This book concerns how creativity and spirituality can work as allies in the process of recovery from mental illness. the crux of the book is that both are inherent in the human psyche and, because of this, that individuals possess the inner resources to facilitate or augment their own recovery, resources that often need coaxing. this does not obviate the need for pharmacological treatment
– medication is often essential. But medication is not the whole answer – and, once stabilized on medication, what next? How can one continue to move forward in the recovery process? Imagination, I suggest, is a powerful and highly underutilized aspect of psychic functioning, and the book aims to emphasize the integral connections between imagination, creativity, and spirituality and their
role in healing. Since the field of psychiatry largely utilizes a medical model for treatment, the healing potential found in creative and spiritual expression frequently is overlooked. this book encourages individuals to listen to the wisdom of their own internal resources.