Synopsis
Muses have fascinated for millennia yet seldom receive as much exposure as the artistic geniuses they inspire. Of any age, descent or gender, muses enchant simply by being themselves; this innate capacity to inspire has been commonplace for many years yet these catalysing forces are little understood. New science places much emphasis on the role of the observer as the catalyst or creator of reality, and explains what is happening 'energetically' when two human beings relate to each other in the same space and time - or even when they're not in each others' presence. Challenging dualistic Cartesian philosophy and classical Newtonian physics by proposing an interconnected, quantum view of the world, new science can help us to better understand the magic of muses and it can even help us to channel inspiration more prominently into our everyday lives. Offering an 'ecology' of inspiration, "The Muses" lends a fresh perspective to what happened when Lewis Carroll played with Alice Liddell; when Rainer Maria Rilke dreamt of Lou Andreas Salome or when John Lennon wrote for his one and only Yoko Ono.
Taking this new insight to the edges of the 21st century, the book finishes with a chapter on the future of inspiration. Giving long overdue attention to both famous and lesser-known muses, Julia Forster takes a novel approach to the nature of inspiration in this essential guide to how muses work. It includes: Yoko Ono, Sylvia Plath, Alice Liddell, Lucia Joyce, Frederick Ashton, Lou Andreas Salome, The White Goddess, The Art of Dreaming, Zero Point Field, Human Energy and much more.
From the Author
Where does inspiration come from? We can enjoy amazing works
of art, literature or music but what do we know about those muses who have
inspired the artists to make a creative leap and express themselves in new
ways? This hardback book profiles over twenty of the most exciting and
influential muses from Ancient Greek to the modern day.
