1st Edition

Shame and Creativity From Affect towards Individuation

By Vibeke Skov Copyright 2018
198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

Shame and Creativity: From Affect Towards Individuation is about shame and the ways in which we can use creative methods to transform shame into a lifelong process of self-development. Using a Jungian understanding of the personal and collective unconscious, shame is described as a key affect in relation to self-worth and quality of life. The book is divided into three parts. Part One is... Read more

Introduction. Part 1: Knowing shame. Patterns of shame. Inner relationships and shame. Reactions to shame. Part 2: Healing shame. Psychological creativity. Inanna as a guide. Preparation. Descent to the underworld. Death and inner emptiness. The self becomes alive. Part 3: Individuation. Creating a new balance in life.

Biography

Vibeke Skov, PhD, founded the Institute of Art Therapy, Denmark, in 1987, which is based on a Jungian approach to creative development, and has educated students in art therapy ever since. She has a private practise in Bredsten and also works as a glass artist and painter. She has published several books, most recently on integrative art therapy and depression.