17 potent, inspiring and relatively unknown books on the power of art, imagination, learning, and metaphor

In alphabetical order, 17 potent, inspiring, and relatively unknown books on the power of art, imagination, learning, and metaphor.  Enjoy.

The Aesthetic Dimension: Towards a Critique of Marxist Aesthetics by Herbert MarcuseAlone with the Alone: Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn Arabi  by Henry CorbinAnimals of the Four Windows: Integrating Thinking, Sensing, Feeling and Imagery by Stephen GallegosArtful Leadership: Awakening the Commons of the Imagination by Michael JonesDeep Knowing: Entering the Realm of Non-Ordinary Intelligence by Kim Hermanson (had to list it…)Ensouling Language: On the Art of Nonfiction and the Writer’s Life by Stephen Harrod BuhnerGetting Messy: A Guide to Taking Risks and Opening the Imagination for Teachers, Trainers, Coaches, and Mentorys by Kim Hermanson  (again, same reason…)If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence, and Spirit by Brenda UelandLearning by Heart: Teachings to Free the Creative Spirit by Corita KentA Life in School: What the Teacher Learned by Jane TompkinsThe Living Classroom by Christopher BacheMetaphoric Mind: A Celebration of Creative Consciousness by Bob SamplesNo More Secondhand Art: Awakening the Artist Within by Peter LondonRadical Presence: Teaching as a Contemplative Practice by Mary Rose O’ReilleyThe Reenchantment of Art by Suzi GablikSaved by a Poem: The Transformative Power of Words by Kim RosenZen of Seeing: Seeing/Drawing as Meditation by Frderick Franck

If I’ve missed something, please let me know. I’d love to hear it. My list was meant to focus on books that aren’t commonly known, so that’s why some popular books on creativity and imagination weren’t included.  

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