Overview
Active imagination and amplification are
two foundational practices in Jungian artmaking. Active imagination is a method of engaging consciously with the
unconscious. It invites us to enter a visual or symbolic dialogue, not by analysing or interpreting too quickly, but by responding to what appears. Amplification is the process of exploring a symbol more deeply by following its
associations. Jung used amplification to
expand on images from dreams or
artworks, linking them to myths, religious
motifs, alchemical texts, and personal
feelings. In creative work, amplification
helps deepen our relationship with the
image without reducing it to explanation.