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Creative activities and 'peak' experiences.

Summary. 400 sixth-form and undergraduate respondents to a questionnaire were asked to write about any experiences they had had which they felt were similar to ones quoted from an autobiography in the questionnaire. This autobiographical passage described experiences in childhood of ecstatic joy in nature, turning sometimes to awe and fear. 55 per cent responded to this question. In this paper no attempt is made to classify or describe the variety of experiences reported by the respondents: only some differences between the two groups of respondents, those describing experiences of some kind and those not doing so, are presented. In particular, attention is given to a significant correlation between those describing such experiences and those expressing active interest in creative writing, painting, music and reading poetry. The respondents admitting to such creative artistic interests are further compared with those not doing so.