The Personal Totem Pole Process/Deep Imagery
The term:
Animal Imagery or the Animal Work
as used in this website refers to the popular name given to a specific process of active Imagination called The Personal Totem Pole Process©, developed by Eligio Stephen Gallegos (Steve).
The Personal Totem Pole Process© is a unique blend of the theory of active imagination which was developed by Dr. C. G. Jung, the Eastern theoretical orientation which understands the human being as a system of interrelated energies or chakras, and the Native American practice of speaking to and learning from the animals.
In this process a person is guided using deep imagery to encounter an animal in each chakra or energy center. The condition of the chakra is reflected by the particular animal and its circumstances. In some cases an animal is seen to be caged or injured which indicates that the energy is not as free or as healthy as it should be. In others the strength and stability of the chakra is evident. When all the chakra animals have been reached they are brought into a council in which they work toward each others growth an health. In doing so they typically raise issues which the person has not adequately faced, but is now supported and even coached in doing so.
As the person faces the issues the animals grow. And as the animals grow and come to be more supportive of each other the individual feels a growing harmony and centredness in his or her own life. The inner support of the chakra animals comes to be deeply appreciated and richly felt.
The work is deeply healing and transformative as the animals know how to guide us with precision through the sequence of experiences that lead back to our own original wholeness.
For more information go to the website of the International Institute for Visualization Research: www.deepimagery.org
Or visit Dr. Gallegos' own site: www.esgallegos.com
For other information on The PTPP©, Dr. Gallegos, his International schedule (USA, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Australia, Switzerland etc.) or for information on Trainings and workshops, please check these sites:
www.deepimagery.com Australia
www.anim.at Austria
www.tiefeimagination.de Germany
Eligio S. Gallegos Ph.D.,