Speaker
- Shannon Yockey
Organiser
The New Mexico Society of Jungian Analysts
Website
https://jungian.directory/iaap-organisations/nmsja/Tending the Garden of the Soul: Entering the Mundus Imaginalis Through Dreams, Nature, and Sandplay
We live in difficult times and collectively suffer hopelessness, despair, and a fear of the destruction of our species and planet. These devastating archetypal forces threaten our sense of shared humanity and connection to the Anima Mundi (world soul). During such times, it is vital to go to the deep wellspring of the collective unconscious, which brings soul into the world.
In the mundus imaginalis, we encounter figures of light and shadow that mirror what we need for psychic healing. Each time we work with a dream, create a sand scene, or ponder a synchronistic nature visitation, we bring forth unconscious content wanting to be known, which brings balance and wholeness. When we connect to this imaginal realm, our body-soul split is mended, which ripples into the collective situation.
Henry Corbin reveals the imaginal realm in his studies of Islamic Sufism as a world that holds imagination as an absolutely basic function through which its reality and objective is perceived. This idea correlates to Jung’s fidelity to psychic reality—the basis for his creation of The Red Book, his lived imaginal experiences, and the foundation of Jungian theories.
In the Saturday workshop, “Honoring the ‘salt of our experiences’: Exploring Alchemical Imagination through Embodied Practices,” we will explore meaning making through symbolic expression in sandplay, connecting to nature, and active imagination. Through personal experiences of the sacred, we can partner with the psyche in bringing soul into the world. Participants will engage in creativity and active imagination through sandplay, personal reflection, and group sharing.
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