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Liliana Isa Lines

human life creation from clay

Published about 1 year ago • 1 min read

What does it mean to be created from clay?

There are dozens of creation myths with the same story: humans being made from clay. This story could have developed independently in some places, the same way pottery developed independently in many places around the world; it also spread through the colonization and migration of people.

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Ancient Greek, Ancient Egyptian, Maori in New Zealand, Yoruba in Nigeria, the list goes on for groups of people who believed that humans were created by a God forming us out of clay and breathing life into us.

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With modern science, the possibility remains that the first life on Earth started in a primordial soup of clay.

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The stories we believe about ourselves dictate the way we operate in the world.

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How does it affect a society to believe they were created from clay?

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If you’re created from clay, then two things are true:

  1. Your beginnings are humble
  2. Your creation was intentional

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Being made of clay means that we are of the earth, which means that we are deeply interconnected with the earth and its processes.

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Being created intentionally means that we have a purpose on earth. A God wouldn’t take the time to form humans and breathe sacred life into them so they could just fart around.

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If you’re not made of clay by God, and you are the result of random mutations over time, you have no purpose. You’re free to fart around. You’re separate from the Earth, as you are billions of years removed from it, so you can trample it and have dominion.

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What do we lose with our new origin myth?

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In our myth, there’s no creator. Nobody cares. Cells just reproduced and eventually you came along. You have to create your own purpose; or don’t, just get a job and buy stuff.

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As adults, we are free to choose our own stories. The story of humanity feeds into the story of our lives and values.

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Last thought: heroes are usually created intentionally, with love. Villains are usually created unintentionally, through neglect or an experiment gone wrong. How can we expect our society to do good when science has basically given us a villain origin story? ☠️

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Anywayz, as some updates I love my pottery studio/community, love my friends, am making progress on goblets and thinking of expanding to candle holders. I love spooky season! 🧡 I think a lot about timing; getting better at going slowly but in the right direction.

Best,

Liliana

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Liliana Isa Lines

LIL Pottery

This newsletter is for people who are open to utilizing spiritual concepts and knowledge to live their most creative and fulfilling lives. I share everything and don't hold back, writing from the perspective of a full-time ceramic artist and person getting better every day.

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