There is an ambidextrous quality in the capacity to both be in the here and now and embrace that which is emerging at the edge of our awareness. To be grounded at the moment in what is real is itself a portal into the realms of potential. Our job while we are alive is to translate that potential into action. It can be through new permissions in art and poetry, new discoveries in science, and new frontiers in every other field you choose to explore. For people who are curious, who have a sense of wonder, who want understanding or expression, or some way to connect. We are all coming online for life, to be awakened and transformed and revealed. Every person is a live portal and it is energy that sometimes turns up as poetry. Join Aviv Shahar as he welcomes Libby Wagner and Holly Thomas to dissect today’s topic, The Poetry of Transformation.
There is an ambidextrous quality in the capacity to both be in the here and now and embrace that which is emerging at the edge of our awareness. To be grounded at the moment in what is real is itself a portal into the realms of potential. Our job while we are alive is to translate that potential into action. It can be through new permissions in art and poetry, new discoveries in science, and new frontiers in every other field you choose to explore.
For people who are curious, who have a sense of wonder, who want understanding or expression, or some way to connect. We are all coming online for life, to be awakened and transformed and revealed. Every person is a live portal and it is energy that sometimes turns up as poetry. Join Aviv Shahar as he welcomes Libby Wagner and Holly Thomas to dissect today’s topic, The Poetry of Transformation.
02:07 – Aviv Shahar welcomes Libby Wagner and Holly Thomas to explore the core inquiry of The Poetry of Transformation and share where they each access poetry in their lives
15:32 – Holly and Libby express their beliefs on longing and wonder within the arts and science
21:51 – Creativity and neutrality
27:53 – The capacity to remain in the here and now
30:40 – Aviv poses an intriguing construct to Libby and Holly
42:18 – The hydraulic lift of poetry
50:55 – Three octaves of transformation
1:09:10 – Aviv provides final reflections and thanks Libby and Holly for joining him on today’s exploration
“To be truly human means I am experiencing this world as a physical being. But also there’s this mind and this other realm on the edge of transformation that you’re talking about that I think we’re constantly trying to make connections.” (10:02) (Libby)
“Life is poignant. And, if you have the ability to slow down enough to let yourself feel that - in some people it gives rise to music, acts of kindness, dance, some kind of expression of that which is one of the mysteries of being human. And poetry is one of those attempts to embrace that poignancy and do something with it.” (13:59) (Holly)
“[For creativity] I need quiet time. I need time outdoors. More than anything else for me, I feel like I just need to remember more about what I am and what we are as people.” (26:11) (Holly)
“Scientists are motivated by a passion to discover something. Poets are motivated by a passion to try and capture, express, or release something. Every artist is motivated by some kind of passion. As are children. As is any living life form.” (41:09) (Libby)
“In natural processes and in ourselves, transformation is emergent when different octaves, different realms, different levels of process seem to be able to find each other in one space in a unifying crucible that allows that process to be revealed.” (52:06) (Aviv)
“One thing that was really important to me as an artist was there is a difference, I think, between the space where you are actually creating and revisiting and refining and then when you decide it leaves you, then it’s not yours anymore.” (58:59) (Libby)