Contemporary psychoanalysis needs less reality and more fantasy; what Michael Vannoy Adams calls the "fantasy principle". The Fantasy Principle radically affirms the centrality of imagination. It challenges us to exercise and explore the imagination, shows us how to value vitally important images that emerge from the unconscious, how to evoke such images, and how to engage them decisively. It shows readers how to apply Jungian techniques to interpret images accurately and to experience images immediately and intimately through what Jung calls "active imagination".
The Fantasy Principle makes a strong case for a new school of psychoanalysis - the school of '"imaginal psychology" - which emphasizes the transformative impact of images. All those who desire to give individuals an opportunity to become more imaginative will find this book fascinating reading.
Speaking About the Unspeakable: Non-Verbal Methods and Experiences in Therapy With Children
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This book bears witness to the fact that imagination indeed lives next to and in league with that which troubles us, and also that it can and must be the heart of healing and renewal. This is an inspiring book. We as readers bear witness to several instances of a child finding his or her way through a traumatized and broken inner world to a place of most intimate and poignant healing by innately following a thread given by the heart and imagination in the presence of a gifted therapist.
This introduction provides a concise overview of the central issues
and critical responses to Shakespeare’s sonnets, looking at the themes,
images, and structure of his work, as well as the social and historical
circumstances surrounding their creation.
Examines the intangible aspects of each sonnet, such as eroticism and imagination.
A helpful appendix offers a summary of each poem with descriptions of key literary figures.
Techniques of Creative Thinking
First of all, you should read the introduction which discusses the question: "What can I do to increase my creativity?"
Random Input
Problem Reversal
Ask Questions
Applied Imagination - Question Summary
Lateral Thinking
Six Thinking Hats
The Discontinuity Principle
Checklists
Brainstorming
etc
