&quot;Whenever illness is associated with loss of soul,&quot; writes Shaun McNiff, &quot;the arts emerge spontaneously as remedies, soul medicine.&quot; The medicine of the artist, like that of the shaman, arises from his or her relationship to &quot;familiars&quot;&mdash;the themes, methods, and materials that interact with the artist through the creative process. <i>Art As Medicine </i> demonstrates how the imagination heals and renews itself through this natural process. The author describes his pioneering methods of art therapy&mdash;including interpretation through performance and storytelling, creative collaboration, and dialoguing with images&mdash;and the ways in which they can revitalize both psychotherapy and art itself.