As we anticipate winter, it is worth considering the lesser-known gifts of the season, in particular, those of the deep imagination and the figures we meet there, often referred to as inner teachers or soul guides. Just as winter is a time to withdraw to the warmth of the fireside, its enveloping darkness invites…
Stillness is often found in times of solitude where we are free from daily life routines but present to nature’s rhythms and aliveness. Practice Take a walk amongst trees. It is not important that this is not a forest. You may even prefer to imagine this. After a while, notice the stillness of trees,…
The darkening year invites us on an inward journey below the surface of ordinary awareness. Curiosity about our inner nature – those fleeting thoughts, images, traces of dreams, and feelings – often encourage an introspective turn of attention. Sometimes this is to simply acknowledge what is there, or it may be for an insight…
The soulcentric year begins with the onset of winter darkness. This is the beginning of an inward journey into the deep imagination. Just at the birch is a tree of new beginnings – being a ‘pioneer tree’ after the last Ice Age – so an inner ‘yes’ to an arising image (e.g., of a…
Welcome to my weekly blog on Ventures into Deep Imagination. Until the end of October 2024, this will include extracts from my current writing project and practices written for this blog. The content will also be available on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook. This is what it’s about: Ventures into Deep Imagination is a…