Creativity, Spirituality, and Transcendence: Paths to Integrity and Wisdom in the Mature Self (Paperback)

Figures and Tables Preface Introduction: Creativity in Adulthood: Personal Maturity and Openness to Extraordinary Sources of Inspiration, Susanne R. Cook-Greuter & Melvin E. Miller Part I: Creative Process, Inspiration, and the Muse in Writing and Composition Creative Writing as a Spiritual Practice: Two Paths, Christopher G. Edwards The Dark Side of Creativity: The Function of Duende and God-Battler in the Writings of Garcia Lorca and Kazantzakis, Verbena Pastor Limitations to Artistic Creativity: Joseph Conrad's The Secret Sharer, Carl Goldberg Inspired Creativity, Joel Funk Part II: Personal Transformation and Integrity Ethical Self, Spiritual Self: Wisdom and Integrity in the Writings of Erik H. Erikson, Carol H. Hoare Edith Kramer-Artist and Art Therapist: A Search for Integrity and Truth, Melvin E. Miller & Susanne R. Cook-Greater Healing Images: Art and Meditation in Recovery from Cancer, John J. McKenna Part III: Theoretical Approaches and Reflections Scientist and Artist within the Mature Self: The Integration of Two Worlds, Ernest Zebrowski, Jr. Major Creative Innovators as Viewed Through the Lens of the General Model of Hierarchical Complexity and Evolution , Michael Lamport Commons and Linda Marie Bresette Lifelong Learning and the Good Life: Reconceiving Adult Education for Development, Stephanie Glass-Solomon & Cheryl Armon The Transpersonal Orientation as a Framework for Understanding Adult Development and Creative Processes, Marcie Boucouvalas About the Editors About the Contributors Author Index Subject Index