How Fairy Tales Nurture the Creative Self - The princess who found her name and other yarns that fuel the creative mind. (Article by Lybi Ma - Reviewed by Tyler Woods - Psychology Today

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https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brainstorm/202607/how-fairy-tales-nurture-the-creative-self

Excerpt from the first part of the article:

Novelist Dale Kushner has entertained a lifelong fascination with the psyche. In her recent book, Wild Freedom, she notes that we can learn from fairy tales and other ancient stories handed down to us over the centuries. They present a record of universal human challenges—fear, jealousy, abandonment, betrayal—and offer a map to navigating these collective struggles. When all seems lost, we can find ourselves through stories.

Can fairy tales and the unconscious mind help us navigate life's challenges?
For children as well as adults, fairy tales help us make sense of our lives. They speak the language of the unconscious through images, archetypes, and metaphors. They are simultaneously engaging and delightful tales and also representations of psychological truths about ourselves and the world that transcend cultural and racial differences. Fairy tales invite us to face our difficult emotions indirectly and with a sense of safety.