Imaginação ativa e imaginação dirigida na clínica junguiana

Abstract

The active imagination was the technique that Jung used the most, in the access of his unconscious contents and the guided imagination appeared at the same time, based on the jungians constructs. However, due to the shortage in recent publications about it this research became necessary, aiming at the research about authors and works that describe techniques, methods and ways of working with active imagination or guided imagination in the jungian psychotherapy. The systematic review method was chosen, and two studies were realized for the active imagination and guided imagination: one of them aiming at the classic literature that helped building the method and techniques used nowadays; the other one aims at the recent literature, present in publications that are more recent. The classic literature study started with Jung’s complete works, up to the moment when the publications became rare. The recent literature study was based on the main academic database, considering the last ten years. For the active imagination, we found 15 classic authors and 23 publications, 10 recent authors and 11 publications. The classic literature focuses on descriptions, methodology and case studies that use the techniques. The recent literature presents some recurring topics: theory, analysis of artistic work, countertransference, mourning and supervision. For the guided imagination, 7 classic authors were found and 8 works. The classic literature begins in the clinical environment, considering just two works. We concluded that there is shortage in publications about the techniques involving imagination in psychotherapy; maybe indicating that they are not being used in clinical practice or that there is the need for more actual research that guides its application