“Mediumship and Creativity” by Michael Grosso

From Plato to Duchamp, writers have acknowledged the link between mediumship and creativity. According to F. W. H Myers, mediumship consists of procedures that lower the threshold to the subliminal mind, and thus to the creative process. Genius, the apex of creativity, connotes a high degree of integration of subliminal and supraliminal aspects of mental life. Myers’ account has implications for a general theory of creativity that merit further analysis, particularly his raising the bar on what is potentially “normal” in human function. To illustrate the fertility of Myers’ ideas, its little known influence on Surrealism will be discussed.

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Published on August 3, 2021

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