Guided imagery book

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I was wondering if anyone had a good guided imagery book you can recommend. A priest was very helpful with guiding me through the meditation a few weeks ago and was looking to follow up with a good book. Thanks -

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ALS, if “guided imagery” is the same as visualization, then steer clear of it! It’s a cousin of sorcery, and you know what God tells us about the occult! :eek:
 
Guided imagery is a program of directed thoughts and suggestions that guide your imagination toward a relaxed, focused state. You can use an instructor, tapes, or scripts to help you through this process. Guided imagery is based on the concept that your body and mind are connected. An example often used is to imagine an orange or a lemon in great detail-the smell, the color, the texture of the peel. You can achieve a relaxed state when you imagine all the details of a safe, comfortable place, such as a beach or a garden. This relaxed state may aid healing, learning, creativity, and performance. It may help you feel more in control of your emotions and thought processes, which may improve your attitude, health, and sense of well-being.
 
It’s not exactly guided imagery, but there is a bit of it included on the Pray As You Go site at pray-as-you-go.org/

They have some music, one of the readings for the day, some commentary, and then will often say something like “talk with Jesus about how you feel about this reading” or similar. I use it as a midday prayer break and can just close my eyes, listen, and use my imagination. It comes from the Jesuits in the UK.
 
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I was wondering if anyone had a good guided imagery book you can recommend. A priest was very helpful with guiding me through the meditation a few weeks ago and was looking to follow up with a good book. Thanks -

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I don’t know if this is exactly guided imagery, though it contains some of it, but there’s a book called “Consoling the Heart of Jesus” and it’s a retreat book that is very effective 🙂 God bless!
 
Some of the best guided imagery I have ever heard is done on the Serenity label. www.serenitymusic.com

I know it is used by retreat centers nationally. In addition, they often use metaphors so their work will work with people who have struggled with religion, ie healing waterfall, etc.

Last year they brought out a series of 3 cds/downloads that are truly unique. Visiting with St Francis… Visiting with Mother Mary… Visiting with Michael the Archangel… The guided visualizations, if you can picture this, are you being able to spend an afternoon with anyone of the three. If you could, what would you talk about? These have been also been used in Catholic retreat centers.

They also have two non-guided albums that are used all over the world (Feather on the Breath of God- Often used after communion during the mass) and When Its Time for Letting Go and Letting God. Both are two of the best albums I have ever heard.
 
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