Tag: play
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On Play
Daydreamer, paper collage, 2022 The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. C. G. Jung It is my opinion that play is one of the most undervalued and underestimated aspects of creativity, especially in adults, and in particular with regard to its role…
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On Play
I was fascinated to learn that Carl Jung discovered the therapeutic benefits of creativity by, himself, re-enacting a form of childhood play. An attempt to uncover the roots of an early psychological conflict. To be sure, such a desire to experiment on oneself, to delve into one’s unconscious so rigorously and imaginatively, requires a playfulness…
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