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Abstract Advancing an Ecocentric Perspective Through Phenomenological Engagement with the Imagina... more Abstract
Advancing an Ecocentric Perspective Through Phenomenological Engagement with the Imaginal Realm
by Mary Miles Carroll
This production thesis explores the contribution imaginal psychology can make
toward raising individual and collective evolutionary consciousness regarding humanity’s relationship to the biosphere. Many traditional developmental psychology theories stress the relationship of caregiver and child, ignoring the most fundamental relationship between a human being and its primary provider, the earth. Imaginal psychology emphasizes not only that individuals have souls but also that the world has a soul, which communicates through the imaginal realm, making unconscious material more readily available to the individual and collective psyche. Working with the imaginal realm as an adjunct to traditional therapy is proposed as an effective tool in understanding one’s connection to the biosphere, thereby facilitating healing as one’s awareness evolves from an anthropocentricism toward ecocentrism. The author's alchemical hermeneutic investigation includes her own experiences of engagement with the imaginal realm, and she provides the example of an imaginal visual tool to advance ecocentric awareness.
Abstract Advancing an Ecocentric Perspective Through Phenomenological Engagement with the Imagina... more Abstract
Advancing an Ecocentric Perspective Through Phenomenological Engagement with the Imaginal Realm
by Mary Miles Carroll
This production thesis explores the contribution imaginal psychology can make
toward raising individual and collective evolutionary consciousness regarding humanity’s relationship to the biosphere. Many traditional developmental psychology theories stress the relationship of caregiver and child, ignoring the most fundamental relationship between a human being and its primary provider, the earth. Imaginal psychology emphasizes not only that individuals have souls but also that the world has a soul, which communicates through the imaginal realm, making unconscious material more readily available to the individual and collective psyche. Working with the imaginal realm as an adjunct to traditional therapy is proposed as an effective tool in understanding one’s connection to the biosphere, thereby facilitating healing as one’s awareness evolves from an anthropocentricism toward ecocentrism. The author's alchemical hermeneutic investigation includes her own experiences of engagement with the imaginal realm, and she provides the example of an imaginal visual tool to advance ecocentric awareness.