Our artist collective has been creating ritual performances together for three years, and we used to feel this incredible shared sense of channeling something larger than ourselves. But lately every creative decision feels political — who gets to speak for the sacred, whose spiritual background gets centered, whether we're being authentic or appropriative. The magic is still there but we're afraid to trust it.
More people experience this than they realize.
A group that once moved fluidly between the sacred and creative now finds themselves paralyzed by questions of spiritual legitimacy and cultural ownership.
“Where Are You with The sacred and the creative?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.