Student in the Art of Life

My name is Frits Schotsman. I was born in 1952 in the Netherlands and my original profession is artist painter. I see life as a wonderful creative learning process in which I always do new amazing discoveries which provide me a lot. From the eighties, I've immersed myself intensely in spirituality and self-development. In doing so, the contents of many books on spirituality and applied psychology has made an intense journey through my consciousness. Especially the ideas of "New Thought" has inspired me extremely in this. This practically oriented spiritual philosophy is concerned with how we, by means of our thoughts, can shape our lives at our own discretion. An important goal in this area is spiritual healing of all our physical and mental disorders. Furthermore, it is an important tool for achieving success in life. For me this is a wonderful tool and I try to apply it as much as possible in my work and life.

Further, the method of the "Course in Miracles" has long been a source of wise and loving inspiration to me.

The rich spirituality of the Vedanta and Taoism inspire me again and again to descend deeper into myself and to discover the exquisite jewels that are stored there. I am fascinated by the discoveries of modern science and the common ground it has with the ancient esoteric traditions. The scientific theories of Quantum Mechanics, Chaos Theory and Cybernetics seem always to be connected in a surprising way with which I discover deep inside myself.

I also have devoured a lot of NLP literature. NLP is a powerful technology to organize your thinking in order to achieve optimal results in all areas of life. I have received various trainings and thereby obtained a Master's degree. Afterwards I have worked a few years in a private practice as an NLP therapist and coach. Because I also have a Masters degree in Reiki I gave healings too. For years, I am doing intensive Tai Chi and Chi Gong exercises. These are old Chinese energetic methods for achieving optimal health.

The more I examined the spiritual origin of man, the more excited I became about his limitless potential. I realized that what I had learned during all those years of spiritual discovery I would like to convey to a large audience. That's why I started around the year 2000 with writing spiritual texts. Initially still hesitant, but gradually more intensively. In 2008 this resulted in the self-published book "The Thought Universe." In this book, a man, during a hike on the Scottish island of Skye, is taught by a master about the endless possibilities of his mind, and how he can successfully apply this knowledge in his life. The book has been well received and is still sold well.

The manuscript of my second book "The Dreammirror" was released in 2015.The Dreammirror is an adventurous tale of events that contain a deeper meaning. This makes it contains many lessons that can help you on your path of life. The story introduces the so-called CreationEight. This is a symbol whereupon the route, along which the process of creation travels, is projected. When you're able to apply the simple laws that are the consequence of this, then everything you wish is possible.

In addition, at the end of 2015, my third book "The Enchantment of the Light" was released. In this book I try to easily reveal to the reader the essential dynamics of the creative process. The model of the CreationEight is further elaborated here for practical purposes. Thereby, the seven essential stages of the creative process are placed along the trajectory of the CreationEight, allowing a deeper understanding of the reader's own creativity. In the second part of the book I introduce a system of seven Arts of Life, which correspond to the different stages of the creative process. Each Art is then treated in depth in a separate chapter. They thus form a practically oriented unity with which the reader can deal in order to achieve his biggest dream.

Frits.