The Way of the Image

This revolutionary new book, The Way of the Image, brings us the foundation for an incredibly rich and profound approach to the psyche--one based on objective knowledge of how to translate the meaning of images (dream images, fantasy images, images from film, literature, art, and even the latest newspaper headlines) into language we can all use to understand ourselves and our world. For the fortunate reader who opens up this book now, and discovers the stunning viewpoint brought to us by one of the greatest psychologists of our era, a whole new vista of the human psyche will open up. The many revolutionary propositions from this book are astounding in their implications: • There is a way to find truly objective knowledge of the human psyche • We can regenerate ourselves through the transformative power of images because images are the energy carriers of the psyche • Each of us has a unique and personal imaginal language, which must be understood if we are to be understood • Every image has a precise system of coordinates, an innate structure or set of objective guidelines, that tells us how to proceed and how to act—whether in the therapeutic setting, or in life as a whole Everyone who is interested in knowing about themselves, about their dreams, about how therapy can and should work, about the way the world of our psyche works, will find this fascinating book to be a guide for the rest of their life.