# Abstract Forms Expand the Mind by Bryant McGill > “Abstract forms deserve respect. Poetry, music, ritual, and symbolism all grapple with experiences that plain prose struggles to capture. Exploring them expands the mind.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Opening Your Genius Through Language, Abstraction, and Manifesting - Livestream (Jan 2016)* ## Sources and Context - **Authoritative developed source:** [[livestreams/Opening Your Genius Through Language, Abstraction, and Manifesting - Livestream|Opening Your Genius Through Language, Abstraction, and Manifesting - Livestream]] — the Reminder reproduces the complete marked quotation object without alteration. For this workflow, the developed livestream document is the source authority. - **Interpretive context:** The quotation treats artistic and symbolic forms as cognitive instruments that can hold relationships, feelings, and possibilities not easily reduced to literal exposition. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Ramanujan Mathematical Universe|The Ramanujan Mathematical Universe]] - **Article:** [[articles/Thinking a Little Weird Without Murdering Its Strangeness|Thinking a Little Weird Without Murdering Its Strangeness]] - **Article:** [[articles/simple reminders/Your Future Begins with Your Next Thought|Your Future Begins with Your Next Thought]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/Opening Your Genius Through Language, Abstraction, and Manifesting - Livestream|Opening Your Genius Through Language, Abstraction, and Manifesting - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Abstraction|Abstraction]] - [[wiki/Creativity|Creativity]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Abstract forms deserve respect. Poetry, music, ritual, and symbolism all grapple with experiences that plain prose struggles to capture. Exploring them expands the mind.” — Bryant McGill, Opening Your Genius Through Language, Abstraction, and Manifesting - Livestream (Jan 2016) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-abstract-forms-expand-mind ```