Marion Milner, mysticism and psychoanalysis.
The International journal of psycho-analysis February 1, 2002 Janet Sayers
Marion Milner uniquely combined mysticism with psychoanalysis, arguing that undoing obstacles to mystical experiences of oneness with something beyond the self—which she sometimes called God, the unconscious, or the id—promotes health and creativity. Drawing on her self-analysis, analytic work with children and adults, and illustrations from imaginative ideas, paintings, and drawings, she made this case. This article explains and highlights her contribution to psychoanalytic theory and practice, especially that associated with Winnicott, by detailing her early life, diary-keeping experiments, psychoanalytic case histories during and after World War II, her art, and her later involvement with the Squiggle Foundation and British Association of Art Therapists.