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Embodied Imagination is a therapeutic and creative way of working with dreams and memories, pioneered in the late 1970’s by Robert Bosnak, a Dutch Jungian analyst. It is a radical and rapidly developing technique, based on neuroscience, alchemical principles, ancient incubation techniques, complexity theory, phenomenology, the work of archetypal psychologist James Hillman and the work of Carl Jung.
Working with images stimulates unfamiliar states of consciousness and raises awareness of unconscious material. An image is explored as an active environment in which new elements can emerge. The slow observation of images facilitates the ability to enter an unfamiliar “ego-alien” body along with its associated subjective states.
The culmination in a re-organisation of conflicting elements into a complex embodied pattern expands both awareness and psychological flexibility, develops new neural pathways and allows for something new and profoundly transforming to unfold.
This chapter will cover both the theory and practice of Embodied Imagination and include case studies showing the efficacy of using Embodied Imagination in a clinical setting.
Study the cutting edge in working with dreams, memories and health issues. This 3 year training program, offered by the International Society for Embodied Imagination®, Australian training, leads to certification as an Embodiment Practitioner™.
Join the only comprehensive and in-depth training in working with dreams available in Australia.
Embodied Imagination® is a therapeutic and creative way of working with dreams, memories, physical symptoms of illness and creative ideas. Pioneered in the late 1970’s by Robert Bosnak (1948 – ), a Dutch Jungian analyst, Embodied Imagination® has developed over thirty years of practice, writing and teaching. It is practiced individually and in groups, in 7 countries of the world. In 2006 the International Society for Embodied Imagination® was formed.
