ABSTRACT
It is a well-documented fact that the Gods have become lost. Pro-jections which in the past attached to stable religious images now inevitably arise on secular deities (Edinger, 1972). One such deity is creativity. It has the advantage of being an appropriate carrier of transpersonal contents, inasmuch as the creative process is unquestionably connected with the divine. However, a totally secular approach to creativity undermines the deeply religious nature of the process. It is not adequate to bring the ego into proper relationship with the archetypal source of the creative process. The emphasis on creativity and the creative process may be readily observed in the number of workshops, conferences, and lectures devoted to the theme. Even when creativity is not the main focus of the presentation, it may be attached to the main topic in a rather euphemistic manner, such as “creative divorce.” This gives the impression that one can legitimize, or extract the guilt from one's actions by labeling them “creative.” There is, of course, enough truth in this assertion to make it effective and appealing.
