Man on the chair | Psyche Films
February 8, 2023
An animated figure’s world grows enigmatic when he begins to doubt reality
— Read on psyche.co/films/an-animated-figures-world-grows-enigmatic-when-he-begins-to-doubt-reality
Kafka’s Drawings
October 30, 2021
It seems that Kafka made an argument for disallowing illustrations and drawings to be associated with his writing. By emphasizing the power of visual imagery he suggested the strong effect such visuals would have on the imagery in his writing. It makes sense- a writer may want the imagery of their words to be evoked independently of suggestion. To read this essay from the Philip Oltermann at The Guardian and see a few more drawings, click the link below.
Daydreaming, Imagination, & Visualization
April 13, 2021
This article from the New York Times explains in a somewhat superficial way how daydreaming has gotten a bad reputation. While imagination is mentioned, no clear distinction is made between it, visualization, and daydreaming. I bekieve that these three activities are similar enough to be considered synonyms with, perhaps, minor distinctions.
Although I am now retired, I have used a free-form imagery process, Interactive Guided Imagery, extensively in my art therapy/professional counseling practice to great effect to help clients to access deep self awareness, personal growth, and healing.
As expressed in this article, daydreaming can be a mere escape when used in an unstructured and unintentional way. But it can also enable one to allow information from the non-linear, arational mind to manifest which, along with the structure of the linear, rational mind, can synthesize new integrated awareness.
I have found in my own life that accessing imagination in a process that might look like daydreaming can help me to better awareness of possibilities for creativity, awareness of interconnectedness that wasn’t previously obvious to me, and have deeper and more profound spiritual experience.
Perhaps researchers using rational methods miss the arational potential of these processes. But from the therapists view and the personal process view I must support the positive regard for daydreaming/imagination/visualization
Here are some links to further explore this subject. this subject is addressed frequently in this blog so explore further here as well.
Internal Links: Role of Imagination, Imagination in Counseling and Psychotherapy, Visualization vs Imagination
External Links: Academy for Guided Imagery, Interactive Guided Imagerysm
Knowing Imagination 