Symbol Our personal mythology speaks to us through symbol ~ with guidance we can use symbolic information to our great benefit ~ though they operate outside of our thinking mind, our symbols are portals to our inner experience, enriching our waking life. By-pass thought Many traditional therapies use the mind portal in an attempt to resolve problems ~ clients gain an intellectual awareness of themselves, but intellectual awareness alone cannot ensure well-being Sacred paths The experiential processes of dream work, creative expression & guided imagery offer a new language with which we may begin a conversation with ourselves beyond intellectual awareness As images in dreams give us a new way to look at something familiar, images arising from a creative or guided imagery process give us access to our potent non-verbal information & unexpressed emotions that color our lives Working in the imaginal realm, we open to great mystery the mystery that heals.