apollonian vs dionysian nightlife
What Is the Apollonian and Dionysian in Nietzsche’s Philosophy? | TheCollector
The nature of the ecstatic is animalistic. A visceral, body-centered reaction, not a cerebral one. It doesn’t have to make sense. It is not meant to be understood. It is there to guide us.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
What Is the Apollonian and Dionysian in Nietzsche’s Philosophy? | TheCollector
apollonian vs dionysian nightlife

We are literal, scientific, rational, surface-oriented, and fast-paced. Yet without imagination, the world becomes arid. Mythopoetic language is magical; it brings worlds into being. Stories of warriors hunting the windswept plains, gods who trick and deceive, maidens transformed into sea monsters, and spiders that weave the web of life have long
... See moreJoanna LaPrade • Forged in Darkness: The Many Paths of Personal Transformation
We must also point out that this “intensity of encounter” is not to be identified with what is called the Dionysian aspect of creativity. You will find this word Dionysian used often in books on creative works. Taken from the name of the Greek god of intoxication and other forms of ecstasy, the term refers to the upsurge of vitality, the abandon,
... See moreRollo May • The Courage to Create
The Dionysian is what you feel when you wake up to a beautiful sunrise, that urge that calls you to rush into a lover's arms, that rage you feel when a loved one... See more