Effective Change
— If you want to change others, change yourself. —
Book Review: The Flying Drum by Bradford P. Keeney
The Flying Drum by Bradford P. Keeney My rating: 4 of 5 stars Keeney is a therapist who used systems theory and cybernetics and had a national reputation with several publications in the 80′s. He was a student of Gregory Bateson and Heinz von Foerster. He has developed a radical approach to therapy which is [...]
Feb 1, 2011
Using imagery in therapy is energy medicine. If energy medicine can be defined as the means to change subtle energy systems in the body, then the use of imagery qualifies by addressing negative emotions in a way that can lead to transformation. Guided imagery, active imagination, and art therapy all can be used in this [...]
January 15, 2011 5:45 PM
Those of you who have visited here before will surely notice a change in the design of this blog. After a long period of re-imagining I have decided to change the course of this blog. It will still be named "Knowing Imagination" and subtitled "Musings on the power of the imagination" but the focus will [...]
More on Relationship in Creativity
Joshua Wolf Shenk has a new series on Slate.com on creative pairs, Two is the Magic Number. Accompanying a long essay is a 3+ minute video on John Lennon and Paul McCartney's creative relationship. Related to the previous post here on creative relationship evidenced by remixing, this article explores in depth the "myth of [...]
Everything is a Remix
Led Zeppelin, 1968 Everything is a Remix is part one of what promises to be a very interesting and well done web series video by “Kirby”. Lasting about 7 minutes, this first installment covers the relationship of elements from some music sources to another in hip hop and rock. The creative journey has many avenues. [...]
Interesting new web site
Take a look at this new web site I discovered a couple of days ago, Guided Imagery Collective. Jose Said Osio is a kindred spirit and his well constructed and attractive site is about his interest in guided imagery, art, wellness, and spirit. Check it out.
Beautiful and Strange
Photo by Anthony Wood These photos by Anthony Wood caught my eye and my imagination. I found them to be strange and beautiful- surreal and evocative. This is Photoshop-ing that avoids over-use and shows how one can make fine art with the same tools that so often stray into harshness or kitsch. There [...]
BBC – Creative Minds ‘Mimic Schizophrenia’
Here is a provocative article from the web site of the BBC based on some current research. But don't jump to any conclusions before reading the article. Does it suggest that creativity is based on a deficit of brain function? Or that schizophrenia is creativity run amok? Is this another example of scientific research performing [...]
Where Poetry Begins
The most recent version of the Poetry Fridays email from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation is a beautiful and well-written essay by Martin Farawell, Program Director of Poetry, called, “Where Poetry Begins”. I reproduce this essay below with the suggestion that, if this is at all of interest to you, follow the link at the [...]
