Definition and meaning of imagery:

imagery - visible representation of objects and (or) phenomena as sensed or detected by cameras, infrared and multispectral scanners, radar, and photometers

(Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) )

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Imagery is any poetic reference to the five senses (sight, touch, smell, hearing, and taste). Essentially, imagery is a group of words that create a mental image. Such images can be created by using figures of speech such as similes, metaphors, personification, and assonance. Edgar Allan Poe, Ezra Pound, and William Wordsworth were masters of imagery. The Fall of the House of Usher by Poe, for example, used such pictures of a "black and lurid tarn that lay in unruffled luster by the dwelling" to creat ...

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The Second Renaissance contains a wealth of imagery, with each segment relying on an individual theme. The title reflects the general theme of rebirth—while the First Renaissance saw corrupt and outdated medieval societies give way to modern societies with new ways of thinking and new social structures, the Second Renaissance sees the outdated human civilisation collapse, allowing the machine society, a civilisation which humans can neither understand nor tolerate, to rise to dominance of the planet. The individual segments of the p ...

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The Second Renaissance, The Second Renaissance - Plot summary, The Second Renaissance - Part I, The Second Renaissance - Part II, The Second Renaissance - Imagery, The Second Renaissance - Commentary, The Second Renaissance - Events and Characters, The Second Renaissance - Million Machine March, The Second Renaissance - B166ER, The Second Renaissance - Music, The Second Renaissance - Voice Actors, The Second Renaissance - External link

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The film has several cinematic sequences. Each of these sequences has a distinct musical feel, although themes from earlier sections of the score recur frequently throughout. The chapters on the Koyaanisqatsi DVD are separated and named by the titles of the musical sections. The film's first image of the film is a cave painting depicting several tall darkly-shadowed figures standing near a taller figure adorned with a crown. The next image is a close-up of a the Saturn 5 rocket from the Apollo 12 mission during take-off. The fi ...

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Koyaanisqatsi, Koyaanisqatsi - Imagery, Koyaanisqatsi - Music, Koyaanisqatsi - Meaning, Koyaanisqatsi - History, Koyaanisqatsi - Trivia, Koyaanisqatsi - Influence

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The Venus-Sun transit of June 7-8 2004 is a golden opportunity for humankind to gain access to the necessary and special knowledge that ensures human evolution and existence.

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creative visualization: Subject of the bestseller of the same name, written by Shakti Gawain in 1978.

In creative visualization, one clearly imagines whatever one wants to manifest (see manifesting); then one gives the idea, image, or feeling positive energy, by focusing on it regularly, until it becomes reality. Creative visualization's theory posits a spiritual source: a supply of infinite energy, love, and wisdom discoverable in the inner beings of humans.

Expressions for methods identical or similar to creative visualization include: active imagination, creative imaging, directed day-dream, directed waking dream, dynamic imaging, guided fantasy, guided imagery, guided visualization, imagery, imaginal medicine, imaging, initiated symbol projection, inner guide meditation, led meditation, magickal visualization, mental imagery, pathworking, Positive Imaging, positive thinking, positive visualization, visualization, visualization therapy, waking dream therapy, and willed imagination.

For example, willed imagination, also called creative visualization, is the magickal art of imagining the result one desires of one's magick (the word for Wiccan magic) in order to achieve that result.

(See also: Creative visualization , Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

guided imagery (guided visualization): A method akin to creative visualization and led meditation. Its design is to promote physical healing or attitudinal or behavioral changes. Practitioners act as prompters and orally outline scenes and/or give instructions on using imagery for self-help.

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active imagery: Form of imagery (see below) that involves concentrating on a preselected image to control a particular symptom.

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Hypnagogic Imagery:

Imagery occurring in the hypnagogic state (occurring while dropping off to sleep).

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Hypnopompic Imagery:

Imagery occurring in the hypnopompic state (occurring while waking up).

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Taoist Healing Imagery: Group of Chinese healing techniques advanced by Kenneth S. Cohen, M.A., in his audiocassette of the same name. The techniques include Dragon and Tiger Meditation (whose purpose is to increase vitality), Golden Light Solar Meditation, Spirit Goes on a Distant Journey, and Tan Tien Breathing. The ultimate goal of Taoist Healing Imagery is to build enlightenment. (See Chi Kung Meditations.)

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E.S.S.E.N.C.E. (ESSENCE Guided Imagery Process): Form of guided imagery developed by Dr. Mitch Gaynor, author of Healing Essence: A Cancer Doctor's Practical Program of Hope and Recovery. its principle is that the removal of psychological and emotional barriers to healing leads to a life-affirming process of healing.

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About four out of ten reported psychic experiences involve some seeming awareness of the future. The term premonition is in general use, and the more clinical word precognition, ('before knowing'), tends to be used by parapsychologists. In descending order of frequency, premonitions come in the form of dreams, waking thoughts, waking imagery and sleep-onset, (hypnagogic), imagery.

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How can dreams be used for healing? Many of the people I interviewed were women who had suffered breast cancer. Their stories were as varied and individual as the dreamers themselves and ranged from little bears helping with house cleaning to dramatic stories of physical and spiritual loss and rebirth played out in dreaming and in waking.
When we finally feel confident in exploring the elements of dream diagnosis, the next step is to explore the elements of healing in our dreams. Diagnosis is presented not to frighten us, but to allow us to begin a journey of healing.

This article is adapted from SHE WHO DREAMS By Wanda Easter Burch.

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Power of Questions

Questions guide us in all that we do. Some questions we ask to ourselves, some to others. We walk into a room and think or ask, "What's going on here?" We hear the telephone ring and wonder, "Who's that?" We see a friend and ask, usually quite automatically, "How are you?" Not every question has a question mark at the end. For example, "I wonder if I'll have trouble falling to sleep tonight." Or, "Let's see if there are any fresh vegetables that look good at the supermarket today." These are examples of rather neutral questions, that is, those that are not empowering or disempowering. They simply guide us in our observations.

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How often have you woken in the night, looked at a digital clock, but it has appeared blurred or doesn't make sense? Have you ever reached out to turn on the light - or any electrical appliance - to discover that it doesn't function properly, or not at all? Have you got vague memories of getting up in the middle of the night, trying to open the door, finding that it won't open and going back to bed? Would you believe it, if you were told that you were probably dreaming? A false awakening is a convincing illusion of having woken when, in fact, you are still in dreaming sleep, so the imagery - although seemingly real - is artificial.

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Studying the myths of various cultures leads to a better understanding of their social and religious underpinnings. By turning the myths inwards, inviting them into our lives and learning their language of imagery and symbolism, we learn more about ourselves.

In almost every culture, the metaphor of descent serves as a powerful, sacred and mythic image for women. One of the earliest such accounts is the story of Inanna, the Sumerian goddess and Queen of the Upper World. She was worshipped in Sumer from the third millennium BCE (before the common era) to the first millennium BCE.

(See also: Spiritual Mythology , God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

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The Shaktis of the Nakshatras

Each Nakshatra has its particular power or Shakti. These are also the powers of the Devatas or the deities ruling the Nakshatras. Each of these Shaktis has its effect above and its effect below, and the final result of these three factors. The imagery is of common factors of plants, healing, worship, marriage and death.

Includes: Ashwini, Bharani, Krittika, Rohini, Mrigashirsha, Ardra, Punarvasu, Pushya, Aslesha, Magha, Purva Phalguni, Uttara Phalguni, Hasta, Chitra, Swati, Vishakha, Anuradha, Jyeshta, Mula, Purvashadha, Uttarashadha, Shravana, Dhanishta, Shatabhishak, Purva Bhadra, Uttara Bhadra and Revati.

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There are great truths behind the ancient mythology of Hinduism. You cannot ignore a thing simply because it has a garb of mythology. Do not argue. Shut up your mouth. Keep your intellect at a respectable distance when you study mythology. Intellect is a hindrance. It will delude you. Give up arrogance and vanity. Cultivate love for imagery. Sit like a child and open your heart freely. You will comprehend the great truths revealed by mythology. You will penetrate into the hearts of the Rishis and sages who wrote the mythology. You will really enjoy mythology now..

Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda

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GUIDED IMAGERY

Also known as Guided Meditation or Guided Visualization. This experience is achieved by listening to the narration given by a practitioner guiding the visualization or “journey,” or by listening to an audiocassette tape or CD. In this way one follows specific suggestions or images directed towards a desired outcome.

The experience allows one to travel within the mind to areas of beauty and peace, and further allows the individual to release any stress and tension. Even though it is a mental process on the conscious thinking level of the mind, it can enable one to experience more subtle states or perception. It is a therapeutic process, by which the individual may enhance the innate healing potential within.

The power of the imagination evokes a positive mind/body response, and can over-ride any negative influences that may be prevalent. The healing powers of imagery can affect one physically, mentally and emotionally and tap into a rich reservoir of inner resources. This technique is also being used in sports and business as well as in many areas of healthcare.

(See also: GUIDED IMAGERY , Alternative Health, Holistic Health, Body Mind and Soul)