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Ecstasy is the accurate term for the intensity of consciousness that occurs in the creative act.

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Rollo May
Age: 85 †
Born: 1909
Born: April 21
Died: 1994
Died: October 22
Psychologist
Psychotherapist
Writer
Ecstasy
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Intensity
Consciousness
Creative
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