Make it Conscious - Inner Work Exercises

Max Chegwyn

Welcome to the Make it Conscious sister podcast - Inner Work Exercises, your space for guided practices designed to help you engage with the unconscious mind and deepen your relationship with it. Here will find extended versions of the exercises published on the Make it Conscious YouTube channel, including Jungian active imagination, meditation, shadow work and emotional integration practices. Hope and Strength to you on your journey of self-discovery.

  1. The Mountain: Symbolic Investigation Active Imagination | Carl Jung's Method

    4 DAYS AGO

    The Mountain: Symbolic Investigation Active Imagination | Carl Jung's Method

    In almost every tradition, the gods are placed on the mountains - Olympus, Sinai, Fuji. The mountain is where heaven meets earth. In alchemy, the mountain is considered the source of prima materia, containing the raw materials needed for transformation. The ascent of a mountain gives you perspective, expansion, maybe a fleeting peak experience - it literally involves rising up above the earth, but it also means becoming more exposed and losing all of your usual supports and lifelines. This exercise uses active imagination, a technique developed by Carl Jung for engaging directly with unconscious contents, facilitating genuine psychological transformation. 🔥 Extended exercises and premium packs available in Hestia: https://hestia.makeitconscious.com/ ---------- Free Personality Dynamics Assessment: https://makeitconscious.com/pda/ Discover your psychological type and development pathway. Hestia - The hearth of the Make it Conscious community: https://hestia.makeitconscious.com/ Premium courses, active imagination exercises, and community for Jungian depth work. ---------- Playlists & Series: Active Imagination Exercises - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeuFwuWK5O2MMxqoPMkk9eEbVIrbwq-7B&si=NgEZKF8F2ztgqEpb Mapping the Shadow Series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeuFwuWK5O2PriUHnSAKpaf5eOpy27Nsw More from Make it Conscious: MiC Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/6AxGzV3sa6kK2NKSKDyuJa?si=4153da0bb1a243a3 Inner Work Exercises Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/4OMC4T1PNsA951dvvHhYMs?si=72af3c85c97b4536 Blog - https://makeitconscious.com/blog/ Connect: Instagram - https://instagram.com/makeitconscious X - https://x.com/makeitconscious

    18 min
  2. The Cave: Symbolic Investigation | Guided Active Imagination Exercise

    28 FEB

    The Cave: Symbolic Investigation | Guided Active Imagination Exercise

    In today's exercise, we're going to be investigating the symbol of the cave. Caves form a profound part of our collective psyche. Long before we had temples or structures of our own, humans were entering caves. The oldest known art on Earth was made deep inside caves. To enter a cave is literally to go inwards, to go beneath the surface — making it a very useful symbol to work with as a way to facilitate a deeper inquiry during this practice. As Joseph Campbell reportedly said: "The very cave you are afraid to enter turns out to be the source of what you are looking for." This exercise uses active imagination, a technique developed by Carl Jung for engaging directly with unconscious contents, facilitating genuine psychological transformation. 🔥 Extended exercises and premium packs available in Hestia: https://hestia.makeitconscious.com/ ---------- Free Personality Dynamics Assessment: https://makeitconscious.com/pda/ Discover your psychological type and development pathway. Hestia - The hearth of the Make it Conscious community: https://hestia.makeitconscious.com/ Premium courses, active imagination exercises, and community for Jungian depth work. ---------- Playlists & Series: Active Imagination Exercises - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeuFwuWK5O2MMxqoPMkk9eEbVIrbwq-7B&si=NgEZKF8F2ztgqEpb Mapping the Shadow Series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeuFwuWK5O2PriUHnSAKpaf5eOpy27Nsw More from Make it Conscious: MiC Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/6AxGzV3sa6kK2NKSKDyuJa?si=4153da0bb1a243a3 Inner Work Exercises Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/4OMC4T1PNsA951dvvHhYMs?si=72af3c85c97b4536 Blog - https://makeitconscious.com/blog/ Connect: Instagram - https://instagram.com/makeitconscious X - https://x.com/makeitconscious

    18 min
  3. The Ocean: Symbolic Investigation Active Imagination | Carl Jung's Method

    21 FEB

    The Ocean: Symbolic Investigation Active Imagination | Carl Jung's Method

    In this active imagination exercise, we investigate the symbol of the ocean. Oceans are possibly the most potent natural symbol of the unconscious mind available to us. Water, when it shows up in visions and dreams, very often represents the unconscious. Some liken the ocean and the psyche to visible and invisible forms of the same reality. We came from the ocean biologically and ancestrally, and both the psyche and the ocean contain impenetrable depths, have their own rhythms, and are affected by the tides of natural cycles. Carl Jung likened the ego to a cork floating on the surface of the ocean that is the psyche, which gives some sense of the magnitude of the unconscious mind. Jung himself once wrote: "Like the sea itself, the unconscious yields an endless and self-replenishing abundance of living creatures, a wealth beyond our fathoming." This exercise uses active imagination, a technique developed by Carl Jung for engaging directly with unconscious contents, facilitating genuine psychological transformation. 🔥 Extended exercises and premium packs available in Hestia: https://hestia.makeitconscious.com/ ---------- Free Personality Dynamics Assessment: https://makeitconscious.com/pda/ Discover your psychological type and development pathway. Hestia - The hearth of the Make it Conscious community: https://hestia.makeitconscious.com/ Premium courses, active imagination exercises, and community for Jungian depth work. ---------- Playlists & Series: Active Imagination Exercises - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeuFwuWK5O2MMxqoPMkk9eEbVIrbwq-7B&si=NgEZKF8F2ztgqEpb Mapping the Shadow Series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeuFwuWK5O2PriUHnSAKpaf5eOpy27Nsw More from Make it Conscious: MiC Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/6AxGzV3sa6kK2NKSKDyuJa?si=4153da0bb1a243a3 Inner Work Exercises Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/4OMC4T1PNsA951dvvHhYMs?si=72af3c85c97b4536 Blog - https://makeitconscious.com/blog/ Connect: Instagram - https://instagram.com/makeitconscious X - https://x.com/makeitconscious

    18 min
  4. The Forest: Symbolic Investigation Active Imagination | Carl Jung's Method

    14 FEB

    The Forest: Symbolic Investigation Active Imagination | Carl Jung's Method

    In this active imagination exercise, we investigate the symbol of the forest. Forests continue to play a vital role in our lives. Much of Europe was once dominated by forest. Today, the Amazon Rainforest is believed to contain around 10% of all the world's species. Forests are often associated with the unconscious itself - they contain many unknown elements, and you never quite know what you're going to discover. They are places of loneliness, healing, and continuous growth and decay. Jung himself once wrote: "The forest has a mysterious impenetrability. Things suddenly appear and disappear, and there are no paths. Anything is possible." This exercise uses active imagination, a technique developed by Carl Jung for engaging directly with unconscious contents, facilitating genuine psychological transformation. 🔥 Extended exercises and premium packs available in Hestia: https://hestia.makeitconscious.com/ ---------- Free Personality Dynamics Assessment: https://makeitconscious.com/pda/ Discover your psychological type and development pathway. Hestia - The hearth of the Make it Conscious community: https://hestia.makeitconscious.com/ Premium courses, active imagination exercises, and community for Jungian depth work. ---------- Playlists & Series: Active Imagination Exercises - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeuFwuWK5O2MMxqoPMkk9eEbVIrbwq-7B&si=NgEZKF8F2ztgqEpb Mapping the Shadow Series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeuFwuWK5O2PriUHnSAKpaf5eOpy27Nsw Free Resources: Seven Habits of Individuation Ebook - https://makeitconscious.com/sevenhabits/ The Cult Recovery Guide - https://makeitconscious.com/freeguide/ More from Make it Conscious: MiC Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/6AxGzV3sa6kK2NKSKDyuJa?si=4153da0bb1a243a3 Inner Work Exercises Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/4OMC4T1PNsA951dvvHhYMs?si=72af3c85c97b4536 Blog - https://makeitconscious.com/blog/ Connect: Instagram - https://instagram.com/makeitconscious X - https://x.com/makeitconscious

    17 min
  5. ISTJ Active Imagination Exercise | Personality Alchemy

    28 JAN

    ISTJ Active Imagination Exercise | Personality Alchemy

    In this exercise, you'll engage with the four main functions of the ISTJ personality type through active imagination. You'll meet the Stalwart (introverted sensing), the Commander (extraverted thinking), the Lover (introverted feeling), and the Explorer (extraverted intuition) in symbolic form, allowing for direct dialogue with different aspects of your mind. You can do this exercise whether you are an ISTJ, or not but wish to understand and work with the ISTJ mind. This exercise uses active imagination, a technique developed by Carl Jung for engaging directly with unconscious contents, facilitating genuine psychological transformation. 🔥 Personality Alchemy - Seven-day programme to understand, develop and integrate your personality type: https://hestia.makeitconscious.com/course/personality-alchemy ---------- Free Personality Dynamics Assessment: https://makeitconscious.com/pda/ Discover your psychological type and development pathway. Hestia - The hearth of the Make it Conscious community: https://hestia.makeitconscious.com/ Premium courses, active imagination exercises, and community for Jungian depth work. ---------- Playlists & Series: Active Imagination Exercises - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeuFwuWK5O2MMxqoPMkk9eEbVIrbwq-7B&si=NgEZKF8F2ztgqEpb Mapping the Shadow Series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeuFwuWK5O2PriUHnSAKpaf5eOpy27Nsw Free Resources: Seven Habits of Individuation Ebook - https://makeitconscious.com/sevenhabits/ The Cult Recovery Guide - https://makeitconscious.com/freeguide/ More from Make it Conscious: MiC Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/6AxGzV3sa6kK2NKSKDyuJa?si=4153da0bb1a243a3 Inner Work Exercises Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/4OMC4T1PNsA951dvvHhYMs?si=72af3c85c97b4536 Blog - https://makeitconscious.com/blog/ Connect: Instagram - @makeitconscious X - https://x.com/makeitconscious

    22 min
  6. ISFP Personality Type | Active Imagination Exercise | Personality Alchemy

    21 JAN

    ISFP Personality Type | Active Imagination Exercise | Personality Alchemy

    In this exercise, you'll engage with the four main functions of the ISFP personality type through active imagination. You'll meet the Lover (introverted feeling), the Tactician (extraverted sensing), the Seer (introverted intuition), and the Commander (extraverted thinking) in symbolic form, allowing for direct dialogue with different aspects of your mind. You can do this exercise whether you are an ISFP, or not but wish to understand and work with the ISFP mind. This exercise uses active imagination, a technique developed by Carl Jung for engaging directly with unconscious contents, facilitating genuine psychological transformation. 🔥 Personality Alchemy - Seven-day programme to understand, develop and integrate your personality type: https://hestia.makeitconscious.com/course/personality-alchemy ---------- Free Personality Dynamics Assessment: https://makeitconscious.com/pda/ Discover your psychological type and development pathway. Hestia - The hearth of the Make it Conscious community: https://hestia.makeitconscious.com/ Premium courses, active imagination exercises, and community for Jungian depth work. ---------- Playlists & Series: Active Imagination Exercises - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeuFwuWK5O2MMxqoPMkk9eEbVIrbwq-7B&si=NgEZKF8F2ztgqEpb Mapping the Shadow Series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeuFwuWK5O2PriUHnSAKpaf5eOpy27Nsw Free Resources: Seven Habits of Individuation Ebook - https://makeitconscious.com/sevenhabits/ The Cult Recovery Guide - https://makeitconscious.com/freeguide/ More from Make it Conscious: MiC Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/6AxGzV3sa6kK2NKSKDyuJa?si=4153da0bb1a243a3 Inner Work Exercises Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/4OMC4T1PNsA951dvvHhYMs?si=72af3c85c97b4536 Blog - https://makeitconscious.com/blog/ Connect: Instagram - https://instagram.com/makeitconscious X - https://x.com/makeitconscious

    20 min
  7. ENTP Active Imagination Exercise | Personality Alchemy

    14 JAN

    ENTP Active Imagination Exercise | Personality Alchemy

    In this exercise, you'll engage with the four main functions of the ENTP personality type through active imagination. You'll meet the Explorer (extraverted intuition), the Sage (introverted thinking), the Caregiver (extraverted feeling), and the Stalwart (introverted sensing) in symbolic form, allowing for direct dialogue with different aspects of your mind. You can do this exercise whether you are an ENTP, or not but wish to understand and work with the ENTP mind. This exercise uses active imagination, a technique developed by Carl Jung for engaging directly with unconscious contents, facilitating genuine psychological transformation. 🔥 Personality Alchemy - Seven-day programme to understand, develop and integrate your personality type: https://hestia.makeitconscious.com/course/personality-alchemy ---------- Free Personality Dynamics Assessment: https://makeitconscious.com/pda/ Discover your psychological type and development pathway. Hestia - The hearth of the Make it Conscious community: https://hestia.makeitconscious.com/ Premium courses, active imagination exercises, and community for Jungian depth work. ---------- Playlists & Series: Active Imagination Exercises - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeuFwuWK5O2MMxqoPMkk9eEbVIrbwq-7B&si=NgEZKF8F2ztgqEpb Mapping the Shadow Series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeuFwuWK5O2PriUHnSAKpaf5eOpy27Nsw Free Resources: Seven Habits of Individuation Ebook - https://makeitconscious.com/sevenhabits/ The Cult Recovery Guide - https://makeitconscious.com/freeguide/ More from Make it Conscious: MiC Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/6AxGzV3sa6kK2NKSKDyuJa?si=4153da0bb1a243a3 Inner Work Exercises Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/4OMC4T1PNsA951dvvHhYMs?si=72af3c85c97b4536 Blog - https://makeitconscious.com/blog/ Connect: Instagram - https://instagram.com/makeitconscious X - https://x.com/makeitconscious

    20 min
  8. ENFP Active Imagination Exercise | Personality Alchemy

    7 JAN

    ENFP Active Imagination Exercise | Personality Alchemy

    In this exercise, you'll engage with the four main functions of the ENFP personality type through active imagination. You'll meet the Explorer (extraverted intuition), the Lover (introverted feeling), the Commander (extraverted thinking), and the Stalwart (introverted sensing) in symbolic form, allowing for direct dialogue with different aspects of your mind. You can do this exercise whether you are an ENFP, or not but wish to understand and work with the ENFP mind. This exercise uses active imagination, a technique developed by Carl Jung for engaging directly with unconscious contents, facilitating genuine psychological transformation. 🔥 Personality Alchemy - Seven-day programme to understand, develop and integrate your personality type: https://hestia.makeitconscious.com/course/personality-alchemy ---------- Free Personality Dynamics Assessment: https://makeitconscious.com/pda/ Discover your psychological type and development pathway. Hestia - The hearth of the Make it Conscious community: https://hestia.makeitconscious.com/ Premium courses, active imagination exercises, and community for Jungian depth work. ---------- Playlists & Series: Active Imagination Exercises - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeuFwuWK5O2MMxqoPMkk9eEbVIrbwq-7B&si=NgEZKF8F2ztgqEpb Mapping the Shadow Series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeuFwuWK5O2PriUHnSAKpaf5eOpy27Nsw Free Resources: Seven Habits of Individuation Ebook - https://makeitconscious.com/sevenhabits/ The Cult Recovery Guide - https://makeitconscious.com/freeguide/ More from Make it Conscious: MiC Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/6AxGzV3sa6kK2NKSKDyuJa?si=4153da0bb1a243a3 Inner Work Exercises Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/4OMC4T1PNsA951dvvHhYMs?si=72af3c85c97b4536 Blog - https://makeitconscious.com/blog/ Connect: Instagram - @makeitconscious X - https://x.com/makeitconscious

    19 min

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Welcome to the Make it Conscious sister podcast - Inner Work Exercises, your space for guided practices designed to help you engage with the unconscious mind and deepen your relationship with it. Here will find extended versions of the exercises published on the Make it Conscious YouTube channel, including Jungian active imagination, meditation, shadow work and emotional integration practices. Hope and Strength to you on your journey of self-discovery.

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