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giulio rospigliosi

This @RedBookJung post is an example of #ActiveImagination in #Jungian #psychoanalysis or #psychotherapy.

In this excerpt, from 1914, Jung has imagined a serpent and is in engaged in a conversation with this imaginal figure. He writes down the dialogue that occurs, with one part for the serpent, and one for himself. He interacts with the figure in as real a way as possible, as if it were a real figure present with him.

#CGJung #AnalyticalPsychology schelling.pt/@RedBookJung/1114

MastodonRed Book Out of Context (@RedBookJung@schelling.pt)Serpent: They are not opposites, but simply differences. Just as little as you make the day the opposite of the year or the bushel the opposite of the cubit. I: That's enlightening, but somewhat boring. - LS, p. 176 #CGJung
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Phases of :
1. . Prepare the mind to enter imaginal space through "expectant quiet."
2. or . Ego invites the unconscious to communicate.
3. . Unconscious comes alive in some way– sensation, image, voice, etc.
4. . Ego considers what the unconscious has shared, perhaps with therapist, trusted friends, etc.
5. . If unable or unwilling to practice the gained wisdom in the outer world, the project has failed.

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Through the practice of , "the image created by the and the interact, and in this interaction, they create the necessary tension to evoke the function. [...]

The self is the union of opposites, as well as the center of the . The transcendent function is the means by which these opposites become united, the process by which the self is brought into being."

–Jeffrey Raff, Jung and the Alchemical Imagination

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