The Creative Act
The Creative Act
Rick Rubin
Book

I am not a big fan of Rick Rubin, to be honest. I bought the book out of curiosity, wanting to understand him better. It sat on my shelf for a long time, and only when I began exploring the spiritual side of art did I start to understand what he was pointing to.

I was surprised to find out later that the circle and dot image on the cover represents the monad.

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