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Aus-sich-heraus-Schöpfen

English translation: creativity (that comes) from inside

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German term or phrase:Aus-sich-heraus-Schöpfen
English translation:creativity (that comes) from inside
Entered by: Mary Burdman

13:22 Oct 5, 2020
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Creativity/Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
German term or phrase: Aus-sich-heraus-Schöpfen
This phrase comes up several times in a book on how to enhance creativity.

Context:
In a definition of catharsis:
Die Katharsis Spontanes und unbewusstes ** “Aus-sich-heraus-Schöpfen” ** ohne Recherche, Unterbewusstes wird zu Tage gefördert, diese Methode wird oft bei der Kunst-therapie verwendet.

Katharsis (griech. kätharsis = Reinigung, im Sinne von spontanem Aus-sich-heraus-Schöpfen)

Kreativen Menschen schöpfen aus sich selbst heraus....

I am assuming Schöpfen is being used here as 'creation.' Does anyone have an elegant translation for this phrase? 'Creation through purging' comes to
mind, but I would really appreciate any better suggestions.

Many thanks,

Mary
Mary Burdman
United States
Local time: 01:06
creativity (that comes) from inside
Explanation:
Or inherent, or immanent, or innate, or intrinsic creativity.
Selected response from:

philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
I added 'drawing from within,' but this essentially is best for the text. Many thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2producing art by drawing on one’s own experiences / inner world
Helen Shiner
4 +2Tapping into one's mind
Michael Martin, MA
4 +1creativity (that comes) from inside
philgoddard
5wellspring of creativity / inner resources of creativity
Louise Cyffka
4draw strength from within
Cillie Swart
4tap into one's subconscious landscape,(/the landsc. of one's subc.) spontaneously, to find form...
Stephen Reader
4Free flowing spontaneous creativity
Andrew Bramhall
4visceral creativity
David Hollywood
3unconscious drawing of inspiration from one's own depths; .. plumb their own depths for inspiration
Adrian MM.
3inspired from within
Wendy Streitparth
2externalize one's creative potential/strength/forces
Klaus Beyer


Discussion entries: 9





  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
creativity (that comes) from inside


Explanation:
Or inherent, or immanent, or innate, or intrinsic creativity.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 14
Grading comment
I added 'drawing from within,' but this essentially is best for the text. Many thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stephen Reader: Yes, given the explanation ('Unterbewusstes wird..') that follows - think n.b. to have the 'getting it out there' explicit.
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
producing art by drawing on one’s own experiences / inner world


Explanation:
You could also use ‘to create’ or ‘be creative’ instead of ‘producing art’. You know what has come before, the types of things being suggested, so I hope you can find something suitable to match.

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:06
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 74

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway
1 hr
  -> Thanks, writeaway
agree  Stephen Reader: With 'spontaneous' in there somewhere.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Stephen. Yes, it’s not in the phrase presented to us, though it’s certainly in the text above.
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
draw strength from within


Explanation:
I agree that create is one definition of "Schöpfen", but I would use "draw" here resulting in the familiar English phrase, "strength from within", especially since the first definition in linguee is "draw" - see reference.


    https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=Sch%C3%B6pfen+
Cillie Swart
South Africa
Local time: 07:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Stephen Reader: In the presumed aim of the exercise, yes, but the focus in the orig. phrase seems to be on externalising subconsc. matter as a way toward that result. You c'd even just omit 'strength'.
1 hr
neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: oh, you and your linguee!
1 day 9 hrs
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Tapping into one's mind


Explanation:
https://sites.google.com/site/prioetry/home/the-poet

https://medium.com/illumination/how-to-tap-into-your-subcons...

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 01:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 63

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stephen Reader: Possibly 'one's _own_ mind' to bring out the personal/inner experience aspect - agree given the orig.'s explanations that follow
1 hr
agree  Lirka
6 hrs
neutral  Andrew Bramhall: Not convinced;
19 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tap into one's subconscious landscape,(/the landsc. of one's subc.) spontaneously, to find form...


Explanation:
Really only tapping in myself, to what Helen and Michael suggest.

Stephen Reader
Local time: 07:06
Native speaker of: English
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
wellspring of creativity / inner resources of creativity


Explanation:
Refers to the concept that creativity is not invented - but discovered.

Example sentence(s):
  • https://wellspringcreative.com/2013/05/06/a-wellspring-of-creativity/

    Reference: http://https://wellspringcreative.com/2013/05/06/a-wellsprin...
    Reference: http://ttps://https://www.researchgate.net/publication/26204...
Louise Cyffka
Germany
Local time: 07:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Free flowing spontaneous creativity


Explanation:
Stream of consciousness creativity, maybe.

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
unbewusstes Aus-sich-heraus-Schöpfen; Kreative Menschen schöpfen aus sich selbst heraus
unconscious drawing of inspiration from one's own depths; .. plumb their own depths for inspiration


Explanation:
It#s a coincidence that catharsis is being referred to on this site used by some prople as a surrogate and substitute for psychotherapy.

Anyway this is two interlinked questions as a translation of the first occurrence of unbewusstes “Aus-sich-heraus-Schöpfen” may not be usable for the next one of Kreative Menschen schöpfen aus sich selbst heraus....

Example sentence(s):
  • To confront a person with their own shadow is to show them their own ... we must plumb the depths of our own psyches including the deep

    Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/german-to-english/poetry-literatur...
Adrian MM.
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Andrew Bramhall: " unconsciously" and " from one's own depths" a possible pleonasm/tautology?
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
inspired from within


Explanation:
.......we begin to journey toward being inspired from within.
https://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Wilson11.html

Inspired from within. Mary-Jo is a self taught artist who tries to capture and interpret how she sees nature by creating one of a kind wire sculptures.
https://zenfirepottery.ca/mary-jo-carter-dodd/

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 07:06
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 11
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
externalize one's creative potential/strength/forces


Explanation:
Would be my choice

Klaus Beyer
United States
Local time: 00:06
Native speaker of: English
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
visceral creativity


Explanation:

Chapter 18 VISCERAL CREATIVITY Organic Creativity in Teaching Arts/Dance Education Celeste Snowber The body is the canvas for creativity. We paint with ...


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Note added at 14 hrs (2020-10-06 03:36:58 GMT)
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in the sense of "gut feeling"

David Hollywood
Local time: 02:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 47
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