Inspiration Frequently asked Questions (FAQ)

Edwin Rutsch

• What are peoples first memories of inspiration?

  • What happened to those childhood inspirations?

• Is there a  reliable way for me to connect or tap into inspiration?

• When and where do you get most of your inspirations?

• Does inspiration work as part of a creative cycle?

• How can I cultivate inspiration?

  • Are there principles that can be used to cultivate inspiration? 

• How to turn all experiences into inspiration?

  • Can all experiences be turned into inspiration?

• Is it more inspirational to ask questions in a group or to write them down?

• Is inspiration irrational? If so, how can I be more irrational?

• What are the blocks to inspiration?

• How can blocks to inspiration be worked with?

• How to always be inspired?

• What are the different types of inspiration? i.e. A short quick one, a long term one, etc.

• How to free the mind so that inspiration can happen?

  • What methods do different cultures use to do this?

• Why does inspiration come and go, rise and fall, intensify and wane?

• What activities can be done to actually tap into the experience of inspiration?

• What is the relationship between exercise and inspiration?

• What is the importance of having an art form thought which your inspiration can express itself?

• Is it possible to be a connoisseur of inspiration?

• How to find what inspires you?

• I've heard people say, "I get inspired, but not enough to action." Why does this happen?

• What is the relationship between inspiration and success?
• Can you be over inspired?
• Why do inspirations rise and fall away?
• What is the relationship between depression and inspiration?
• What can I do in my life to be more inspired?
• Inspiration in a  group. How can we get together and create a shared inspiration?
• How is inspiration defined, not just in words, but in;  images, by gesture, figuratively, etc.
• I'm running out of questions, how can I think up some more?
• Why is inspiration so unique between different people?
• What is the spiritual nature of inspiration?
• How any different types of inspiration are there?
• How can I express my own inspiration in an art form?
• Who are the most inspired people I know?
• What is an inspiration enema?
• Does trying too hard block your inspiration? If you just doing it for fun will it work better?
• What are the blocks to inspiration?
• What's the inspiration in looking at the macro and micro aspects of life?
• What effects do drugs have on inspiration?
•  Inspiration and doing what you love. What's the relationship versus doing what you don't like?
• Does love open emotional and creative doors?
• What is the difference between inspiration and other emotions, such as joy, enthusiasm, freedom, etc?
• Why is the motif in many paintings a person looking off into the distance?

Joan Kuenz

• Can you be too Inspired?

• Is inspiration an ongoing process?

• How many different forms of inspiration are there?

• Will ongoing  inspiration cause someone to get depleted?

• Can a Muse be a source of inspiration for most of us?

• Is inspiration a natural state for a child?

• What results from someone who rejects inspiration?

• Does inspiration come to you without questing for it?

• Is inspiration an ongoing process?
• Is inspiration from the soul?
• Can you feel fulfilled with out being inspired?
• Has your experience with the first time your remember being inspired been an experience that has repeated itself?
• Does a beautiful scene inspired everyone?
• Does everyone get inspired by other people?
• Does a biological clock effect the time of day when we might be more prone to inspiration?
• What is the laxative for helping other find inspiration?
• Does work and doing ignite inspiration?
• Flowers and inspiration is there any connection?
• Is nature a universal form of inspiration?
• Does love affect inspiration?

Gary Politzer

• What is inspiration?

• Where does inspiration come from?

• How can I get some inspiration?

• Is there inspiration that is uniquely mine?

• Does being "on purpose" create inspiration?

• Can inspiration be found in obsession?

• How can inspiration be cultivated or encouraged?

• Can we find inspiration in our problems/dilemmas?

• Do we avoid or suppress inspiration?

Ida

• Where does inspiration come from?

• How does inspiration differ from creativity?

  • how are the 2 distinct?

  • how are the 2 defined?

  • Specifically when do the 2 diverge from each other?

• Inspiration can happen alone, in a dream, with another person, with many other people, with a crowed.

• What are the salient ingredients in inspiration?

• What factors/elements need to be present for inspiration  to occur?

• What does one do with inspiration after one is inspired?

• How does one work with inspiration and not smother it, lose it?

Sandra

• What is the wonderful special magic that carries me into fulfilling inspiration?

• How can I be (feel) inspired right now?

• Is it a feeling or a hope of doing?

Anto Knezevic

• Are inspiring events/moments/experiences repeatable? Why or Why not?
• Could inspiration be taught?
• Does a person experiencing happy (mutual, returned) love need any other source of inspiration?
• A Latin proverb says, "DVM SPIRO SPERO" (I hope as/so long as I breathe). Can a person in despair be inspired?
• Are there any common, underlying characteristics of "inspiration" in languages belonging to different typological groups?
• If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, where is the locus of inspiration (heart, the brain, mind...)?
• Is inspiration analyzable without taking into consideration subconscious drives and instincts?
• What are the cognitive and emotional relations between/among inspiration-related thoughts, feelings, words, actions, and memories?

Judy Fettman

• Is inspiration the same as creativity?
• Does rage and anger support inspiration?
• What can you do when you feel totally stuck and uninspired?
• Does inspiration have a spiritual element?
• How can we train ourselves to think "out of the box"
• Are there things we can do to encourage inspiration for ourselves?
• What conditions support inspiration?

Lucia  Zambrini

• Are there different degrees of inspiration?
  • If so, was the first time you were inspired the time you felt the highest degree of it?  
  • And why did it differ from other times?
• Can you be inspired only in one particular art or more?
• Is there a particular age for being inspired?
• Can everyone be inspired?
• Is everyone inspired at least once in his/her life?
• Does inspiration always become an art work or can it just be left as an undeveloped idea?

Anton B. Fistani

• Can we trace the evolution of inspiration from dark ages until our days?

Jay Parini

•  Why does the energy flow from unseen, bountiful sources one day, then dry up the next?

Video Interview Questions

• What does inspiration mean to you?

• What are your first memories of inspiration?

  • What happened to those childhood inspirations?

• Have you ever lost your inspiration?

• Create a sign for inspiration.

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