I’m going to have to expand my definition of world building now. This is so insightful and useful. I hadn’t thought of bringing sensory sensitivities/processing etc into creative work in this way. How beautiful to create safe and harmonious spaces in creative work instead of being stuck in the habit of re-creating the jarring spaces that surround us - this is something to explore further...
Oh my, Morgan - I feel as though you've just opened up a whole new portal for me. This was a beautiful read, and I couldn't help but think as I was reading how generous you are in sharing parts of your creative process behind your artworks. I always resigned myself to a 'lack of imagination' after reports of the same in school, but since discovering that I have aphantasia (where I cannot picture any visuals in my mind's eye) I am coming to understand this more and am consciously looking for ways to access fictional creative worlds that do not rely upon me getting lost in visuals in my minds eye (which don't exist!). Anyway, your piece inspired me to think about the possibility of building fictional worlds through cognitive concepts and words rather than just trying to 'imagine' i.e. see them in my minds eye. Thank you so much for sharing :)
I so relate to creating worlds as gentle, hopeful places to be. This is something I think about as I write. I lived in these worlds as a kid, and I still do.
This was lovely. Thank you for pointing out that worldbuilding isn't just for creating fictional worlds to escape to, but to imagine different realms of possibility. And the beauty is that how we use our imaginations really does make a difference in how we experience the world around us. I will be meditating on this :)
I love the idea of world building. I often find that I am not creating in reality or any kind of time line as that isn't how wisdom is delivered to me. Anytime I wish for things to arrive faster, I am reminded that divine timing has no timelines. If I resist it's only harder, so I surrender and find the point at which I can find peace with it. Until the next time!
Beautiful, Morgan! I can relate - talking animals and time travel, soft lights and fresh space; my imagination has wandered and travelled and built worlds too. My talking animal story isn’t finished (and may never be) but dipping into it is calming. Thank you for a beautiful read 💗
I love the way you describe world-building as a practice of imagination and hope—and especially how you've disconnected that practice from producing a finished product. I'm also autistic, and the world with no harsh light sounds DREAMY. I would also like to build a world with no harsh sound or background noise!
As a sci-fi/fantasy fan, I've long been obsessed with other people's worlds. But I've never considered just MAKING worlds without producing a finished story within them. I am definitely not a fiction writer! But I could certainly benefit from a world-building practice.
I’m going to have to expand my definition of world building now. This is so insightful and useful. I hadn’t thought of bringing sensory sensitivities/processing etc into creative work in this way. How beautiful to create safe and harmonious spaces in creative work instead of being stuck in the habit of re-creating the jarring spaces that surround us - this is something to explore further...
Oh my, Morgan - I feel as though you've just opened up a whole new portal for me. This was a beautiful read, and I couldn't help but think as I was reading how generous you are in sharing parts of your creative process behind your artworks. I always resigned myself to a 'lack of imagination' after reports of the same in school, but since discovering that I have aphantasia (where I cannot picture any visuals in my mind's eye) I am coming to understand this more and am consciously looking for ways to access fictional creative worlds that do not rely upon me getting lost in visuals in my minds eye (which don't exist!). Anyway, your piece inspired me to think about the possibility of building fictional worlds through cognitive concepts and words rather than just trying to 'imagine' i.e. see them in my minds eye. Thank you so much for sharing :)
This is so beautiful, Morgan.
Love this! So true
Yes! Thank you for illuminating this!
I so relate to creating worlds as gentle, hopeful places to be. This is something I think about as I write. I lived in these worlds as a kid, and I still do.
This was lovely. Thank you for pointing out that worldbuilding isn't just for creating fictional worlds to escape to, but to imagine different realms of possibility. And the beauty is that how we use our imaginations really does make a difference in how we experience the world around us. I will be meditating on this :)
I love the idea of world building. I often find that I am not creating in reality or any kind of time line as that isn't how wisdom is delivered to me. Anytime I wish for things to arrive faster, I am reminded that divine timing has no timelines. If I resist it's only harder, so I surrender and find the point at which I can find peace with it. Until the next time!
Beautiful, Morgan! I can relate - talking animals and time travel, soft lights and fresh space; my imagination has wandered and travelled and built worlds too. My talking animal story isn’t finished (and may never be) but dipping into it is calming. Thank you for a beautiful read 💗
This is so incredibly generous and insightful. Thank you so much for sharing 🤍
I love the way you describe world-building as a practice of imagination and hope—and especially how you've disconnected that practice from producing a finished product. I'm also autistic, and the world with no harsh light sounds DREAMY. I would also like to build a world with no harsh sound or background noise!
As a sci-fi/fantasy fan, I've long been obsessed with other people's worlds. But I've never considered just MAKING worlds without producing a finished story within them. I am definitely not a fiction writer! But I could certainly benefit from a world-building practice.