Imagery and Imagework

The years when I was pursuing my inner images were the most important in my life – in them everything essential was decided… It was the prima materia for a lifetimes work,” writes the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung in his autobiography.

Although Jung pioneered the use of imagery in self-development and therapy, this method has since been developed by others, Dr. Dina Glouberman among them. She calls her way of working with images for Imagework, and this is my inspiration for using imagery in therapy.

Imagework is an option if you are curious about creative ways of exploring your situation. Images often come from a deeper part of ourselves, and can therefore give a more encompassing picture of a personal issue than the conscious rational mind does through words alone.

Imagework takes into consideration both the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of our lives.

Imagework is an option in therapy and one that some people immediately feel at home with, whereas others take time to make sense of it. For some it does not feel appropriate.