The Courage to Create

By: Rollo May

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

What if imagination and art are not, as many of us might think, the frosting on life but the fountainhead of human experience? What if our logic and science derive from art forms rather than the other way around? In this trenchant volume, Rollo May helps all of us find those creative impulses that, once liberated, offer new possibilities for achievement. A renowned therapist and inspiring guide, Dr. May draws on his experience to show how we can break out of old patterns in our lives. His insightful audiobook offers us a way through our fears into a fully realized self.

©1994 Rollo May (P)2015 Gildan Media LLC

Critic reviews

"A signal testimonial to the creative spirit.... A brilliantly incisive exploration of the creative 'encounter' - the coming to grips of the healthily committed creative artist or thinker with his sociocultural background and with his own dangerously Promethean impulses." ( Publishers Weekly)

"Extraordinary, wise, and hopeful...nearly poetic meditations." ( Boston Globe)

May takes on the Creative Act

I had the pleasure of being a student to this gifted therapist and philosopher. May shows the connection between anxiety as the crucible for creativity. He has an encyclopedic memory and frequently brings brief passages from other authors to illuminate his point.

Thoughtful engagement with the process of being and creating

At times simplistic, though written for a general audience, the overall discussion is worthwhile of one’s time. An affirmative approach to creativity and lived experience, especially with regard to the plague of anxiety.

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MUST LISTEN

Well written and an absolutely delight to insight about the nature of oneself as an artist. MUST LISTEN!

Rollo never misses!

Offered a new perspective on what it means to be courageous. Rollo never, ever misses.