I love love the first version! Can’t wait to come back to this soon and give it a try 🧚🏼♀️ thank you! I always get taken through some really vivid meditations
Tess, I feel that this guided meditation is not as powerful as it could be, and it was frustrating to me for a reason I could not put my finger on until now. As a guided meditation, I am in a receptive state, not an active state. The most successful and effortless activr imagination guided meditations I've listened to TELL me "your shovel just hit something unexpected..." Rather than a feeling of "you shovel may have hit something, maybe not, who knows". Being told what happens prompts my unconscious to fill in the gap, and gives wild and vivid, profound journeys. Thank you for reading this, I really hope to see more from you and I love your work.
Hi there @ferocityxfelicity. (Love that name!) I appreciate your feedback. I once did a live version of this meditation in which I invited people to descend into the subconscious in whatever fashion they wished, such as digging, swimming, descending a spiral staircase, etc. Afterwards, one participant told me she felt adrift in the open endedness. She wanted to be brought to a specific landing pad, the way a scene in a good novel evokes your senses and makes you feel vitally present. (Revealing myself now as a novelist!) Some people have sharp visual imaginations and others, like those with aphantasia, can't visualize at all. Based on your comment, I bet on the VVIQ scale (Vividness of Visualization Imagery Questionnaire) you would score high. In this meditation, to accommodate all types of visualizers, I tried to give very specific cues in the beginning, like those you mentioned, for those whose imaginations are less vivid, and to leave ten minutes with no guidance at all, for those whose imaginations need no starter fluid. The sweet spot for every listener is different. In your case, you probably don't need to listen at all. Just do the practice on your own and notice over time if the the characters and setting gain consistency. No doubt your lively inner landscape will further reveal itself. Thank you so much for your useful feedback. It will definitely be in my mind as I make future meditations. I'd rather err on the side of open endedness than be prescriptive. As you say, "receptivity" is the key. Many thanks!
@@TessCallahan Awesome, thank you so much. I'll look into that VVIQ scale. Maybe mine is high, but I've definitely tried without any prompting or guidance and nothing happens either, I'd love to help come up with phrasing and nuance that really targets narrow bands in that spectrum so that people can identify their VVIQ score and save the playlist of guided meditations that's custom fit for them. That's a huge foundation to come up with a lot of content! Thank you again for your reply, I appreciate you and your time Tess!
Absolutely love it thank you so much, what happens when you find a door? You say keep digging but you also say enter it, so do i dig in with the guide inside the place after the door or i only dig in the first place?
No need to force anything. If you haven't meditated before, you might start with a simple, gentle one like this: ruclips.net/video/2m2q31_eYv0/видео.htmlfeature=shared or this: ruclips.net/video/QtDXfGDadYY/видео.htmlfeature=shared. If you do decide to try Active Imagination, imagine a trusted companion by your side, such as a beloved dog or protector. Anytime it feels like too much, you can simply stop. Since everything here occurs inside your own imagination, there is no danger. Trust yourself and don't force anything. Thanks for your comment.
Think about it like a dream. You go to bed every night and dream, same thing but you keep your awareness through out the whole thing so there is nothing to worry about ❤ nevertheless, I understand you. Was hesitating the first couple of times too.
I understand how you feel. I did it this morning for the first time, after reading and listening to a fair few things about and by Jung over the last few months. Within minutes of digging I was terrified. I won't go into what I visualised, except to say that it didn't really feel like I was choosing what appeared. When the bell rang and I returned I had a few seconds of relief and then busrt into uncontrollable tears and shook like a leaf for about half an hour. However, although I feel a little confused now i at least know that there is validity to this and I want to discover more. Good luck to you
Many people like guidance in coming back up to surface level consciousness, thus the call back after 10 minutes. If you don't need that guidance, simply do the mediation on your own with no recording, which is after all the way Carl Jung did it when he invented this method for himself. Good luck!
Hi Louise. Some listeners prefer more guidance than others, especially on their first go with this rather precise meditation. If the guidance bothers you, you can simply do Active Imagination on your own in the silence of your room. That, after all, is what Carl Jung himself did. Happy meditating!
Hi Rohan. It's fine if this meditation isn't for you, but if you wanted to give it another try, the most important aspect is to make sure you are deeply relaxed, letting yourself slip into a twilight state between wakefulness and sleep so that your conscious and subconscious minds can freely interact. Once you are in that state, you can ask questions into the dream space, such as "Who is here?" or "Show me what this place looks like" or "What do I most need to see or understand right now?" Active Imagination is not so much a process of what happens to you, but what you subconsciously make happen. A good way to make things happen is by asking questions, and then allowing yourself to be completely surprised by whatever arises in response. I hope that helps. Good luck!
This doesn't really work. Your suggestions are a distraction since they do not align with what I am trying to imagine. It would be better simply to guide downwards and then stop talking completely for at least twenty minutes. No need for any instructions or suggestions
Hi Andrius. Some listeners prefer more guidance than others, especially on their first go with this rather precise meditation. If the guidance bothers you, you can simply do Active Imagination on your own in the silence of your room. That, after all, is what Carl Jung himself did. Happy meditating!
This was really powerful. Thank you.
So glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for commenting!
I would love more of these!! I think I still need prompts to help start me but it’s so easy to slip into fluid action in my head
I love love the first version! Can’t wait to come back to this soon and give it a try 🧚🏼♀️ thank you! I always get taken through some really vivid meditations
Brightens my heart to hear this. I'm so glad this meditation has been working for you. Thanks for your kindness in commenting. I wish you well.
Tess, I feel that this guided meditation is not as powerful as it could be, and it was frustrating to me for a reason I could not put my finger on until now.
As a guided meditation, I am in a receptive state, not an active state. The most successful and effortless activr imagination guided meditations I've listened to TELL me "your shovel just hit something unexpected..." Rather than a feeling of "you shovel may have hit something, maybe not, who knows". Being told what happens prompts my unconscious to fill in the gap, and gives wild and vivid, profound journeys.
Thank you for reading this, I really hope to see more from you and I love your work.
Hi there @ferocityxfelicity. (Love that name!) I appreciate your feedback. I once did a live version of this meditation in which I invited people to descend into the subconscious in whatever fashion they wished, such as digging, swimming, descending a spiral staircase, etc. Afterwards, one participant told me she felt adrift in the open endedness. She wanted to be brought to a specific landing pad, the way a scene in a good novel evokes your senses and makes you feel vitally present. (Revealing myself now as a novelist!) Some people have sharp visual imaginations and others, like those with aphantasia, can't visualize at all. Based on your comment, I bet on the VVIQ scale (Vividness of Visualization Imagery Questionnaire) you would score high. In this meditation, to accommodate all types of visualizers, I tried to give very specific cues in the beginning, like those you mentioned, for those whose imaginations are less vivid, and to leave ten minutes with no guidance at all, for those whose imaginations need no starter fluid. The sweet spot for every listener is different. In your case, you probably don't need to listen at all. Just do the practice on your own and notice over time if the the characters and setting gain consistency. No doubt your lively inner landscape will further reveal itself. Thank you so much for your useful feedback. It will definitely be in my mind as I make future meditations. I'd rather err on the side of open endedness than be prescriptive. As you say, "receptivity" is the key. Many thanks!
@@TessCallahan Awesome, thank you so much. I'll look into that VVIQ scale.
Maybe mine is high, but I've definitely tried without any prompting or guidance and nothing happens either, I'd love to help come up with phrasing and nuance that really targets narrow bands in that spectrum so that people can identify their VVIQ score and save the playlist of guided meditations that's custom fit for them. That's a huge foundation to come up with a lot of content!
Thank you again for your reply, I appreciate you and your time Tess!
@@Leonidas_Apollo Fascinating idea. Thanks for your input!
@@TessCallahan Always! We might work together in the next year or two, just a heads up 😂
Absolutely love it thank you so much, what happens when you find a door? You say keep digging but you also say enter it, so do i dig in with the guide inside the place after the door or i only dig in the first place?
Why am I always scared? I wanted to do it, but I always backed out at the very beginning.
No need to force anything. If you haven't meditated before, you might start with a simple, gentle one like this: ruclips.net/video/2m2q31_eYv0/видео.htmlfeature=shared or this: ruclips.net/video/QtDXfGDadYY/видео.htmlfeature=shared. If you do decide to try Active Imagination, imagine a trusted companion by your side, such as a beloved dog or protector. Anytime it feels like too much, you can simply stop. Since everything here occurs inside your own imagination, there is no danger. Trust yourself and don't force anything. Thanks for your comment.
Think about it like a dream. You go to bed every night and dream, same thing but you keep your awareness through out the whole thing so there is nothing to worry about ❤ nevertheless, I understand you. Was hesitating the first couple of times too.
I understand how you feel. I did it this morning for the first time, after reading and listening to a fair few things about and by Jung over the last few months. Within minutes of digging I was terrified. I won't go into what I visualised, except to say that it didn't really feel like I was choosing what appeared. When the bell rang and I returned I had a few seconds of relief and then busrt into uncontrollable tears and shook like a leaf for about half an hour. However, although I feel a little confused now i at least know that there is validity to this and I want to discover more. Good luck to you
Thanks. Helpful. First time an animal appeared for me😊
Lovely! So glad it worked for you, Maya. Thanks for commenting.
After 10 min gap, the sudden getting in of the voice is very disturbing.
Many people like guidance in coming back up to surface level consciousness, thus the call back after 10 minutes. If you don't need that guidance, simply do the mediation on your own with no recording, which is after all the way Carl Jung did it when he invented this method for himself. Good luck!
Enjoy this but it would be great if she stopped talking after the first 5 mins as I can now get into that space very quickly
Hi Louise. Some listeners prefer more guidance than others, especially on their first go with this rather precise meditation. If the guidance bothers you, you can simply do Active Imagination on your own in the silence of your room. That, after all, is what Carl Jung himself did. Happy meditating!
Ok will give it a go!
Nothing happened
Hi Rohan. It's fine if this meditation isn't for you, but if you wanted to give it another try, the most important aspect is to make sure you are deeply relaxed, letting yourself slip into a twilight state between wakefulness and sleep so that your conscious and subconscious minds can freely interact. Once you are in that state, you can ask questions into the dream space, such as "Who is here?" or "Show me what this place looks like" or "What do I most need to see or understand right now?" Active Imagination is not so much a process of what happens to you, but what you subconsciously make happen. A good way to make things happen is by asking questions, and then allowing yourself to be completely surprised by whatever arises in response. I hope that helps. Good luck!
This doesn't really work.
Your suggestions are a distraction since they do not align with what I am trying to imagine.
It would be better simply to guide downwards and then stop talking completely for at least twenty minutes.
No need for any instructions or suggestions
Too much talking to be honest
Hi Andrius. Some listeners prefer more guidance than others, especially on their first go with this rather precise meditation. If the guidance bothers you, you can simply do Active Imagination on your own in the silence of your room. That, after all, is what Carl Jung himself did. Happy meditating!