their right hand only… So at the age of one my mother gave me a lot of pencils and told...
Read MoreTurning On the Light Without Choosing Which Way It Will Spread.
The authorial-Self, a ‘Muse’ of poetry, is interviewed by Gil Dekel. Gil Dekel: I am very happy to be able to interview my own ‘Muse’, my own creative self, and ask him about processes of inspiration in writing poetry. [1] I would like to thank you, the authorial-Self, for ‘descending’ from the so-called ‘collective unconsciousness, the spirit world’, and coming over here,...
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