ABSTRACT
This chapter contains a brief summary of the history and development of Jungian psychology as it relates to Jungian art therapy. It describes Jung’s early exploratory work at the Burghölzli mental hospital, his relationship with Freud, and how their philosophical differences allowed Jung to develop his ideas on the unconscious. Out of this background, individuals who were influenced by Jung’s ideas developed American and British art therapy. Although at times his theories are not explicitly stated, this chapter builds the case that Jungian psychology was integral to the development of art therapy. It shows that Jung’s perspective was more widely accepted in the United Kingdom, while his influence on art therapy tends to be more assimilated and disguised in America.
