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Imagery has been recognized as a vital dimension of mental life and an effective therapeutic agent in both Eastern and Western cultures since ancient times. Since the Center for Healing and Imagery, (formerly the Imagery Training Institute), was founded in 1984, we have observed a widespread increasing interest in using imagery in psychotherapy. The use of imagery ranges from whole systems of psychotherapy to adjunctive uses in psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, and gestalt therapies, hypnosis, treatment of cancer and other diseases, and pain and stress management. More and more therapists have discovered that imagery is the language of the unconscious, providing a unifying, coping, and healing function. This power of imagery to illuminate the unconscious moves the therapeutic process forward much more rapidly than verbal interaction alone. Consequently, it is a particularly relevant modality in the context of the current interest in briefer, more focused therapies.
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