‘Creating while upwarding’
As part of the Inclutrain project, we sought the impulse to act behind our farm. I gave a tour of the farm and afterwards we asked what the others had experienced as movement. Various verbs emerged, yet all were united in their movement, in their impulse: ‘opening while constructing’, ‘nurturing while soothing’, ‘warming/calming while structuring’, ‘preserving while protecting’, ‘caring while enveloping’, ‘receiving while uplifting’, ‘creating while upwarding’. I decided to continue working with the impulse ‘creating while upwarding’ and, from the various images, chose the profession of the priestess.
The descriptions
Elisabeth: I perceived a dichotomy between inner and outer space. The inner space is sheltering, preserving, sustaining. It protects people. The outer space, on the other hand, is elevating, receptive. It is open like a chalice to the Higher. I have the feeling that the impulses are somewhat at odds with one another. One is conservative, whilst the other is liberating. But perhaps they also complement one another. An example of this for me is the mudroom by the cloakrooms. It is so well maintained that it isn’t dirty at all.
Rainer: Everything here is very clear, structured and tidy. This clarity provides a sense of security. The people and animals, the warm colours – it all has a calming effect on me.
Albert: I noticed that everything is tidy and in its place. For me, there’s something constructive about that.
Klaus: Yes, the role of a curator came to mind. The whole facility is maintained as if by a curator and made available for the clients.
Kristin: For me, space is created here to come into being and unfold.
How do you respond to the impulse to act? How do you enhance the quality?
- Making the vision visible, revealing the basic structure and how one can move within it.
- Provide (free) space to move closer to the ideal
- To establish something at the beginning (to set it up), to create something
- Evolving as becoming the self, opening up to the spiritual
- Singing as an uplifting element
- The birch as a metaphor for creating while upwarding: the light-permeating, uplifting force; the birch transforms light, remains in motion
- Clarifying things with one another: What is our vision/ideal? Where do we want to go? (A moment of realisation) And then asking ourselves, “How can we work creatively towards this?”. At the end of the day, looking at what unexpected/creative things have emerged.
- The vision for the new farm shop is still missing. Or the vision is too abstract, too general. Here, one could link more specifically to creating while upwarding
- The danger of ‘raising’ is rigidity. But when combined with creation, a creative openness remains
- One does not follow through if rigid guidelines stand in the way of the impulse to act.
- Current task: Letting go of the old and creating the new.
By embracing the impulse to act, it becomes even clearer.
