Why Indian art?
Beautiful Things From the Past
open.substack.comThese practices (movement, ritual, creativity, connection) have been my anchor. They are how I reclaim my power when everything around me feels out of control. When my attention gets foggy, I feel lost and powerless. But when I’m rooted in practice (tarot rituals, evening reading, pressing flowers, scribbling in notebooks...) clarity returns. These... See more
Natalie Brite • The Summer I Turned to Creativity as a Form of Refusal
Finally, rasas are considered aesthetic ideals that are cultivated through artistic training and presentation, whereas raw bhavas may be chaotic or unrefined. In life, we experience emotions in a messy, personal manner; in art, those same emotions are heightened and purified into a rasa that gives aesthetic pleasure and insight. The Nāṭya Śāstra... See more