There’s a video from @etymologynerd that supports the earlier argument: “If human inspiration only came from their senses and their surroundings, then creativity would grind to a halt,” where he shows evidence that the diversity of words describing nature has been shrinking, since ppl are spending more time indoors and away from nature.
focusing away from the spiritual and towards the observable must surely be limiting creativity then, bc even just within the observable, we’re already losing our descriptive vocabulary
In my YA time travel adventure book series, Edge of Yesterday, my young, GenZ STEMinista protagonist, Charley, finds Leonardo da Vinci's plans for a time machine. Leonardo didn't have the science or technology or materials to build it, in 15th-century Florence, but she does and, for the school science fair, builds a model. (Spoiler alert: it works). She accidentally/on purpose travels back to Leonardo's time to learn from the ultimate Renaissance genius--whose gifts might follow the latinate definition--summoning divine inspiration.
Her goal after learning from Leonardo (and having to teach him a few things about modern science in order to enlist his help in reverse-engineering her time machine from a lo-tech environment: to become a modern-day Renaissance girl.
And one of her lessons from her encounter with Leonardo:
"The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of." ~Leonardo da Vinci
I remember him from 'Paradise Lost', it was one way to make learning English more interesting. The images. Even the darker pieces contain an inner luminosity.
Very well written and thought-provoking. Thanks!
Wow, that’s amazing!
Fascinating. I completely agree!
Thanks for bringing us back to the sacred nature of genius.
Co-creating with non-human entities bears grand fruits. Their properties are always raw.
There’s a video from @etymologynerd that supports the earlier argument: “If human inspiration only came from their senses and their surroundings, then creativity would grind to a halt,” where he shows evidence that the diversity of words describing nature has been shrinking, since ppl are spending more time indoors and away from nature.
focusing away from the spiritual and towards the observable must surely be limiting creativity then, bc even just within the observable, we’re already losing our descriptive vocabulary
(the video: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/NcxXZ-scR7Q)
Enjoyed reading about Blake.
In my YA time travel adventure book series, Edge of Yesterday, my young, GenZ STEMinista protagonist, Charley, finds Leonardo da Vinci's plans for a time machine. Leonardo didn't have the science or technology or materials to build it, in 15th-century Florence, but she does and, for the school science fair, builds a model. (Spoiler alert: it works). She accidentally/on purpose travels back to Leonardo's time to learn from the ultimate Renaissance genius--whose gifts might follow the latinate definition--summoning divine inspiration.
Her goal after learning from Leonardo (and having to teach him a few things about modern science in order to enlist his help in reverse-engineering her time machine from a lo-tech environment: to become a modern-day Renaissance girl.
And one of her lessons from her encounter with Leonardo:
"The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of." ~Leonardo da Vinci
For more adventures @ The Edge of Yesterday:
https://edgeofyesterdaybooks.com
I remember him from 'Paradise Lost', it was one way to make learning English more interesting. The images. Even the darker pieces contain an inner luminosity.