Psychosynthesis & Transpersonal Imagining

  • Sunday, January 07, 2024
  • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Online

Registration

  • Event is free for AAP members
  • The event is available to non-members on a paid basis

Sunday, January 7th 2024, 12 noon EST

Presented by Allan Fraterguest editor of December 2023 Psychosynthesis Quarterly on Imagination and Psychosynthesis, author of  Waking Dreams: Imagination in Psychotherapy & Everyday Life

About the Workshop:

Much of theory and practice with imagination in Psychosynthesis assumes it to be a personal-historical psychological interiority - for example, with ‘inner child’ and subpersonality work. However, this personal ‘inner imagination’ understanding, despite popular usage, is arguably misaligned with the transpersonal or beyond-the-personal premise of Psychosynthesis.

This workshop will turn the conventional inner-imagination view inside out in order to present a truly ‘transpersonal imagination’, where instead of images being inside us, it is we who find ourselves surrounded by images.

The result is an experiential and theoretical expansion of the possibilities of image-work, not just as a means to rational insight, but as healing and transformative in itself, spilling over beyond the consulting room into the activity of images in everyday life.

The workshop will be a mixture of slideshow presentation and discussion with break-out room practicums and small group work.

Learning Objectives:

·       The explicit and also implicit basis within Assagioli’s psychosynthesis for an understanding of imagination as transpersonal.

·       The 4 limitations of ‘inner imagination’: dualistic, rationalistic, narcissitic and mechanistic.

·       The 4 advantages of ‘transpersonal imagination’: non-dual, trans-rational, participatory and emergent

·       Practice based considerations to better notice, validate and enhance work with images.

Target Audience:

Psychosynthesis Psychotherapists, Counsellors, Coaches and anyone else interested in cultivating imaginative life – or wanting to help others do so.

This webinar is FREE to members, $25 to non-members

You can read the opening pages of 'Waking Dreams' for free here: 

https://wildimagination.uk/book/

Sunday, January 7th 2024, 12 noon EST

Registration closes Friday, January 5th, 5 pm EST

Allan Frater is an author, psychotherapist, supervisor and teacher at The Psychosynthesis Trust in London, UK. He is interested in the role of imagination within normal everyday life, creative work and healing/transformation. His first book ‘Waking Dreams’ presented a critical development of standard approaches to ‘active imagination’ and ‘guided imagery’ incorporating paradigm shifting ideas and methods from ecopsychology, complexity theory, fractal geometry and transpersonal psychotherapy. He runs a popular on-line ‘Waking Dreams’ course and is currently writing a second book, provisionally titled ‘Living Between Stories: Imagination in a Time of Crisis’. Find out more via his website www.wildimagination.uk





A little context:


Like it or not, everyone is a part of the universal will and we must somehow tune in 

and willingly participate in the rhythms of universal life. Roberto Assagioli

The world is facing significant changes, and we stand at a threshold. The time is now to move beyond the familiar patterns and silos of our thinking, training and disciplines. As interpersonal neurobiologist, Dan Siegel, speaking at Garrison in 2011, put it: “as long as self is defined as a singular noun, the planet is cooked”. 
Since then, this limited definition has proved to be an unhelpful driver in multiple spheres – a phenomenon that reminds us of the deep interconnections between perception, meaning, consciousness and will, and the vital power of presence and community.
In this moment, we are called to remember our deep belonging—to each other, to the Earth, to the Great Mystery of life. It is essential that we come together to forge pathways of resilience, courage, and kinship; to explore soulful ways to navigate these uncertain times, weaving creativity, wisdom and will from our shared vision of a more connected and whole world.
Join us! as we gather at the Garrison Institute in the spirit of synthesis to ignite our passions, inspire new dreams and build community for 2025 and beyond! This event is more than a conference, it's an immersive and experiential gathering to tap into the deep, transformative work of Psychosynthesis and related disciplines. 

Featured Presenters & Invited Guests

Anne and Tom Yeomans - Valerie Silidker - Didi Firman - Jon Schottland - Amy Spalding-Fecher – Molly Young Brown and many others! 

PLUS Internationally: Kenneth Sorensen (Norway) – Petra Guggisberg Nocelli (Switzerland)  


  • This Summit is designed to identify and address essential questions:

    • What is being asked of us now, at this critical time, both individually and collectively?

    • What does the future hold, and how can we help shape it?

    • What new collaborations may be required in these times, and how do we best support these?

    You Will Experience:

    • International Presenters & Experiential Workshops

    • Psychosynthesis Street Fair, Dialogue Groups & Conversation Circles

    • Festival, Arts, Music, Ceremony, and Nature related activities

    Along with keynote speakers, panel discussions and experiential workshops for the summit, there will be a range of creative events and activities in and around the Garrison retreat center and its beautiful grounds. There will be plenty of time to deepen ties with Psychosynthesis friends and colleagues from around the world.

"Out of the past, in the present, for the future" - Roberto Assagioli


WHAT'S YOUR CONTRIBUTION GOING TO BE?

We are actively reaching out to welcome a diverse group of event planners, presenters, 

facilitators, and volunteers! 


Some limited work exchange discounts available. 

Get involved by contacting: conference@aap-psychosynthesis.org


REGISTRATION INFORMATION:


Cost: $380 plus your choice of accomodation and attendance. However – there is an Early Bird Registration (through March 6th - save $90)


The discounted registration fee of $290 does not include Garrison Institute costs for three meals per day and three nights lodging.


Garrison has limited onsite lodging for the first 165 people who register. Additional off-site lodging can be arranged at local hotels.


Registrations are being processed by Garrison Institute at this web address:https://www.garrisoninstitute.org/event/synthesis-for-a-changing-world-a-summit-festival-of-synthesis/


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