We engage in creative expression out of many circumstances: a passionate calling to make life more meaningful, or in response to emotional or mental turmoil, or simply a need to earn a living, to survive. In his book “Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain,” neurologist Oliver Sacks describes many of the personal and mental [...]
“Unless you can be aware of something, you can’t be moral about it, feel something about it, create art about it…” Bill Harris is a “long time student of contemporary psychology, quantum mechanical physics, the evolution of non-linear systems (chaos theory) and the effects of a wide range of neurotechnologies on human change, evolution and [...]
Coach and author Suzanne Falter-Barns notes that “Not all of us are blessed with families of origin that really honor our unique creative gifts… some are even downright hostile about them. “We may love these folks in a visceral way, even when they kick sand on their dreams, and if that’s the case, we need [...]
“The creative process shrivels in the absence of continual dialogue with the soul. And creativity is what makes life worth living.” That quote by Marion Woodman, a mythopoetic author and Jungian analyst, is from the page Spirituality. One of the reasons films like “The Golden Compass,” “Beowulf,” the “Lord of the Rings” and “Harry Potter” [...]
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Site author: Douglas Eby, M.A./Psychology, is a writer and researcher on the psychology of creative expression and personal growth, especially for high ability adults. He is publisher of the Talent Development Resources series of sites.
