At 11:57 AM 8/15/2002 -0700, Chris Olson - SunPS wrote: >With this in mind, would you agree that, after coming >to understand and develop certain techniques to the point >where you are no longer conciously "thinking" of what you >are doing, and instead are "thinking" in the "language" of >your actions, you can reach the point where you can deviate >from the standard, rote forms and creativity can take over? It happens. It's easy if I've dropped enough acid. <grin> >To put another way, using martial arts as an example, after >years of practicing the techniques, developing the movements >to the point where they are ingrained into your body, no longer >having to "think" of what you're doing, you can then >allow yourself to improvise and be creative in what you're doing. >This would, I would think, mean that the subconscious is what houses >the ingrained techniques, and the conscious is where the creativity >comes from. I think I can provisionally accept that, ready to backtrack and deny I ever agreed if it turns out I've been trapped into an untenable position.