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The episode discusses the significance of mortality in the creative process and how an understanding of the limited time we have can give meaning to life.
32:37 - 35:57 (03:19)
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The episode discusses the significance of mortality in the creative process and how an understanding of the limited time we have can give meaning to life.
ChapterReflection on Mortality and Jewish Mysticism
Episode#102 – Steven Pressfield: The War of Art
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Author Steven Pressfield discusses the concept of the soul of an artist's work from a Jewish mysticism perspective and how it's like a higher plane trying to communicate with us.
35:57 - 39:03 (03:06)
Summary
Author Steven Pressfield discusses the concept of the soul of an artist's work from a Jewish mysticism perspective and how it's like a higher plane trying to communicate with us. He also relates it to the process of reaching up to it through prayer or artistic expression.