C. G. Jung wrote in “The Poet”:
The artist is not a person endowed with free will who seeks his own ends, but one who allows art to realize its purpose through him. As a human being he may have moods and a will and personal aims, but as an artist he is “man” in a higher sense–he is “collective man”–one who carries and shapes the unconscious, psychic life of mankind…There are hardly any exceptions to the rule that a person must pay dearly for the divine gift of the creative fire.
Minnie Estelle Miller
minniemiller247@gmail.com
From Muse to Reality 
27/01/2016 at 3:24 pm
Beautifully written Minnie. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom.
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27/01/2016 at 4:01 pm
Thank you my faithful friend.
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27/01/2016 at 3:53 pm
This is so true.
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27/01/2016 at 4:00 pm
Thank you, Zaji. I knew you would feel it as well.
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