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imagery
techniques: inner guides
psychospiritual approaches

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CALLING ON INNER GUIDES:

Quiet the mind and come into a deeply relaxed state. Ask one of your inner guides to appear from the past, present, or future and know that you will be able to ask questions about yourself. When the figure appears, enter into a dialogue during which you may ask questions or for advice. When done, indicate to the inner guide that you will soon be finishing your conversation, thank him or her, and say that you would like to visit again in the future.

Caution: When receiving advice from inner guides it must not be blindly accepted and followed. It is possible to receive information from a figure other than an inner guide.
(Shone, p. 28-31)

GETTING IN TOUCH WITH THE INNER ADVISOR:

The inner advisor could be called the inner wisdom or the inner physician. First, one creates a state of mental and physical relaxation and calm. This is accessed by focusing attention on the body, part by part, inviting each part to relax, while at the same time doing deep, full breathing; a process that takes about ten minutes. Imagine yourself in a quiet inner place that is serene and secure. This can be a real or imaginary place. Allow an image to appear of a very wise, loving figure who knows you well. (This is the inner advisor and can appear in any form. Some people see archetypal figures, other visualize lights, spirits, power animals, trees, the ocean). Ask the inner advisor if it knows anything about the illness you are experiencing, if there is anything you can learn from it, and if there is anything to do to assist recovery. Be open and receptive to the inner adviser's message. You can enter into a dialogue or even movement with an archetypal or mythical figure that you discover and this can lead you into your own discovery. Jung has indicated this can be any figure, be it shadow or light.
(Rossman, p. 79) (Simonton, p. 185)

see:
converting a symptom to a signal
exploratory or mechanistic?
hypnotherapy: overview
process paradigm
reframing
relaxation techniques
subjective inquiry approach
the shadow and physical symptoms
transference and countertransference
imagery: principles: receptive or programmed?
imagery: precautions: beyond individual visualizations
imagery: precautions: contraindications
imagery: precautions: roles, cautions and tactics
imagery: precautions: Simontons' approach
imagery: precautions: spindrift research
imagery techniques: basic steps
imagery techniques: guided imagery
imagery techniques: image-cancer
imagery techniques: programmed
imagery techniques: smoking
imagery techniques: symptom access


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