Great Site.I am coming out of a 20yr Hiatus very slowley but I will pop in from time to time. Sort of like trying heal my soul through creativity heres a little description
In this groundbreaking book, David H. Rosen, M.D., offers depressed individuals, their families, and therapists a lifesaving course in healing the soul through creativity. This is a book about transforming depression and its powerful pull toward suicide into a meaningful alternative. In Transforming Depression, Dr. Rosen applies Carl Jung's method of active imagination to treating depressed and suicidal individuals. Having dealt with depression in his own life and the suicides of loved ones, Dr. Rosen shows that when people learn to confront the rich images and symbols that emerge from their struggles, they can turn their despair into a fountain of creative energy. He details the paths of four patients whose work in painting, pottery, and dance - in conjunction with psychotherapy - led them from depression to a more meaningful life. Their dramatic paintings illustrate the text.
Welcome to the site, I have found nothing but excellent comment and suggestions on everything art from this site and value feedback that I get. I think there is great therapy to be had from the brushes and it is the place I zone out from the stresses of work and lifes routines.
There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who, thanks to their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun - Pablo Picasso
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