Abstract

The following qualitative research is about using myths in an individuation process in a creative art therapy setting. The study presents the data based on an heuristic methodology investigating my own experience during three therapeutical workshops between 2003 and 2004. The theoretical framework is taken from depth psychology and explores archetypes and symbols. In order to see the transformative potential of Jung's method, the study presents my own experience of each phase of the individuation process. The study aims at showing how myths and images can be combined to better understand the meaning of archetypes, and to reveal their action on the psyche. When unconscious material becomes conscious, a transformation starts to take place. The psychological integration of the conscious and unconscious material leads to the discovery of the Self