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Elohim ('ĕlôha) is the only one who can form from nothing.

Writing doesn't start from a blank page because it was never designed to.

“In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. [Heb 11:3]” ‭‭[[Genesis]]‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬ ‭AMP‬‬

'By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what i

It is not until Christian theology that gods began creating from nothing ( ex nihilo ), rather from existing materials: "Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made" (John 1:3). During the Renaissance, this doctrine of ex nihilo was applied to people—specifically, artists.

Elan Ullendorff • A brief history of creativity (and power)

Algo de la nada. Auténtica creación.

Brandon Sanderson • El Camino De Los Reyes

We do not just make something from nothing like God.

Bruno De Campos • River Through the Heart

zero to one work is soul exposing.

you’re making something out of nothing, then dragging it into reality by force of will while everything around you & sometimes even yourself telling you it’s dumb, or pointless.

French philosopher and playwright, Jean-Paul Sartre wrote:

“Existence precedes essence.”

He argues that we’re not born with an inherent purpose, but rather, that we forge it through our choices and actions. The crucial externalization of our values, beliefs, and views mean we are actively existing.

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Jaya • if you want a sense of self, make something

Some modern theorists believe that the world was created by nothing. Note the difference between saying that the world was created from nothing and saying that the universe was created by nothing. In this modern view the rabbit comes out of the hat without a rabbit, a hat, or even a magician. The modern view is far moremiraculous than the biblical

R. C. Sproul • The Holiness of God

This content does not come from inside us. The Source is out there. A wisdom surrounding us, an inexhaustible offering that is always available.

Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being

Ideas are not an inherited part of us, they’re outside of us, travelling around. They express themself through us, we’re just a vehicule for creativity to navigate.

Art is the powerful channel through which we communicate and resonate with our higher spirits, with our greater god(s).