Meeting the Anima - Active Imagination Meditation Exercise - Jungian Shadow Work
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- Опубліковано 6 гру 2022
- This exercise will be most effective for those who identify with masculine energy. In 'Meeting the Anima,' you will open up an interaction with the Anima - feminine aspect of your unconscious mind.
As you relate to your Anima, you’re going to cultivate a relationship with the emotional force within you - the muse that connects you to passion as you act and create in the world. This partnership with your inner selves will be the cause of your partnerships in the outer, physical world.
Active Imagination is a technique developed by the Swiss psychologist Carl Jung for engaging with the unconscious mind. Jung considered Active Imagination to be the most powerful way to access the unconscious mind and attain wholeness of personality.
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This helped and worked for me. A first step and I needed that guidance. I hope to return to where I went today and further discover and integrate what I find. I think I have much to do. Thank you very much.
Wonderful to hear it helped Mary and thanks for the subscribe. Trust that the unconscious will show you whatever needs to be seen.
This was deeply intimate. I feel like I've been to a place I've been before. I was in awe of her grace and otherworldly beauty
Thank you for sharing your intimate experience with the exercise. Recognise that as otherworldly as it may seem, everything you experience is a product of your own mind and unconscious content coming to the surface. Continue working to integrate this aspect of yourself through active imagination and in daily life. It will be interesting to know how your experience of the anima evolves over time.
@@makeitconscious I surely want to give it more attention :)
Great, keep going and I hope to hear more about how it goes.
This meditation series are excellent. Thanks for your work! Could you possibly do any longer meditation about these archetypes?
Thanks for the feedback! That is a good idea and I'll take it on board. This may well be something I do in the future.
Yes these meditations are wonderful! Would love for them to be longer!
@@spirit_owl3068 glad you’re enjoying them. I will be releasing some longer exercises based on feedback.
Thank you.
You’re welcome Taj. I recently published a new Anima exercise which you also might be interested in:
ua-cam.com/video/QIjKO4_3k5Y/v-deo.html
Great content, my subscription was well earned - THANK YOU!
You're very welcome! Thank you for the kind words and glad you are enjoying the active imagination exercises. Watch this space for more.
Excellent and powerful. I never get a visual image, but rather an embodied feeling (not exactly an emotion). But that is how my psyche works in general. Akin to a psychological gesture, as in the Michael Chekhov method of acting.
Thank you… glad to hear it helped. I think you are onto something in that feeling is what is really trying to be made conscious. Any images are really conscious pointers to a feeling.
I use this one a lot, and its the most helpful to me. Thank you.
You're welcome. Thank you for the feedback, and glad it's proving helpful. It's good practice to revisit certain exercises regularly. There is also the Walking with the Anima exercise, which you might be interested in: ua-cam.com/video/QIjKO4_3k5Y/v-deo.html
@@makeitconscious Thank you, I just saw that one.
I saw your content and subscribed immediately! 😍 More Jungian stuff! More integrative work!
Thank you! And glad you like the channel. Active Imagination is a very powerful tool for uncovering and integrating inner conflicts. Feel free to share your experiences or ask any questions in the comments.
@@makeitconscious Thank YOU! 🙏🏻 I will possibly try this one today and will share my experience. Content like this is a gem.
Glad you think so. Guided Active Imagination exercises are rare to find online. Interested to hear how you get on.
i was raised mormon, and having 'resigned' officially a couple years ago, this helps for sure as I considered that a cult at some level. keep up the good work.
Great work. I also left a cult around the same time. Currently writing an ebook called The Cult Recovery Guide which will be available to download free. Thanks for the encouragement.
I was raised a moron, and it even helped me.
Amazing,thank you so much🙏🏽
You're welcome! Glad you found this exercise useful 🙏
I recognized symbols for both anima and animus in meditations . I do the work all by myself that’s why it is so priceless, although struggling with shadow side for a very long period of time.
Literally priceless 😅. I'm glad you have the confidence to recognise that individuation must be an inner journey. We come to know ourselves through the world, but it can never truly tell us who we are. Keep up with the shadow work - it's never truly "done." There are a range of shadow work exercises on this channel. Thanks for the subscribe and your engagement. Feel free to share your experiences any time.
@@makeitconscious I found your channel in the right time. Thy symbols of both anima and animus will be my guides , which kind of work I have to do daily to connect with them. And whole journey is labyrinth of faun literary if you do not work on your shadow, especially with planets like Neptune in first house.I feel like I live in a dream literary , and I live in Kyiv during the whole time of war. This state(war) also like bunch of symbols and psychic possibilities . All I dream of is to have enough time during this lifetime to do all the work .
I can very much relate to your thoughts about life being like a labyrinth of symbols. Symbolic significance permeates experience and it’s great that you are in tune with it. I’m sure it will continue to serve you well. I’m deeply sorry to hear about the difficult times you've been facing in Kyiv during the war. It's brave and resilient of you to use these challenging circumstances as fuel for psychic development. War is undeniably a symbolically significant event, and the realities it brings are often hard for many to truly comprehend.
I think that in a sense, you are in just the right place, and you have all the time in the world, although it surely often does not feel like it. Your inner work is a gift and inspiration to others around you.
Thank you for the encouraging feedback. Please feel free to keep exploring the exercises and sharing your experiences.
Good
Thank you sir
Great video, i dont know how youtube works but could u have the ads start in the beginning of the video? I was interrupted by one half way thru
Thank you for the encouragement and for pointing out the ads. I actually wasn't aware of that... I'll go ahead and turn off monetisation now so there should be no ads. Certainly do not want them appearing half way through the exercise. Thanks!
@@makeitconscious Just to let you know, I got an add at one minute in.
@@castor652 Thanks for letting me know. Sorry about that. It turns out I cannot turn off ads completely until I have over 1000 subscribers. Working on it 😁. In the meantime I have turned off 'internet based ads' so there should be minimal ads until then. If at any point this happens I recommend skipping the ad and bringing the attention back to the exercise in the same way as you would for any other distraction.
@@makeitconscious Thanks for the response, much appreciated 👍
Wanted to try but disrupted by ads multiple times and gave up
I am sorry to hear that you had this experience. Unfortunately UA-cam does not allow creators to disable ads entirely until they have over 1000 subscribers. In the meantime I have switched off what are called 'internet based ads' which should keep them to a minimum, but some ads may still appear from time to time. If this happens I recommend skipping the ad and re-focusing on the exercise in the way that you would for other kinds of distraction.
That said, It is uncommon that ads should appear multiple times. Perhaps the presence of multiple ads on this occasion is reflecting something back that is trying to become conscious. Perhaps the real 'exercise' in this case is to find a new way to engage with such distractions. I encourage you to keep going with the exercise and exploring the psyche in general.
In any case I believe that this channel will have 1000 subscribers in the not too distant future :).
Should I call my male part?
Is there a way to not have ads interrupt the video?
Hi there and thank you for subscribing to the channel. Unfortunately UA-cam does not allow creators to disable ads entirely until they have over 4000 watch hours in the last year (and 1000 subscribers). We are currently working towards the 4000 hour mark in order to become a UA-cam Partner and disable ads during the guides exercises.
In the meantime I have switched off what are called 'internet based ads' which should keep them to a minimum, but some ads may still appear from time to time. If this happens I recommend skipping the ad and re-focusing on the exercise in the way that you would for other kinds of distraction.
Is this meditation only for males
Do you have insight for someone suffering with autogynephilia? It feels like I'm dominated by my anima, and that I am in love with it, completely idealizing the feminine. Needing it to be incarnated, becoming her, which is obviously an illusionary path. Thanks.
Hi there, thank you for sharing your feelings and experiences. The journey of self-understanding is unique for everyone, and it's courageous of you to seek insight.
The concept of the anima in Jungian psychology refers to the inner feminine side of a man. It's a symbolic representation of all the feminine psychological tendencies within a man, such as passive, receptive, and nurturing traits. Being "dominated" by the anima or feeling like you're in love with her can symbolise an over-identification or a lack of integration of these aspects within yourself. This can manifest in various ways, including idealisation of the feminine or an urge to embody it. But as one progresses in their individuation process, this projection can be withdrawn, leading to a more integrated and balanced relationship with the anima.
Your awareness of the "illusory path" suggests a level of self-insight. The Jungian process of individuation involves recognising these inner figures but also understanding their symbolic nature. They are not meant to be literal prescriptions for life but rather provide clues to the unconscious dynamics at play. I would say that if you are intent on resolving the issue then it will be necessary to investigate and get in touch with the feelings that are leading the anima to manifest in this way for you.
Working with a therapist who's familiar with Jungian concepts could provide valuable insights. It would allow you to explore your feelings in a safe environment and guide you through the process of understanding and integrating these feelings.
Autogynephilia, as you've mentioned, is a separate concept and has been both debated and misunderstood in various circles. If this is something you're wrestling with, again, a trained therapist or counsellor can provide clarity and support.
To me, this meditation somehow leads me to imagining a kind of love scenario, or at least a really wholesome interaction with a beautiful woman. I feel like im just imagining some kind of realtionship or love that im missing out, even though it feels really good. Am i doing it wrong?
Hi Peter, I would not say you were doing it wrong. Encounters with the unconscious to a large extent unfold the way they need to. Contrary to perception, active imagination doesn't necessarily need to be a rough ride in order for it to be valuable. Enjoyable experiences are also rich with insight, but be open to both kinds of encounter. The key is that the ego isn't trying to control the experience. Your interaction with the anima seems to reflect your conscious self's relationship with it and it sounds healthy. It could also indeed be reflecting something that feels missing in your conscious life, and engaging with the anima in a positive and enriching way would be one way to help bring this about.
I recommend continuing to work with the anima and ask it questions that probe deeper. Understand what needs and concerns it has. There is also another exercise for working with the anima which you can access here: ua-cam.com/video/QIjKO4_3k5Y/v-deo.html
Thanks for your comment and feel free to keep sharing your insights and questions. I'd be interested to hear how this develops.
Thank you very much for the answer, i‘ll definetly try the new video and update if i notice a change from connecting to the anima more and more :)
@@makeitconsciousand thank you very much for the interpretation of my experiences as well, im still a little new to jungian psychology :)
You're welcome sir! Glad to help. Feel free to keep sharing your experiences.
How do i just imagine my anima? I thought this video is going to tell me how but instead it tell you to just call her. It was too fast for me.
Hey, thanks for the feedback on the video, and great work looking to open up a connection with the Anima.
It's not uncommon to have challenges imagining, especially during the first few attempts. The trick in active imagination is in allowing the unconscious content to take form however it needs to, rather than prescribe its appearance. That is one of the differences between active imagination and 'guided visualisation' exercises.
However, sometimes the imagination is not so forthcoming, and this can happen even to experienced practitioners. In this case try using a little more creative will and see if you can 'make up' an image - representing the archetypal feminine, in the case of the Anima. Once you have the image, try relaxing the effort and see if it takes on some autonomy. Whatever you produce must come from your mind, so can be insightful in any case. Don't worry about getting it wrong. The only exception is not to imagine a real, living person in active imagination, not least for the Anima.
You're not the first to express an interest in longer exercises and I agree these are a good idea. You'll be glad to know there are now some longer, slower versions available. There is a new Anima exercise available on UA-cam and with an even longer extended version as a podcast:
Anima Integration Exercise - UA-cam - ua-cam.com/video/Q71yV8XBX3k/v-deo.html
Anima Integration Exercise (Extended) - Podcast - open.spotify.com/episode/5bXdhkS4TmuAlLeBTCMHgO?si=Phot9_2QTG6THwhDanA3lw
Thanks again for the comment. I'd be interested to hear how you get on :)
Commercial 😢 in the middle of mediation
Hi there and thank you for subscribing to the channel. I appreciate the ads are not ideal, but we are on our way to being able to switch them off during guided exercises. Unfortunately UA-cam does not allow creators to disable ads entirely until they have over 4000 watch hours in the last year (and 1000 subscribers). We are currently working towards the 4000 hour mark in order to become a UA-cam Partner and disable ads during the guides exercises.
In the meantime I have switched off what are called 'internet based ads' which should keep them to a minimum, but some ads may still appear from time to time. If this happens I recommend skipping the ad and re-focusing on the exercise in the way that you would for other kinds of distraction.
Frick’n blaring ads right in the middle!!!
Had to scroll back a couple of times after the ads but it felt very good when I could get through it. Thank you.
You're welcome and good work. Glad to know that you persisted with the exercise and experienced benefits from it. I encourage you to keep engaging with the unconscious and you will continue to compound the benefits.
Unfortunately UA-cam does not allow creators to disable ads entirely until they have over 1000 subscribers (and 4000 watch hours in the last year). In the meantime I have switched off what are called 'internet based ads' which should keep them to a minimum, but some ads may still appear from time to time. If this happens I recommend skipping the ad and re-focusing on the exercise in the way that you would for other kinds of distraction.
Is this meditation only for males
Great question... Anyone can do this meditation. It is most suited for those who identify with masculine energy, since the feminine would be more unconscious. However it can be useful for everybody.
There are also Animus exercises available, which are particulary suited for those who identify as feminine. You can access them here:
Meeting the Animus - ua-cam.com/video/eaHz8K3kfoM/v-deo.html
Walking with the Animus - ua-cam.com/video/3e_BsKnlzRA/v-deo.html
All people have both an Anima and Animus. At their core, they are not about gender per se, but about the balancing of masculine and feminine energies in the psyche. Therefore all people can benefit from deepening their relationship with both archetypes.
Thank u so much for your prompt reply
You're welcome!
according to carl yung ,the anima is for men, animus for women.