ABSTRACT
Links between shame and the making of art have been felt, intuited, and even examined, but have not been sufficiently documented by depth psychologists, leaving us with a lack of robust research data to draw on for self-directed study or clinical application. This research represents a unique contribution to the body of understanding shame and the making of art. Both Freud and Jung weighed in on art and practiced art in their own right, though the use of art beyond free-flowing associations, commentaries on esthetics, and Jung's active imagination was not thoroughly explored for the purpose of the treatment or shame-specific neuroses in analysis. One difficulty with employing Jung's ideas and terms faithfully are the contradictions that are prevalent throughout his prolific writings. The chapter also presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book. It reviews shame not only from a depth psychological perspective but also as an affective, social, and psychobiological experience.
