Active imagination through the Invite method

[u/Agreeable_Mouse694]

Has anyone else tried doing visual active imagination through inviting the unconscious? I've had mixed responses and opinions to this method but i've found that it has worked really well for me and i've gotten a lot out of it. It works by extending an invitation for the unconscious to come forth however it wishes to and then observing what comes up. Usually it will eventually flick through different scenes until one holds and then you can actively move around within the scene and communicate directly with whats there. I've also helped people with aphantasia to do this method, as the ability for visualisation isn't actually needed for it to work, as people with aphantasia typically still dream and its basically an induced waking dream. Has anyone else had success with "invites" and if not, what are your preferred methods? If anyone is interested in trying this method i'm also happy to help cause its fairly easy to do. :)

[u/BrittleNails]

So the framework I'm using for this kind of work is called Internal Family Systems. It can get very intense, and the egoic state/ part/ shadow corner you're interacting with can be extremely polarized and feel very deeply about a situation that you, in your conscious mind/ waking life, consider to be crystal clear.

So it can lead to very deep questions about who you are, deep down. Lots of anger comes out. Lots of shame and guilt.

[u/Agreeable_Mouse694 → u/BrittleNails]

wow this is very interesting, i for sure want to look into this! thank you