Journal of Creativity and Inspiration INTERVIEW The hidden realms within: Gary Lachman interviewed by Gil Dekel Gary Lachman and Gil Dekel [Authors info] 14 February 2024 – Vol 2, Issue 2. Gil Dekel: What are ‘esoteric traditions’? Gary Lachman: Each of the...
by Natalie Dekel, MPhil. Today (13 Feb 2009) I woke up at 4 o’clock in the morning and had time to observe the dreams I just had… I dreamt about the materiality of dreams themselves… I came to see that in dreams we create situations like theatre stages on which...
by Gil Dekel. In my dream of the 29 May 2011 a horrible war was raging in one of the shore cities in Israel. I was watching as cannons were firing iron balls of hates. I was not fighting myself, but being a spectator – just watching the battlefield from aside....
‘The Guide of Fridays’ (channelled by Natalie Dekel) in a conversation with Gil Dekel. ‘The Guide of Fridays’: Now, let me start by talking about the difficulties you face in life. Every day people face challenges, and many times they feel...
Painter, poet and philosopher Paul Hartal is interviewed by Gil Dekel. Gil Dekel: What is your view on the sources of creativity in art? [1] Paul Hartal: Creativity is a cognitive process that results in new outcomes. It generates original ideas and novel products....
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...
Poet Maggie Sawkins interviewed by Gil Dekel. Gil Dekel: You have been writing since the age of nine. How does the process of writing poetry work for you? [1] Maggie Sawkins: I think that there are different processes for different poems. Sometimes it is two things...
Poet Anne Stevenson interviewed by Gil Dekel. Gil Dekel: Can we talk about your creative process of writing? [1] Anne Stevenson: For me, writing poems is not so much a process as a way of feeling my way in the dark. Lines come to mind; I work them over in my head and...