Power of Imagination
I have been writing about the importance of listening to the spirits, our ancestral spirits and the spirits of the Earth. They have much to show us and teach us in how to relate to the Earth. Listening to them is most effective when in a state of trance, whether in our nighttime dreams or in hypnotic or ecstatic trance. Often when leading a person into a state of trance for the first time their experience might be considered shallow, but with practice the experience broadens and becomes much fuller in what it has to offer. People who listen to their nighttime dreams and see the importance in their dreams are quick to see the power of trance experiences. I often suggest, “use your imagination.” If when going into trance you feel yourself swaying or feel hot or cold, imagine what is pushing or pulling on you to make you sway or from where is the heat or cold coming, from a fire, from the sun, from a cold wind. Expand the experience using your imagination.
What is your imagination? It come from beyond the five senses and can be considered extra-sensory. I was President of the American Association for Mental Imagery from 1999 to 2001, as association that is now part of the International Association for the Study of Dreams for which I have been on the board. The members of the association valued and practiced guided imagery. One of my favorites was led by Anise Sheikh when he guided me into an experience of walking up to a beautiful house and knocking on the door. When the owner came to the door he asked me to move in. The owner was leaving for a while and wanted me to tend to the house. After living in the house for months, years, many years, such that the house became mine, the owner eventually returned. New insights as to the meaning of life are then experienced at the end. As Anise would tell the story that would take 15 or 20 minutes with quiet music playing in the background, my imagination would take over and greatly elaborate of what I was experiencing in this guided imagery. My imagination would take me into a deep trance and the experience would be very powerful.
Another example of guided imagery is the sports psychologist who leads athletes with guided imagery to go beyond their expectations that limit them in the athletic abilities, a powerful way that takes the athlete to new horizons.
Within the imagery association I was considered the member who used hypnotic trance. I would lead a person into a state of trance before the imagery experience would come forth, sort of the opposite of guided imagery. But I see that the imagination used in guided imagery and the use of trance to set the stage for an imagery experience to arise are equally effective in leading a person into the world of the spirits. Using our imagination is a powerful way of going beyond the limited world of our five senses and has much to show us in living in oneness with the Earth.
What is your imagination? It come from beyond the five senses and can be considered extra-sensory. I was President of the American Association for Mental Imagery from 1999 to 2001, as association that is now part of the International Association for the Study of Dreams for which I have been on the board. The members of the association valued and practiced guided imagery. One of my favorites was led by Anise Sheikh when he guided me into an experience of walking up to a beautiful house and knocking on the door. When the owner came to the door he asked me to move in. The owner was leaving for a while and wanted me to tend to the house. After living in the house for months, years, many years, such that the house became mine, the owner eventually returned. New insights as to the meaning of life are then experienced at the end. As Anise would tell the story that would take 15 or 20 minutes with quiet music playing in the background, my imagination would take over and greatly elaborate of what I was experiencing in this guided imagery. My imagination would take me into a deep trance and the experience would be very powerful.
Another example of guided imagery is the sports psychologist who leads athletes with guided imagery to go beyond their expectations that limit them in the athletic abilities, a powerful way that takes the athlete to new horizons.
Within the imagery association I was considered the member who used hypnotic trance. I would lead a person into a state of trance before the imagery experience would come forth, sort of the opposite of guided imagery. But I see that the imagination used in guided imagery and the use of trance to set the stage for an imagery experience to arise are equally effective in leading a person into the world of the spirits. Using our imagination is a powerful way of going beyond the limited world of our five senses and has much to show us in living in oneness with the Earth.
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