In Creative Analysis, George Hagman, who has written several books on aesthetic experience, including the artist's mind and other aspects of creativity, tries to demonstrate the strong connection between psychoanalytic process and the creative work of artists. Initially, I welcome a work such as this, as it illustrates many aspects of the psychoanalytic situation that are overlooked by authors writing in the traditional psychoanalytic literature. This book has a lot to offer, particularly from the vantage point of insight into how analysis works. As well, the considerable emphasis on patient contributions to the process of change in psychoanalysis is a welcome