[ross hamilton hill]

Michael Ferris
It's a pity Graves' didn't spend more time rewriting The White Goddess, it was written in a rush of inspiriation and then published. Such a scholarly work needed more thought and research. Many have questioned it's scholarship and therefore it's conclusions.
I still think it is unique in it's approach, how many books on poetry deal with the inspiration behind poetry as opposed to the usual academic explanations about what poetry/a poem means.
Personally I think any artist connects to the divine when they create, (that is, if they are a truly creative artist). So the more you understand the divine in terms of religions, myths and rituals that have inspired people who came before you, the more you understand how creativity functions The great danger is when creativity deserts one, which it can do at any time, if you have the resources to see the wider context then you can see that being 'creative' is not the only aspect of the divine that can be accessed.
Many live their life simply trying to be holy, quietly meditating and praying and getting on with the business of living, such people may never create anything artistically and yet may well be experiencing the divine in ways that are very wonderful.