Update:
While Personality Psychology remains a crucial tool in my toolkit as a coach, I have started seriously studying Creativity as a subject onto itself, and the works and lives of artists. I have also started working specifically with Artists and Creatives.
I find that Artists have the psychological and spiritual depth that I can and want to explore.
I am attracted to artists who are finding effective ways to point towards the Divine. If the purpose of a piece of art is to communicate the state of mind/consciousness of the artist to the attentive viewer, the best artists are those who have both the spiritual insight and the technical skills to take the viewer on a journey.
For the sake of understanding, one way of broadly categorizing different art and artists is (by no means exhaustive):
Medium
Visual (Eyes)
2D
Painting - digital / canvas
Photography
3D
Sculpture
Exhibition Design
Architecture
VR
...
Auditory (Ears)
Music
Sound effects
Singing
...
Words
Speaking
Ex: Leo
Writing
Writing lyrics
Movement
Dance
...
Level of Consciousness / Spiral Dynamics / Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs / Chakra
"What chakra is this work an expression of?"
What needs does this piece of art symbolize?
Most creatives work across multiple mediums and evolve up Level of Consciousness as their work progresses.
Currently on my reading list are:
The Mission of Art (Alex Grey)
The Artist's Way (Julia Cameron)
Daily Rituals: How Artists Work (Mason Currey)
Lateral Thinking (Edward De Bono)
Creative Schools (Sir Ken Robinson)
Big Magic (Elizabeth Gilbert)
I am also digging into everything by these two fascinating people who are Creativity Coaches themselves:
Mark McGuinness
(Founder of Lateral Action) <-- Probably inspired by Edward De Bono's "Lateral Thinking"
Books:
21 Insights for the 21st Century Creative
Productivity for Creative People
Motivation for Creative People
Resilience: Facing Down Rejection and Criticism on the Road to Success
Podcast:
https://lateralaction.com/21stcenturycreative/
Eric Maisel
(Founder of Creativity Coaching Association)
Selected Books:
The Power of Daily Practice: How Creative and Performing Artists (and Everyone Else) Can Finally Meet Their Goals
The Creativity Workbook for Coaches and Creatives: 50+ Inspiring Exercises from Creativity Coaches Worldwide
Unleashing the Artist Within: Breaking through Blocks and Restoring Creative Purpose
Inside Creativity Coaching: 40 Inspiring Case Studies from Around the World
The Magic of Sleep Thinking: How to Solve Problems, Reduce Stress, and Increase Creativity While You Sleep
60 Innovative Cognitive Strategies for the Bright, the Sensitive, and the Creative: New Investigations into the Home of the Mind
Become a Creativity Coach Now!
Secrets of a Creativity Coach
Mastering Creative Anxiety
Affirmations for Artists
It's interesting that both of them started as Psychotherapists.
These two are the proof of concept for me, that people are seeking this kind of advice.
I am currently pursuing a Master's degree in Fashion and am considering a Ph.D. in Creativity. I don't even know if that's a thing, but yeah. I want to become a catalyst of creativity and self-expression for this culture and generation.
My understanding is becoming more nuanced as I learn more about this, and I reserve the right to intelligently correct my course as I go along - without feeling like a hypocrite or a fool.