Did anyone else notice the first sentence on the front book flap? "Creativity is both a commonplace and a mystery." If that didn't spark my interest, the next sentence certainly did: Everyone has to be creative to meet the challenges of daily life..." I really liked how these two sentences described creativity. I'm assuming most people, myself included, think that creativity is something we do specifically to make some form of art. But that's not all it is. These sentences, to me, are saying it's figuring out the best way to bypass traffic in the morning or completing your To-Do all in one day. Everyone is creative everyday.
The section shamans was particularly interesting for me. They are people that I've heard about, but didn't really know what they were about. I am, however, a little skeptical about the part where it says they have "special skills such as magical flight, control over the elements, superhuman strength, etc." (20) Are these skills they have while they are in their visions? I haven't heard of such a human... But I'm willing to be open-minded...I think. I didn't that most shamans have had near-death experiences. That was intriguing.
The "second sight" section was a little out there for me. I can believe that different colors absorb different amounts of infrared and I can believe that the skin of our hands emit infrared, but "seeing" with our hands? That seems...well, out there. Blue feels the same as red. Maybe I'm not blocking out all the "noise" well enough...
I'm far too baffled by Chapter 4 to write a coherent thought down, but I will say this: I have always been intensely interested by dreams, their significance, and they power they hold.
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