Imagination Takes Us Beyond Our Fears: Stephen Aizenstat and Dawson Church in Conversation
Description
Stephen Aizenstat, PhD, is the founder of Pacifica Graduate Institute. For more than 35 years, he has explored the power of dreams through depth psychology. He has collaborated with Joseph Campbell, Marion Woodman, Robert Johnson, James Hillman, and Native elders worldwide. He conducts dreamwork and imagination seminars throughout the US, Europe, and Asia. His most recent book is The Imagination Matrix: How to Access the Greatest Power You Have for Creativity, Connection, and Purpose.
Here he and Dawson share about:
Dr. Aizenstat’s background
How each of us is part of a world of imaginal figures
Cultivating a relationship with our inner figures, including the difficult ones
Mystical experiences giving us access to the imaginal realm
Imagination as an extraordinary dimension of the human experience
Evolutionary heritage
The ways school usually separates us from the imagination
Imaginal intelligence evolves as we use it
Alpha brain waves then theta, linked to creativity and innovation
The benefit of invoking the imagination upon waking before the busyness of the day
Why to write down your dreams
Exercise 1: Soft eyes then focused eyes
Exercise 2: Letting yourself take the path less traveled
You can find out more about Dr. Stephen Aizenstat’s work at: https://dreamtending.com/
And more about host Dr. Dawson Church at: https://dawsonchurch.com/
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