Madness and Creativity

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Volume 18

Ann Belford Ulanov, David H. Rosen

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Texas A & M University Press
28 February 2026

History of Art & Design Styles; Popular culture; Clinical psychology; Psychotherapy

Series: Carolyn and Ernest Fay Series in Analytical Psychology

Analyst and author Ann Belford Ulanov draws on her years of clinical work and reflection to make the point that madness and creativity share a kinship, an insight that shakes both analysand and analyst to the core, reminding us as it does that the suffering places of the human psyche are inextricably—and, often inexplicably—related to the fountains of creativity, service, and even genius. She poses disturbing questions: How do we depend on order, when chaos is a necessary part of existence? What are we to make of evil—both that surrounding us and that within us? Is there a myth of meaning that can contain all the differences that threaten to shatter us?

Ulanov’s insights unfold in conversation with themes in Jung’s Red Book which, according to Jung, present the most important experiences of his life, themes he explicated in his subsequent theories. In words and paintings Jung displays his psychic encounters from1913–1928, describing them as inner images that “burst forth from the unconscious and flooded me like an enigmatic stream and threatened to break me.”

Responding to some of Jung’s more fantastic encounters as he illustrated them, Ulanov suggests that our problems and compulsions may show us the path our creativity should take. With Jung she asserts that the multiplicities within and around us are, paradoxically, pieces of a greater whole that can provide healing and unity as, in her words, “every part of us and of our world gets a seat at the table.” Taken from Ulanov’s addresses at the 2012 Fay Lectures in Analytical Psychology, Madness and Creativity stands as a carefully crafted presentation, with many clinical examples of human courage and fulfillment.

By: Ann Belford Ulanov
Foreword by: David H. Rosen
Imprint: Texas A & M University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9781648434228
ISBN 10: 1648434223
Series: Carolyn and Ernest Fay Series in Analytical Psychology
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 28 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ann Belford Ulanov, a Jungian psychoanalyst in private practice, is the Christiane Brooks Johnson Memorial Professor of Psychiatry and Religion at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.

Reviews for Madness and Creativity (Volume 18)

“Ann Ulanov brings the ancient topic of divine madness brilliantly into a contemporary context. This is a masterful work and offers an excellent approach to Jung’s magnificent Red Book.” —Murray Stein, author, Jung’s Map of the Soul ""In a profound vision of an ancient dilemma, exploring the porous boundary between madness and creativity, Ann Ulanov offers genuine insight into redemptive renewal. We are not allowed to turn away from darkness, chaos, and danger but are challenged to take the plunge into our own depths, to experience our fullness if we are to truly appreciate the wisdom in this book. The reader is brought to the necessity of guidance from within rather than being given a guide book to the soul, a rare accomplishment worthy of careful study."" —Joseph Cambray, president, International Association for Analytical Psychology