ON-DEMAND COURSE

active imagination 

Jungian Psychology
TEACHERS
Ken James
TOPIC
Jungian Psychology
Format
4 Class Course
DURATION
6 hours

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Meet the images moving your soul

Dr. Kenneth James is a senior Jungian analyst and treasured teacher. 

In this course, Ken James teaches the technique of active imagination. Active Imagination is a profound method developed by Carl Jung, the Swiss psychiatrist. It invites us into the depths of our unconscious mind, offering a way to explore the rich landscape of our psyche. 

Jungian psychology sees the psyche as a vast and intricate world, filled with dream images, emotions, and archetypes. Through Active Imagination, our conscious mind meets the unconscious, engaging in a dialogue that can lead to deep transformation.

Carl Jung believed that the unconscious mind is not just a repository of repressed material but a dynamic source of creativity and wisdom. When we engage in Active Imagination, we open the door to this inner world, allowing the healing and creative unconscious content to surface and be integrated into our consciousness.

Ken James helps us choose the right material and the best methods to initiate and sustain active imagination sessions. 

Join Ken to spot, track and nourish the images moving through you, the images that shape you.

Course Description

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Most of us need a guide when approaching the unknown worlds of our deep inner lives. Dr. Ken James is among the best. He’s a warm, wise and witty mentor who helps bring the mysteries of the imagination within our reach. He makes slippery concepts about the unconscious clear and handy.

In this course, Ken James will present the Jungian technique of active imagination. C.G. Jung developed the technique of active imagination to enable his analysands to dream their dreams onward. Jung found that “… images that emerge from the unconscious have their own vitality … (and) present scenarios that proceed according to their own logic.” (Jung, CW 18, paras.396, 397). 

The actual technique of active imagination is very simple. It starts by relaxing the body and focusing the mind on a particular image, usually from a dream. The person then takes that image and allows it to unfold in their mind’s eye. Gently, the person may interact with the image to see where it might lead or what it might reveal.

This method has proven effective in addressing a wide range of psychological issues, from depression and anxiety to understanding the roots of mental illness. It is also valuable for healing and engaging in creative work. We can explore what the figures of the psyche have to say about themselves. These images, emotions, and archetypal figures of the unconscious are not random; they carry specific messages that can guide us in our inner work. The process requires patience and openness, as the unconscious mind reveals its secrets in its own time.

Ken will also discuss how to choose the appropriate material for active imagination. He’ll explore the methods employed to initiate and sustain active imagination sessions, as well as how to end them. He’ll offer tips about recording the results of the experience and how to keep it alive. 

Examples of Jung’s own work with active imagination will be discussed. Practical exercises will be offered during class. A handout with guidelines will also be made available.

Active imagination is a profound and dynamic tool. The person who uses it wisely may have a direct experience of how the unconscious can move and shape the process of individuation.

This program is ideal if you want to be able to

  • Understand how active imagination is used in Jungian analysis.
  • Know various methods to stimulate and maintain active imagination.
  • Learn to relate with discernment to unconscious material rather than being pushed and pulled by it.
  • Be able to close a session carefully and record it to keep it alive

Course overview

What you will receive

*You will receive a certificate of completion, but it’s not from an official accrediting body. Please check if it will be accepted by the organization you wish to use it with.
4 video & 4 audio recordings
Companion Guide, Handouts
Auto-generated Subtitles
Certificate of completion*
Available in English

ABout the teachers

ken james

Kenneth James, Ph.D. is a Jungian analyst in private practice in Chicago, Illinois. He received a Ph.D. in Communicative Sciences and Disorders from Northwestern University, and a Diploma in Analytical Psychology from the C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago. Along the way, he studied vocal music at the American Conservatory of Music, and learned a modality of music therapy known as The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music at the Institute for Consciousness and Music in Baltimore, Maryland.

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