TAOISTIC PSYCHOLOGY OF CREATIVITY

In this paper, Lao Tzu's Tao is psychologically reinterpreted in terms of Taoistic cognition, Taoistic objectivity, and Taoistic creativity. All of these three domains are interrelated and are characterized by the attitude of let-be. Taoistic cognition is mainly a kind of intuiti on or personal knowledge. Taoistic objectivity is interpreted by will- free motivation which allow others to be and to obtain insight. Taoist ic creativity involves incubation, syntectic thinking, and the unifica tion through the opposites. Lao Tzu's Taoism is mainly related to arti stic creativity, but its influence on mental health and scientific cre ativity is also discussed.