The natural child is aligned with a vivid and active imagination that is not limited by pressure, belief, or manipulation. The child remembers that much of the seen world is illusion, a compromise between what is truly there and a sense of overwhelm because it is so different/expansive from the way we have mostly been told/taught.
Make believe is a way to activate multiple chakra centers in an evolving, improvisational process that can open up vistas of possibility. Choosing to use it lifts one immediately out of the program of limitations and normalcy that most have been seduced by.
In the realm of the inner child, he has made many decisions in the spur of the moment in order to survive. Many of them were not based on all the facts of what was but served the immediacy instead. Imagination gets compromised and the attitude of settling in the comfort zone takes precedence. Imagination becomes weak and is often branded and criticized by those around. Even schools tend to penalize too much imagination. Fitting in is the requirement to make a good worker bee for adult life.
Artists and musicians and creatives often pay a significant price for their active imagination. The heart felt creations are subject to cultural criticism and judgment that impacts the child soul in deep, devaluing ways. Too often the creative turns to destructive behavior that can easily become tragic. In fact, the culture even celebrates the artists life as suffering for the greater good.
In the context of this work, often the moment calls for intuitive action that is perfect to provide an alternative course out of the normal, familiar pattern. This change can really lead to the child having a new experience that breaks the tendencies and the self-imposed traps.
Through make believe one can set up and act out scenarios with significant others that will help process stagnant energies and assist quick clarity. Creating gestalt activities like chair dialogue, acting as if, and many more limited by only the reins on imagination can have profound impact.
This tool will likely be a part of our sessions as activities born out of the moment based on topics, awarenesses and revelations.
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