I use the Jungian technique of Active Imagination on a daily, at worst weekly, basis. This is a VERY simplified overview, and something I will return to so that I can spell it out in a more thorough manner.
Auto - self-directed
Biblio - books/library
Therapy - Healing
So, autobibliotherapy = self-directed healing via books
In this 3 hour playlist, I will summarise my library down to 15 book recommendations that will significantly impact the effectiveness and depth of your inner work journey.
Aims:
• To provide a full curriculum to complete 5+ years of scattered Inner Work in 1 focused year
• To introduce you to a wide and overlapping set of theories and modalities to approach your inner work from all angles, including:
- unconscious and shadow work
- height psychology
- somatic therapy
- personality development
- Life coaching and plans/guide for the future
- Philosophy (existentialism)
- Anthropology (the study of human beings and their ancestors through time and space and in relation to physical character, environmental and social relations, and culture)
- Transpersonal psychology and psychosynthesis
- Inner critic and parts work
All with key books for each element to take the study further
• To address various interrelated aspects of yourself instead of isolating elements arbitrarily, and formulate a plan on how to do this inner work
• To increase your attention span so that you can sit down and read, leading to lower screen time
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 I Wish 18 Year Old Billy Knew This Technique
0:50 What is Active Imagination? (Book Recommendation)
3:00 Step I - Ask: Where is This Worry Coming From?
4:30 Step II - Invite the Worry to a Dialogue
5:53 Step III - Fully Engage with the Dialogue (Bring in Your Emotions)
7:25 Step IV - Thank the Image for Sharing Its Story
8:23 Use This Technique On a Daily Basis
9:13 Key Message of This Lesson
#shadowwork #worry #activeimagination