The law of attraction is a new term for a very very old concept. This is a concept that has been taught by all of the greatest minds in history in one form or another from Jesus to the Buddha. The law of attraction is very simple in concept, though it does take work and effort to get good at and create incredible results with. However, with the effort and energy it takes to use the law of attraction, there is literally nothing you cannot have in your life if you so desire it. The law of attraction states that what you think about and feel about the most is what you are going to attract more of into your life. It’s that simple, but of course, it’s not that easy.

The law of attraction states that what you think about and feel about the most will attract more things into your life that match or mirror those very same feelings and thoughts. Now, we can begin to control this on a conscious level. It takes time and practice to get good at it, however, it pays in dividends. So basically if you think and feel negative emotions most of the time, you are going to attract more people, situations and things into your life that sustain those emotions and thoughts. If you are a sad person most of the time you are going to attract things into your life that sustain that emotion of being sad. If on the other hand you learn to see and think and feel much more positive in your world then you are going to start to attract more people, situations and things into your life that will sustain those positive thoughts and emotions.

The trick to this is learning to watch what we are thinking about and how we are feeling. Most people simply wonder through life with no awareness of what they are thinking or feeling until after it is a part of the past, if even then. Now you might be thinking, “of course I know what I think and feel! How silly is this guy!” However, I assure you that you most likely do not know most of the time. See, we see or hear or our thoughts in our minds, but we never truly pay attention to them. We might think nice car, and instantly to go it’s a nice day. Our minds and emotions are constantly jumping around to many different things all the time based on what is going on around us. But we must learn to put our mind and our emotions in the place that we want them to be.

Most people are living in the past or are detached from the present. What I mean by that is simple. Most people are either constantly being pulled by their emotions and thoughts based on what just happened or what they just thought about or felt about. Other people are simply detached emotionally from what is happening. Both of these are very bad when it comes to the law of attraction. The emotionally detached people have a hard time connecting with positive emotions and what they want on a deep mental and emotional level. The people who are emotionally in the past are constantly chasing something that is completely gone forever and will never come back. Niether of these are in this very present moment, which is all we ever have. The more you can learn to live right now in this moment, the better off you will be all around.

So learn to pay attention to your thoughts and your emotions on a regular basis. After you begin to realize what thoughts you are having and what holds your attention both mentally and emotionally, you can begin to change those thoughts and emotions to be more in alignment with what you truly want. The more you are able to keep your mind on what you want and your emotions on what you want, the easier it will be for you to get what you want. The law of attraction really is that simple. The hard part is learning to manage our thoughts and our emotions. Work at it, and I promise it will become much easier with practice, then you can begin to create magic in your life that others will look at in amazement.

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As every artist can attest, the creative act is a spiritual one. Regardless of belief, there is a universal sense that the art, whether visual, performance, aural or other, flows through the artist almost as a separate entity, with a sense of enrichment.

Humanists also ascribe to this concept, in identifying art in all its forms as one of the most glorious aspects of humanity, and something that feeds our individual spirits and enhances our societies. Inspiration – the very word meaning to breathe inward that which is outside of and all around us – comes to artists as a force, a Muse, a substance that is not the artist but inhabits him or her for a little while. Those who are most in tune with this force, we call genius; the well-known writer Elizabeth Gilbert suggests that we reframe this concept in keeping with that of the ancient Romans, and view the artist not as someone who is genius but who has a Genius, a spirit that inspires.

Writers often speak of characters and stories that develop in spite of the writer’s intention and in unexpected ways. Musicians and composers talk of music ‘in the air all around’ that flows through them; one scholar even went so far as to suggest music as the matrix, the inherent fabric, of the universe, correlating it to subatomic matter and string theory. Performers permit their characters to ‘inhabit’ them. There is a sense of otherworldliness connected to the creative act, and to art itself.

What about those of us who aren’t artists, or who don’t self-identify as such?

It is a given that all humans are creative. We must think creatively every day in order to solve problems, make the most of our lives, get what we want and need. While some of us exercise this ability more than others, it nevertheless exists within each of us. Indigenous people typically fall into two categories of creativity: those who make art as external objects, and those who become it in the form of self-decoration and performance. The same can be said, though not always as obviously, of those living in modern societies.

Atheists and agnostics don’t typically acknowledge the idea of “spirit”, while people who are religious have proscribed ideas of its meaning. Humanists bridge this gap by identifying art as one of the ultimate forms of human expression, enhancing the meaning and experience of life.

How can we pursue creativity as a spiritual path? Essentially, the process of being creative, and the regular inclusion of it in our daily lives, can enhance our personal well-being, our sense of connectedness with the world and its inhabitants, and our attitude of benevolence toward others. Creative process can improve our quality of life and our relationships. Whether the end result is “good” by common standard is irrelevant; it’s the process itself that’s important.

If you like to write, try keeping a journal; if you prefer to draw, or paint, or sculpt, or compose music, then find a regular time to do so. Meditating beforehand, or at least sitting quietly with an open mind and a focus on your breathing (inspiration!), will aid in the connection of creativity to spirit. To access less familiar areas of your mind and spirit, experiment with styles of creativity that you haven’t done before, or even considered. Creativity in a group (think: drumming circle, or the artists’ schools in the Renaissance era) can be even more powerful, and surely, when community and creativity come together, Spirit is present.

Creativity can be an effective tool for enhancing our spiritual growth. Adopting it in various forms as a regular, even daily practice can provide opportunities to shift our consciousness in ways as yet only imagined.