Inner Journeys

Remember when we were little and had an imaginary friend? Can you recall the adventures you had with this being? Or, have you ever been able to project yourself into the fantasy worlds of movies or reading fiction and feel like you were one of the characters taking part in the action?

If you have, you've got experience with taking inner journeys. And that's exciting because learning to journey inward is a useful psychological tool for exploring the subconscious mind.

Journeying into oneself can be an energetic and spiritual adventure as well. Back in the 80s Dr Bernie Seigel burst onto the pop science scene with his revelations regarding the healing power of guided imagery in working with cancer patients. Then Stephanie and Carl Simonton, Jeanne Achterberg, and many others furthered the research on the mind-body connection, proving that what we can imagine can be what we experience at a cellular level.

It is well established that inner journeys are a useful training skill for excellence in sports and business as well as personal healing. But my question now is, if journeying inward connects outer experience with cellular changes, can journeying inward also connect us with the spiritual forces that are commonly thought of as being outside and beyond ourselves?

Pardon me now, while I take an innerjourney to explore that question. and stayed tuned for further reports from the World Within.

Dr Deah's Musings

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