Ann Belford Ulanov's book Madness and Creativity is an insightful reflection and poignant portrayal of the kinship between these two seemingly opposing facets of psyche. While writing from the perspective of analytical psychology and relating themes and experiences from Jung's The Red Book to illustrate their intimate relationship, Ulanov translates madness and creativity into the universal language of human experience. Along with her respect for and comprehensive knowledge of The Red Book, this compassionate ‘translation’ is one of the true gifts of this work, and her personal, clinical and collective examples ground that translation in reality. If you have read The Red Book, you will recognize its meaningful resonance in Ulanov's voice, and if you have not read it, you will find a provocative introduction to its depths in her words. ‘Madness belongs to all of us,’ she begins in Chapter 1 and by the end of the book all of us are able to relate to this assertion and consider its invitation.