As sequel to his Emotional Clearing, John Ruskan takes the reader on a journey into the collective unconscious archetypal world of feeling. In this unique and evocative work, he blends fiction with East/West psychology to help awaken forgotten emotional parts of ourselves that must be brought into the light as a vital step to personal evolution and healing. Ruskan also offers original penetrating insights into the process of creating art, illuminating important problems such as the blocking, self-criticism, and manic-depressive syndromes.

In this highly original work, John Ruskan explores the intricacies of feeling-oriented art. He presents radical insights about the nature of the art process that explain exactly what it is that artists do, how they can do it better, and how to make art an essential route to enlightenment through revealing and integrating the personal unconscious. He demystifies artistic manic-depressiveness, clarifying in remarkably simple terms how it forms and how it may be handled and reversed. His original three stages of art provide a road map for those traveling the glorious yet often perilous path of the artist, revealing those perils and how to avoid them. He will enable you to experience art, either as a viewer or creator, as a vital part of your evolutionary advancement.

In this ground-breaking work, John Ruskan focuses on the vital but often misunderstood issue of emotional healing and growth on the path to higher consciousness. He presents a revolutionary synthesis of Eastern and Western psychological principles that will empower the reader to release negative suppressed feelings and end the havoc they can cause, transforming all levels of their being.