SCORES OF PSYCHIC CLAIMANTS ON THE MARl CARD TEST

Abstract

The Mari Card Test was developed by Joan Kellogg, and was based on her experience with clients who drew mandalas during art therapy sessions. This test reputedly yields information helpful in clinical work, especially with an art therapy component. Three female and two male psychic claimants served as research participants for this study, the purpose of which was to determine the descriptive utility of the test for members of this population. The results appeared to indicate that these five psychic claimants relied on unconscious functioning to a greater extent than other groups, partially replicating results of an earlier study. In addition, the group's color preferences on the Mari Card Test and their scores on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator resembled the matches with personality functions described by some Jungians, suggesting that portions of these two instruments may tap into similar dimensions.