Why is it harmful to hurry in art therapy or self-knowledge does not tolerate fuss…

2. The process of art therapy, through an image or expression, conveys information that cannot pass through other channels of reality, and the possibility of experiencing the process of creative self-expression is an opportunity to reach the accuracy and ambiguity of psychological information. Let creativity unfold in yourself, listen to the end of the suite of the Soul

3. Allowing oneself spontaneous creativity, it is important to find secret parallels with the Soul that mystically manifested in the space of creativity and serve as a clear example for knowing and accepting oneself. And thoughtfulness in working with the products of creativity makes it possible to build invisible highways from the unconscious to consciousness.

4. Fantasy, associations and active imagination are the main architects who build the landscapes of the soul and limit them with prohibitions and criticism, haste and conventions, it’s all exactly like stopping God’s impulse, heartbeat, frightening a child… It is important to create freely

5. The incubation or maturation of a creative idea or a deep understanding of the creative process and product, an absolutely necessary zone for the imagination, like sleep and wakefulness. In incubation reflection, the most important process of projecting the unconscious into reality, the possibility of its civilized manifestation from the symbolic world into the real, originates.

6. Inspiration is a form of creative mobilization, when a sensual vision of combinations of the new, sometimes not even very real and possible, is manifested, but this is pure creativity, pulsating from within

7. Illumination or insight without logic and reasoning is like a manifestation of pure creativity …

And in order to fully enjoy art therapy and the creative process, you need to give yourself time to live all your processes in creative self-expression…
© Victoria Nazarevich 2017