{"product_id":"waking-dreams-allan-frater-9781912698080","title":"Waking Dreams: Imagination in Psychotherapy and Everyday Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a waking dream, we inhabit the dreamworld with an awareness of doing so-as sometimes happens upon waking from sleep when a dream continues to feel present alongside an awareness of lying in bed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking perspectives from transpersonal psychology, ecotherapy, complexity theory, and fractal geometry, this book develops new possibilities within waking dream practice (also known as \"active imagination\" and \"guided imagery\") to show: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- how the in-between waking\/dreaming experience allows us to become aware of not just what we imagine but also the process of how we imagine-a process that reveals the principles and skills of image-based transformation and healing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- how a broad understanding of imagination-as present in all perceptions, actions, and relationships (not just as pictures \"inside the mind\")-allows for an image-centric approach to psychotherapy and everyday life as an ongoing \"eyes-wide-open\" waking dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is an experiential and theoretical appreciation of imagination, not just as a means to rational insight but as a creative ability at the heart of human potential. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are interested in cultivating a richer, story-filled, and enchanted existence, or you are a therapist wanting to help others do so, this might be the book you have been waiting for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allan Frater\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1912698080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912698080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Transpersonal Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d","brand":"Allan Frater","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049582686463,"sku":"9781912698080","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2682c06d-67a8-476e-b56b-5bad67d01e1f.jpg?v=1685002342","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/waking-dreams-allan-frater-9781912698080","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}