The Archetypal Artist

In this thoughtful and revelatory book Wood explores enduring and powerful theories on art creativity and what Jung called the creative spirit in order to illuminate how artists can truly understand what it means to be a creator.By bringing together insights on creativity from some of depth psychology’s most iconic thinkers such as C.G. Jung James Hillman and Joseph Campbell as well as featuring a selection of creators who have been influenced by these ideas such as Martha Graham Mary Oliver Stanley Kunitz and Ursula K. Le Guin this book explores archetypal thought and the role of the artist in society. This unique approach emphasizes the foundational need to understand and work with the unconscious forces that underpin a creative calling deepening our understanding of the transformational power of creativity and the vital role of the artist in the modern world.Acting as a touchstone for inquiries into the nature of creativity and of the soul this enlightening book is perfect for artists and creators of all types as well as Jungian analysts and therapists and academics interested in the arts humanities and depth psychology.