Intuition and Fall From Grace

To me, the most important quality of any artist is intuition.

By intuition I mean the direct communication of your inner self to your conscious being.
It is pure feeling.
If an artist is able to listen and follow one's own intuition, I believe the true intention of the work will be manifested.
The tricky part of intuition is that many times the mind or personality are in direct opposition with the feeling.
The feeling sometimes seems, impractical or even radical.
It takes a certain amount of courage to follow the feeling that goes against what seems like the obvious logical thing to do.
I experience both sides of this coin.

With music it is very easy for me to communicate with and act on my intuition.
I am able to let go of my thoughts and let pure feeling take over.
The result is a communion with the other players and with the audience to the point where a single consciousness is experienced. The awareness of the passing of time is obliterated and the freedom of true expression is achieved.
For me experiencing intuition in day to day situations is quite different.
I get feelings all the time that I don't acknowledge till after the fact.
All kinds of things get in the way of the feeling. Things like expectations, finances, culture, habits and ambitions. The funny part is, for better or worse, the feeling is always right..

Here's a song I wrote and performed with FLAY OF SOUL.

                                                      FALL FROM GRACE by john sully

The mountains and the sea the sun up in the sky
Hear the rhythm in your eardrum open up your eyes
You're a spirit in a body that you can't replace
Get up wake up before you fall from grace
There's a better way to learn about the world we live in
You think you can escape inside a television
It's not a sin to rise above the din party people know you gotta play to win
Let your grow wild loosen up your collar
Time to rock hit the clock though your boss may holler
It's just a job don't let it rob your wealth
You can't forget that you're working for yourself
And good health is a plan and a strategy
Medicare is a lie and a tragedy.
Look at the problem back in the face
Get up wake up before you fall from grace
The street's not a jungle it's a man made prison cell
Join a gang deal the cane pay the man your bail
You wont get out you're held down by the negative
Too unhook you must look up to the positive
As individuals our law is spiritual
Stand on your own become one with the miracle.
All around is a color sound vibration
This is Jah they're the parents of creation
This life is a test based on faith and intuition
Only you have the power of your own purpose and destiny
The interaction and distraction of others is only a reflection of one's own honesty
or inhibitions

Look at the problem back in the face

And get up wake up before you fall from grace

Peace

sully