Fostering the Intuitive Hemisphere
Left brain key words Right brain key words
rational emotional
logical illogical
deductive random
organized lateral
linear experiential
language images
analytical metaphor
verbal spatial
mathematical holistic
factual musical
sequential imaginative
calculating spiritual
dreaming
verbal spatial
mathematical holistic
factual musical
sequential imaginative
calculating spiritual
dreaming
At work in creating In Art
observational exploration
reproductions feelings
study of colour and form flowing
technical fast
methodical energetic
labourious expressive
meticulous suggestive
attention to detail absence of detail
finished forms inconsistencies
polished rough
often ‘tight’ more feeling than form
unpolished
often ‘loose’
Ways to foster right brain participation
work with eyes shut
use non-dominant hand
create with work upside down
use random strokes, dabs, blobs etc
group creations
induce alpha brain waves states eg. through dance, music,
meditation
*These will all cause the left hemisphere to switch off as it can’t find familiar patterns and concepts.
