liminality
She realized what a gate was: it was an indication that you had left one space and were entering another.
Gabrielle Zevin • Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A novel
Liminality (from the Latin word līmen, “threshold”) is the ambiguity that emerges in the middle of a fundamental transition. Liminality is the “in-between”, where the space and the participants no longer hold their past status, but have not yet fully transformed to their post-transition self.
Ness Labs • Liminal Creativity
Nigredo
en.wikipedia.orgConcept from Francis Weller’s talk on facing the world with soul
Per Frank Chen:
The word “threshold” represents that moment of stepping through a doorway, not quite in either room, that captures the experience of being in-between identities or life paths. It’s both a boundary and an invitation, a place of vulnerability where we can start to leave behind the security of what we know while also accepting the... See more
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What happens in liminal spaces? Doubt, discomfort, unfamiliarity, anxiety. But also growth, change, and discovery. Liminal spaces offer all of the ingredients for creativity.
Ness Labs • Liminal Creativity
The end is the middle.
instagram.comThe primary challenge in a psychologically liminal space is to allow yourself to feel empty. In a liminal realm, your emptiness and your potential are the exact same thing. When you block your emptiness from existing, you block your potential from developing. Lao Tzu’s famous quote reflecting this truth was the title I gave to the very first blog
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