Abstract
This paper explores the states of consciousness associated with creative work and intimations of specific structures of consciousness that develop over the life of an artist or other creative individual. Creative states are transitory phenomenological experiences that are recurrent and predictable aspects of the creative process. Collectively they form a continuum experienced in the course of a creative work. Creative structures are developmental conditions of consciousness that emerge and incorporate one another in succession. A structure cannot be omitted in individual cognitive development, and, barring damage to the brain, structures are permanent and irreversible.
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Roff, Lynne
(2018)
"Creative States and Structures,"
Journal of Conscious Evolution: Iss. 4, Article 6.
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https://digitalcommons.ciis.edu/cejournal/vol4/iss4/6
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