Active Imagination in Theory, Practice and Training

Active Imagination in Theory, Practice and Training
Author: Chiara Tozzi
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2023-12-22
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1003809626

- Features contributions by many renowned, international Jungian analysts, as well as interviews with other well-known cultural personalities. - Based on research supported by the IAAP, and covers a unique topic that isn't widely written about.

Interdisciplinary Understandings of Active Imagination

Interdisciplinary Understandings of Active Imagination
Author: Chiara Tozzi
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2023-12-22
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1003809561

Based on extensive research and developed with the support of the IAAP, this fascinating new work presents the precious value of the special legacy of C.G. Jung, which he himself defined as Active Imagination, through a collection of unpublished contributions by some of the brightest Jungian analysts and renowned representatives from the worlds of Art, Culture, Physics and Neurosciences. In addition to presenting the genesis, development and results of Chiara Tozzi's research on Active Imagination, this volume explores the amplifications of Active Imagination in light of a range of disciplines. Contributors from all across the world give life to a multifaceted representation of this technique, showing the resonance that Active Imagination can have in the scientific, artistic and cultural fields, focussing on topics such as neuroscience, physics, literature, film, music, dance and painting. Spanning two volumes, which are also accessible as standalone books, this essential collection will be of great interest to Jungian analysts, psychologists, psychoanalysts, or anyone interested in discovering more about the fascinating psychotherapeutic practice of Active Imagination and its interdisciplinary uses.

Dance Therapy and Depth Psychology

Dance Therapy and Depth Psychology
Author: Joan Chodorow
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2013-06-17
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1135854122

Dance/movement as active imagination was originated by Jung in 1916. Developed in the 1960s by dance therapy pioneer Mary Whitehouse, it is today both an approach to dance therapy as well as a form of active imagination in analysis. In her delightful book Joan Chodorow provides an introduction to the origins, theory and practice of dance/movement as active imagination. Beginning with her own story the author shows how dance/ movement is of value to psychotherapy. An historical overview of Jung's basic concepts is given as well as the most recent depth psychological synthesis of affect theory based on the work of Sylvan Tomkins, Louis Stewart, and others. Finally in discussing the use of dance/movement as active imagination in practice, the movement themes that emerge and the non-verbal expressive aspects of the therapaeutic relationship are described.

Jung's Technique of Active Imagination and Desoille's Directed Waking Dream Method

Jung's Technique of Active Imagination and Desoille's Directed Waking Dream Method
Author: Laner Cassar
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2020-06-07
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 042984557X

Jung's Technique of Active Imagination and Desoille's Directed Waking Dream Method brings together Carl Jung’s active imagination and Robert Desoille’s "rêve éveillé dirigé/directed waking dream" method (RED). It studies the historical development of these approaches in Central Europe in the first half of the 20th century and explores their theoretical similarities and differences, proposing an integrated framework of clinical practice. The book aims to study the wider European context of the 1900s which influenced the development of both Jung’s and Desoille’s methods. This work compares the spatial metaphors of interiority used by both Jung and Desoille to describe the traditional concept of inner psychic space in the waking dreams of Jung’s active imagination and Desoille’s RED. It also attempts a broader theoretical comparison between the procedural aspects of both RED and active imagination by identifying commonalities and divergences between the two approaches. This book is a unique contribution to analytical psychology and will be of great interest for academics, researchers and post-graduate students interested in the use of imagination and mental imagery in analysis, psychotherapy and counselling. The book’s historical focus will be of particular relevance to Jungian and Desoillian scholars since it is the first of its kind to trace the connections between the two schools and it gives a detailed account of Desoille’s early life and his first written works. This book was a Gradiva Award nominee for 2021.

The Invisible Partners

The Invisible Partners
Author: John A. Sanford
Publisher: Paulist Press
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1980
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780809122776

Expounding on the Jungian concept that the human soul has both male and female dimensions, the author describes how male-female relationships are influenced by, and must take into account, the feminine part of a man and the masculine part of a female.

The Theory & Practice of Teaching

The Theory & Practice of Teaching
Author: Peter Jarvis
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2002
Genre: Teaching
ISBN: 0749434090

This text will introduce teachers to the approaches, techniques, theories and methods of teaching. It looks in detail at the teaching techniques that can be called upon at different times and in different situations, and how they can be used.

Education and Imagination

Education and Imagination
Author: Raya Jones
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2008-06-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134082150

This edited book explores the application of Jungian perspectives in educational settings.

Dance Therapy and Depth Psychology

Dance Therapy and Depth Psychology
Author: Joan Chodorow
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2013-06-17
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 113585419X

Dance/movement as active imagination was originated by Jung in 1916. Developed in the 1960s by dance therapy pioneer Mary Whitehouse, it is today both an approach to dance therapy as well as a form of active imagination in analysis. In her delightful book Joan Chodorow provides an introduction to the origins, theory and practice of dance/movement as active imagination. Beginning with her own story the author shows how dance/ movement is of value to psychotherapy. An historical overview of Jung's basic concepts is given as well as the most recent depth psychological synthesis of affect theory based on the work of Sylvan Tomkins, Louis Stewart, and others. Finally in discussing the use of dance/movement as active imagination in practice, the movement themes that emerge and the non-verbal expressive aspects of the therapaeutic relationship are described.

Challenges in the Theory and Practice of Play Therapy

Challenges in the Theory and Practice of Play Therapy
Author: David Le Vay
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2016-01-08
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1317378989

Challenges in the Theory and Practice of Play Therapy provides an advanced and in-depth exploration of the issues and challenges relating to the training, theory and practice of Child-Centred Play Therapy. The ethos of the book is process orientated, and it discusses the particular therapeutic challenges that are encountered on a day-to- day basis. Drawing upon clinical material and cutting-edge theory, David Le Vay and Elise Cuschieri bring together experienced practitioners from the field to explore key topics such as: The therapeutic use of self within play therapy Gender issues in play therapy The play therapist’s experience of self-doubt Working with acquired brain injury Working with developmental trauma The role of research within play therapy The role of experiential training groups in a play therapy training programme Original and stimulating, Challenges in the Theory and Practice of Play Therapy will be of interest and value to all those working within the area of child mental health, both in practice and in training, and particularly those in the wider Arts and Play Therapy community who are working therapeutically with troubled children.