Free association is an important part of psychotherapy but different than meditation. It is an important difference because I believe that many of us use the time we are practicing meditation for the free association of thought. Thought being what we are hoping to extinguish in meditation. We are instead monitoring thought; observing the patterns of thought arising and redirecting our focus back to the mantra.
🤔 Most meditation that I follow does not involve the technique that Carl Jung uses below. However, I should point out that even in meditation there are no hard and fast rules. And I must admit that if, as I am meditating and experience ‘channeling’ or something creative that may be helpful to myself and others, I do not stop the flow of energy happening at those times.
Active Imagination: Jung created the concept of active imagination as a way to describe bridging the gap between unconsciousness and consciousness. Using imagination, fantasy, dreams and meditation, a client is able bring their unconscious into the present through narrative or action. Active imagination relies on a client’s undirected observation of their imagination or dreams, not an intended image of their desires.
https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/types/jungian-psychotherapy
