Annotation McNiff introduces his pioneering methods of using the creative arts to renew and heal the imagination, such as interpretation through performance and storytelling, collaborative creation, and dialoguing with paintings, as opposed to talking about paintings. 30 halftones.Table of Contents AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1Pt. 1ContextSimple Beginnings9Shamanic Continuities16Attunement to the Archetypal27A Link to the "Art World"44Psyche's Movement54Imaginal Realism66Artist and Angel74The Daimonic Tradition89Pt. 2Dialoguing and Other MethodsLoquent Meditations97Creation Stories99Responding102Talking with Images105The Value of Dialogue109Performance119Dreaming128Pt. 3DemonstrationImage Dialogues145Bibliography227Index231
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