Medicine of the Imagination: Dwelling in Possibility: An Impassioned Plea for Fearless Imagination

Medicine of the Imagination: Dwelling in Possibility: An Impassioned Plea for Fearless Imagination

by Imelda Almqvist
Medicine of the Imagination: Dwelling in Possibility: An Impassioned Plea for Fearless Imagination

Medicine of the Imagination: Dwelling in Possibility: An Impassioned Plea for Fearless Imagination

by Imelda Almqvist

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Overview

'I am in awe of Imelda Almqvist's work. Her passion, her wealth of knowledge, and ability as a story teller is unparalleled. Medicine of the Imagination is such an important book for our time, as we must harness our imaginations as well as fearlessly explore our shadow to bring harmony back into our lives. This “inner activism” also brings healing and balancing to our world.' Sandra Ingerman, MA, award winning author of twelve books including Walking in Light

The human imagination gives rise to the most beautiful man-made structures and creations on Earth: architecture, literature, theatre, music, art, humanitarian initiatives, moon landings and space exploration, mythology, science, they all require a large dose of imagination. We all live surrounded by the results of the imagination of our peers, and the creations of our ancestors. Without imagination there is no compassion, no moral compass and no progress. But without imagination there is also no fear of death. There are no premeditated murders or terrorist attacks; these rely on the human ability to imagine, to call up images and test-drive possible scenarios in the human mind. Once we get out the magnifying glass, we discover that the imagination is a double-edged sword. All of us together, humanity as a collective, are creating very confused and mixed outcomes: world peace remains elusive, wars rage and children starve. Addictions and pollution proliferate. Medicine of the Imagination: Dwelling in Possibility examines these issues and suggests that if we are to transcend religious wars, homophobia, and medical “cures” worse than the diseases we face then it is our moral duty to engage our imagination in service to other people.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781789044324
Publisher: Collective Ink
Publication date: 11/01/2020
Pages: 440
Product dimensions: 5.42(w) x 8.67(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

Imelda Almqvist is a shamanic teacher and painter. She teaches courses in shamanism and sacred art internationally and her paintings appear in art collections all over the world. Imelda is the author of Natural Born Shamans - A Spiritual Toolkit for Life. She lives in London, UK.

Table of Contents

Foreword Anita Sullivan 1

Chapter 1 "Medicina" or The Healing Art 6

Chapter 2 Mapping the Imagination 20

Chapter 3 We Cannot Create What We Cannot Imagine 28

Chapter 4 Illness and Active Imagination 38

Chapter 5 Medical care or Medicine of the Imagination 45

Chapter 6 The Shaman's Map 49

Chapter 7 Death and our Imagination 70

Chapter 8 The Problem with Our Imagination 83

Chapter 9 Imagination and the Art of Telling Ourselves Stories 93

Chapter 10 An Imagination in Evil 110

Chapter 11 Shadow Seeks Expression 143

Chapter 12 Moral Law and Drawing Moral Lines 164

Chapter 13 Imagination and Compassion 176

Chapter 14 The Human-Centred Paradigm: Anthropomorphism 194

Chapter 15 We Are the Ancestors 212

Chapter 16 Reigniting the human imagination 220

Chapter 17 Imagine Health -A Healthy Imagination 232

Chapter 18 Cancer: Illness, Crab, Star Constellation, Mirror and Global Teacher 245

Chapter 19 When Lack of Awareness Becomes Toxic 258

Chapter 20 Narcissism & Imagination 271

Chapter 21 Doors of Perception 280

Chapter 22 Dreaming 287

Chapter 23 Imagination and Interpretation 296

Chapter 24 Karma, Projections, Fantasy and Delusion 310

Chapter 25 Collective Karma 319

Chapter 26 Soul and Imagination - Sacred feminine and masculine 330

Chapter 27 Culture, Subculture and Disability Culture 338

Chapter 28 The Next Fix: Addiction 359

Chapter 29 Medicine of the Imagination 367

Chapter 30 A Passionate Plea 381

Notes 393

Acknowledgments 415

Author Biography 417

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