July 17 2008 - A One-Day Retreat

Time: 9:45am - 4:30pm

Working with our Imagination

Venue: St Francis Hall, Tekels Park Spiritual Centre, Tekels Park, Camberley, Surrey.

‘Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are everything in this world’
- Blaise Pascal

Images far outweigh the value of words – one good image being, we are told, worth more than a thousand words. This is not at all surprising, as imagery is the language of the soul. Sadly, many of us are no longer in touch with this inner dimension of our lives and so have forgotten how to read and understand its language.

Over the past few years many people, aware of this shortcoming, have started to look for ways of putting matters right, ways of engaging imagination and the rich imagery that, over the centuries, poets, artists and painters have set before us.

A great deal of this effort has centred on a re-examination of such works as The Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius and the work of C G Jung. Jung and many of his followers have advocated the value of Active Imagination, not least the English therapist, Barbara Hannah.

During the course of the day we shall be looking into this therapeutic area in which, by engaging with our imagination, we serve not only our own well-being but that of ‘the gods’. It is through imagination that that ‘the gods’ speak to us and have their say. As Einstein saw it, ‘Imagination points to all we might yet discover and create.’

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Brochure in pdf format - Working with our Imagination

Direction & Parking:

Tekels Park Spiritual Centre is located within the beautiful grounds of Tekels Park. There are plenty of parking places in the park. Further information please click

Lunch:

The lunch will be vegetarian. Coffee, tea and biscuits will also be provided during breaks.