The Way of Embodied Imagination (three-month course)

The imagination awakens the wildness of the heart, it returns us to our native wildness, to the natural and seamless fluency of our own nature (John O’Donohue)

The soul wants imaginative responses that move it, delight it, deepen it (James Hillman)

Carl Jung’s ‘active imagination’ is one of his most transformative practices to increase self-awareness, to delve into those deeper layers of our nature, to the different (sometimes conflicting) parts of ourselves, and to discern from this our next steps in life. Yet, the practice is seldom practised.

Jung’s The Red Book: Liber Novus was largely the result of active imagination, and most of his ideas were conceived in this way.

With this as our starting point, the day draws upon developments in the use of imagination to determine our direction in life. The day will also highlight life-limiting obstacles on the way. Through engaging with the deep imagination, the course will draw upon inner-enablers, too, as resources on our path. The course will also focus on how to work effectively with dreams, and how to establish active imagination as an important aspect of spiritual practice.

This practical three-month course will enable you to establish a practice which incorporates advancements in the understanding of the practice and process of active imagination, or perhaps more accurately termed embodied imagination.

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Times: 10.00am to 4.00pm
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