Jill Mellick is a

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-oriented

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, expressive arts therapist, researcher and author; and a founding member of the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association ( IEATA). In 2019, the OPUS Archives, at

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, in California, added The Jill Mellick Collection to their archives, which house the collections of

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, and other prominent scholars in the fields of

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, mythology and the humanities.

Biography

Raised in Australia, Mellick graduated from

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in 1965 and completed her first degree in English language and literature at the

University of Queensland , mottoeng = By means of knowledge and hard work , established = , endowment = A$224.3 million , budget = A$2.1 billion , type = Public research university , chancellor = Peter Varghese , vice_chancellor = Deborah Terry , city = B ...

. She developed

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transpersonal psychology Transpersonal psychology, or spiritual psychology, is a sub-field or school of psychology that integrates the spiritual and transcendent aspects of the human experience with the framework of modern psychology. The ''transpersonal'' is defined a ...

, as founder of the Creative Expression philosophy program, at the

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(ITP), in California (renamed

Sofia University Sofia University, "St. Kliment Ohridski" at the University of Sofia, ( bg, Софийски университет „Св. Климент Охридски“, ''Sofijski universitet „Sv. Kliment Ohridski“'') is the oldest higher education i ...

). Mellick's research has included dreams, creative expression for personal growth and development,

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and The Red Book, and

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art and artists. Mellick and

collaborated across several decades, starting in the 1990s; they led retreats and co-authored publications.

Notable publications

* ''The Red Book Hours: Discovering C.G. Jung’s Art Mediums and Creative Process.'' Zürich: Scheidegger & Spiess, 2018. * “Matter and Method in The Red Book: Selected Findings,” in The Foundation of the Works of C. G. Jung, ''The Art of C. G. Jung.'' New York: W. W. Norton Inc., 2018. * ''The Art of Dreaming: Tools for Creative Dream Work''. Berkeley, CA: Conari Press, 2001. * ''Coming Home to Myself:'' ''Reflections for Nurturing a Woman’s Body and Soul'' (co-authored with Marion Woodman) Berkeley, CA: Conari Press, 1998. * ''The Natural Artistry of Dreams: Creative Ways to Bring the Wisdom of Dreams to Waking Life''. Berkeley, CA: Conari Press, 1996. * ''The Worlds of P’otsunu: Geronima Cruz Montoya of San Pueblo'' (co-authored with Jeanne Shutes). Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1996. (Japanese edition 2004, trans. Asayo Iino.) * ''Treating the Alcoholic: A Developmental Model of Recovery'' (co-edited with Stephanie Brown). New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1985 (1st ed.).

References

External links

Official WebsiteGallery Mellick , Homepage“The Jill Mellick Collection”, at the Opus Archives and Research Center
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