Imagination In The Heart Of Realization By James Hillman

Chapter One: Introduction “For me, reason is the natural organ of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.
Imagination, producing new metaphors or revivifying old, is not the cause of truth, but its condition.” (Lewis, 1980, p. 265).

Imagination has been a topic of great inquiry within the therapeutic fields, and has been a crucial part of the relationship between society and healing. It has existed in many ways throughout theories and practices, while having various transformations back and forth between being seen as an effective path of therapy. This thesis emerged as a demanding question into what the imagination truly is. It is something spectacular, in how well it can seem to be known yet in actuality is not. We cannot scientifically dissect the imagination; thus turning to the arts to help provide a container for the imagination to be poured into.

It was not coincidental that I came across James Hillman upon my personal, professional and educational turn to an inter-modal approach. After all, “Hillman taught us to be wary of literalism in psychology, political thought, and art. His call is for a world re-visioned with imagination; psychology needs to break to renew and re-discover its depth of character.” (McNiff, 2012, p. 104).

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It many take a few rough drafts, and steady reading and collecting quotes, but if you give a process space and time the process will unfold naturally. Initially, this thesis began as an inquiry into the relationship between soul and imagination. While this will be reviewed briefly in the literature review, it became impossible to deny that the thesis wanted to be an in-depth analysis into the realm of the imagination. Expanding to an inter-modal framework allows for further sensory connection with the arts, for the imagination to really