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The Mind Creative
The workings of the creative
mind has always been a
source of intrigue for me;
specifically when one comes
across so many of these
“creatives” who are often
plagued with various forms
of mental disorders. Instances of
suicides, depression and bi-polar
disorders are far too common among
many of these gifted individuals. There
have been many theories and scientific
facts put forward by experts, to explain
this state of the mind. There are many
questions that have often been the
central theme of debates. Are
depression and bi-polar disorders the
very source of creativity or is it the
other way around? Is the physical
structure and physiology of the brain
not normal for extremely creative
people? Does the metamorphosis of the
creative mind a gradual process or is
the change based on certain triggers?
It is hard to answer everything at one
go. Quite impossible, in fact. The mind
and brain are far too complex to
understand; and then express in very
simple terms. A lot that goes on inside
the human mind have yet to be
discovered.
The cover story in this issue dwells on
this very subject followed by a look at
the traumatic and tragic life of the
legendary painter Vincent Van Gogh.
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In this issue, I am very pleased
to
introduce
two
new
contributors. The first is Shailja
Chandra from Sydney (Australia)
whose
article
has
been
incorporated into a new section
called The Essayist’s Corner. The
omnipresent Wikipedia defines
essay writing as ‘scholarly pieces
of writing written from an author's
personal point of view’. However,
essay writing goes well beyond
the standard definition and is, in
my opinion, an art. The other new
contributor is Ersin Erturk from
Ankara (Turkey). I am constantly
perusing the web for new talents
in every field and I chanced upon
Ersin’s work on one of the
websites. I think both Shailja and
Ersin hold immense promise and
it is my pleasure to bring their
skills to the avid but exclusive
readers of The Mind Creative.
Please do pass on this issue to
friends who might be interested
and don’t forget to send in your
creative works to me if you want
them to be published.
Happy reading!!