Inspired Path
Fallen World
"Beauty is truth, truth beauty,
that is all Ye know on earth,
and all ye need to know."
John Keats, Ode On A Grecian Urn
Integrating Therapy, Depth Psychology, And Dramatic Exploration. By Ray Holland
The E.X.P.A.N.D. Process
The Heart-drama process of EXPAND is modeled after Active Imagination, as depicted by Carl Jung. Here, I, too, suggest a method of engaging the unconscious mind through imaginative techniques to better access and explore one’s inner world and to become more aware of how our social world reflects unconscious—sometimes life diminishing—beliefs and impulses. Our goal is to gain insight to prompt our personal growth. EXPAND involves intentionally delving into what is hidden, and in the process expressing a full range of thoughts and feelings.
E in EXPAND: Enlarging
It (spontaneity) propels the individual towards an adequate response to a new situation or a new response to an old situation. Thus, while creativity is related to the act itself, spontaneity is related to the warming up to the readiness of the act. Jacob Moreno
X in EXPAND: X-posing Barriers
If spacious stillness is missing, the relationship will be dominated by the mind and can easily be taken over by problems and conflict. If stillness is there, it can contain anything. Eckard Tolle
P in EXPAND: Pain into Ritual
“We are lived by powers we pretend to understand.” Auden
A in EXPAND: Alluring Future
Our future cannot be clearly imagined until Beauty has a greater pull than Pain, and Truth has a greater pull than Self-deception.
N in EXPAND: Narrative of Purpose
Making sense includes creating a coherent narrative of one’s own life. Daniel Seigel, The Mindful Therapist
D in EXPAND: Develop (or Despair)
Develop. Embrace growth as your purpose. Commit to evolving internal awareness, in your actions taken in the world, in relationships in all their forms, with all manners of beings on the planet, ultimately deepening the sense of life as sacred.