ABC of Imagery/ Akhter Ahsen
Rapid, easy, free-flowing play of mental images. Wide range
of 55 imagery scenarios for identifying and strengthening
positive self-images. Especially helpful to problem imagers.
An exciting introduction to the possibilities of mental
imagery. ($9.95 paperback.)
Age Projection Test: Short-Term Treatment of Hysterias,
Phobias, and Other Themes/ Ahsen
Targeted imagery procedure for immediate entry into events
which precipitated trauma. Exceptional for accident trauma,
post-traumatic stress, hysterias, phobias and other extreme
symptoms. Specific imagery instructions guide administration
of the procedure for diagnosis and effective treatment.
($20.00, spiral bound.)
Ahsen’s Image Psychology/ Judith Hochman
A comprehensive overview of Ahsen’s Image Psychology
and its applications in psychotherapy, psychological experiment,
education, sociology, mythology and literature. Systematic
presentation of theoretical notions and their context, including
references to relevant sources and techniques in Ahsen’s
work for further reading. ($10.00, paper)
Aphrodite: The Psychology of Consciousness/Ahsen
The goddess of love, Aphrodite, offers a sustaining image
in the mind which reconciles opposites and heals the injuries
imposed by history upon the feminine essence. Imagery exercises
lead each person on a personal and mythic journey into important
realms of feminine vision. ($14.95, paper)
Basic Concepts in Eidetic Psychotherapy/Ahsen
A wealth of illustrative case histories focusing on psychosomatics
easily reveals the eidetic imagery operations and principles
which achieve healing. An extremely practical and instructive
overview of the dynamic clinical techniques of Eidetic Psychotherapy.
($35.00, hardcover)
Behaviorists’ Misconduct in Science: The
Untold Story of the Image in Cognitive Psychology/Ahsen
In 1967, Ahsen first publicly demonstrated imagery and the
eidetic process before clinicians at the Eastern Pennsylvania
Psychiatric Institute of Temple University. This book not
only describes the demonstration, but also how suppression
of the contribution and misrepresentation by leading behaviorists
interfered with and slowed the development of imagery as
a discipline. ($25.00, paper)
Beyond MS: It’s All in the Image/Nancy A.
Bent
An inspiring personal story of recovery from multiple sclerosis
and Ms. Bent’s journey of images that went Beyond
MS to newer health and vitality. Includes readable descriptions
of Ahsen’s innovative eidetic image methodology and
approach to psychosomatic medicine that obliterated the
MS symptoms by
counteracting the shattering condition of MS. ($14.95, paper)
Eidetic Parents Test: Imagery Techniques for Analysis
and Treatment of Developmental Themes and Symptoms/Ahsen
Systematic presentation eludicating how eidetic images can
be used for diagnostic testing and therapeutic intervention
lucidly presents a complete picture of family dynamics.
Techniques for exploring and interpreting imagery are described
along with specific applications for brief and comprehensive
psychological reports and marriage and family counseling.
An invaluable resource and guide. ($35.00 hardcover)
Freedom from Failure/Jaqueline Lapa Sussman
Many of us see closed doors between our goals and our present
lives. Here, through easy-to-use "prescriptions"
and visualization exercises, Jaqueline Lapa Sussman reveals
the keys to unlock these doors. The keys-the secret, primary
images, known as Eidetics, that we all hold inside- are,
when used correctly, a force to heal and enhance our natural
abilities, enabling the true self to flourish and succeed.
($25.95, hardcover)
Ganesh: The Broken and the Misshapen/Ahsen
Entry to consciousness begins by tearing the veils of illusion-
Mara. In this book, Ahsen narrates an unforgettable mythic
journey on the rapids of the mind. Through the image of
Ganesh, the elephant-head god who appears in this book as
the master oarsman of Hindu mythology, the reader will navigate
the River of Mara, removing obstacles and retrieving consciousness
anew. ($20.00, paper)
IMAGERY BOOKS
Hot and Cold Mental Imagery/Ahsen
Theory, research and practice concerning the dynamics of
temperature in mental imagery as an integral, subtle part
of the total mind-body plan-action. Demonstrates how a specific
temperature in relationship to time-space in an image instigates
a person’s physiology like a thought, word or belief
system. This seals a plan in the form of a code which can
be unlocked through special imagery maneuvers. ($30.00,
paper)
Illuminations on the Path of Solomon/Ahsen
In the court of Solomon, where primordial powers become
manifest again through psychological personification in
the Jinns, those magical Beings representing fulfillment,
all things become possible. With each person is born a spirit
companion, a Jinn, who connects their person with the larger
cosmos. On the illumined path provided in numerous exercises,
the Jinn is recaptured for realization of pure abilities
and expansion of consciousness. ($30.00, paper)
Image & Word in Ahsen’s Image Psychology/Hochman
Hochman explores some of the scientific, philosophical and
sacred traditions of the East and West as a context for
the Image and Word in Ahsen’s Image Psychology. This
illuminating journey into language, myth and psychology
introduces us to “The Bronze Serpent” by Ahsen,
printed here for the first time, with new eidetic imagery
explorations. ($25.00, paper)
Imagery and Sociology/Ahsen
An edited volume exploring the neglected role of mental
imagery in the social psychology of George Herbert Mead,
and its relationship with the imagery movement in psychology
and current literature in sociology. New educational perspectives
are discussed and imagery exercises given for use within
the sociological context. ($25.00, paper)
Imagery Bibliography/Ahsen
Especially designed with the imagery researcher in mind,
this important volume puts together in one source references
relating to mental imagery. An indispensable aid. ($25.00,
paper)
Imagery Treatment of Phobias, Anxiety States and
Other Symptom Complexes in Akhter Ahsen’s Image Psychology/
Anna T. Dolan
A practical overview of imagery treatment by the Chief of
Psychiatry at Yonkers General Hospital, describing cases
of allergies, angina, loss of appetite, backache, elevated
blood pressure, accident and other traumas, ulcerative colitis,
phobias, and depression. Includes discussion of optometry,
assertiveness training, group therapy, use in the hospital
and private settings, marriage and family counseling, dream
analysis, and longevity potentials. ($40.00, paper)
Images of Desire/ Sussman
Today, many people's images of sexuality have been shaped
by society and the media. Eidetic images--the natural images
encoded in the brain--have been buried under those imposed
layers of false imagery. Jaqueline Lapa Sussman demonstrates
how the use of eidetic imagery can heal and enhance one's
natural sensual abilities, allowing the true sensual self
to flourish. ($14.95, paperback)
Languages of the Brain: Experimental Paradoxes
And Principles in Neuropsychology/Karl Pribram
This classic book remains a significant contribution to
the field, offering foundational work concerning memory
as well as the holographic hypothesis. ($35.00)
Learning Ability & Disability: An Image Approach/
Ahsen
Imagery technique for the learning disabled presented in
30 systematic steps. Beginning at the early roots of perception
using a Nature photograph, movement through the eidetic
image removes distance from educational objects and encourages
re-engagement in the spirit of adventure. Theory and technique
described, with case histories. Includes four full-color
Nature photographs for use in a one-to-one setting, in the
classroom or clinic. Easy to use. ($30.00, hardcover; additional
set of Nature photographs, $20.00)
Manhunt in the Desert: The Epic Dimensions of Man/Ahsen
This 426-page encounter rocks consciousness into an acute
awareness of itself and finally of our own nature which
is hidden away but is ready to empower us again. In Joseph
Campbell’s words, “a magnificent poem of powerful
images, rendering its legend of spiritual quest and realization...”
($9.95, paper)
Menstruation and Menopause: Imagery Therapeutics
in Social Context/Ahsen
Discusses and demonstrates the negative impact of a pressured
information-oriented society on the feminine body. Therapeutic
imagery exercises for understanding symptomology and bringing
forth the warm positive feminine expression and body functioning.
($20.00, hardcover)
Mental Imagery Abstracts/Ahsen
A bibliographic guide comprising abstracts from papers published
in the Journal of Mental Imagery from 1977 through 1989.
($25.00, paper)
Mythopoesis and the Crisis of Post-modernism:
Toward Integrating Image and Story/ Lois J. Parker
An exploration of Ahsen’s Image Psychology with respect
to its storied line, in which the author asks if his theory,
having an experiential emphasis, might might be one in which
image and story might be shown to function psychologically
together. ($25.00, paper)
New Structuralism: Images in Dramatic Interlock/
Ahsen
Following the discussion of Structuralism in psychology
and literature, Ahsen’s essay proposes The New Structuralism
as an imagery approach to relinking with the genuinely New,
emphasizing presence rather than loss and absence. ($25.00,
paper)
New Surrealism: the Liberation of Images in Consciousness/Ahsen
Taking forward the intention of classical Surrealism, Ahsen’s
New Surrealism reengages the pure imagination and enables
each person to achieve freedom from the horrifying symptoms
of the modern age by liberating new, positive images in
consciousness, following the call to “Make it New!”
The book provides a
history of Surrealism, discussion of New Surrealism, lead
commentary by the famous surrealist critic, J.H. Matthews,
12 commentaries from literature, art, and psychology, and
chapter after chapter of easy to use imagery exercises.
($25.00, paper)
New Treatment of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in Akhter
Ahsen’s Eidetic Image Therapy/Toni Nixon
A systematic imagery approach to the treatment of alcohol
and drug abuse based on the organism’s inborn capacity
for and desire to reach what Ahsen calls the “Expectation
High.” Through the eidetic method, the person is able
to see and experience the world from a profoundly different
perspective and access the resources necessary to achieve
a healthy and fulfilling lifestyle. ($25.00, paper)
Prolucid Dreaming/Ahsen
An innovative new approach to the dream experience. Using
the power of parental images as filters, it unearths new
levels of consciousness and heals the memory of negative
dream sequences during the waking state. Theory and technique
accompanied by case examples. Literary and practical. ($25.00,
paper)
Psycheye: Self-Analytic Consciousness/Ahsen
Since 1977 when Psyche was first published, it has been
internationally acclaimed as a leading book in self-healing
exercises through imagery. A highly effective handbook which
offers a broad spectrum of exercises for personal and professional
growth and change. Theory, technique and exercises for individual
self-analysis, consciousness work for couples, and Positive
Group experiences are also provided in the book. “The
main thrust of the book is to bring individuals to use the
resources of their own consciousness in response to eidetic
imagery...”- Contemporary Psychology; “Valuable
and provocative...”- Brain/Mind Bulletin ($30.00,
hardcover)
Rhea Complex: A Detour Around Oedipus Complex/Ahsen
Named after the first sister-wife in Greek mythology, Rhea
Complex imagery explores the primeval mind before the onset
of taboo in the love bond between siblings. Heals sibling
relationships, as well as love relationships, by deeply
remedying the self-image through a new, revealing light
with sociological implications. Exercises are easily accessible.
($35.00, hardcover)
Theories of Image Formation/ David F. Marks
An in-depth analysis of key issues and concepts in a highly
readable and interesting style, including a revealing, thought-provoking
discussion of New Structuralism, with fascinating accounts
of the experimental, clinical, cognitive and computational
approaches to the image. Contributors: Akhter Ahsen, Peter
McKellar, Gosaku Naruse, B.R. Bugelski, Stephen R. Kosslyn,
James D. Roth and Eliott Mordkowitz; Michael C. Corballis,Geir
Kaufman, John C. Yullie and David F. Marks. ($45.00, hardcover)
Trojan Horse: Imagery in Psychology, Art, Literature
and Politics/Ahsen
Addresses the engaging theme of the manifest and hidden
sides of the image. Using the metaphor of the Trojan horse,
Ahsen describes the image and its activity as false or true,
obvious or ironic, the former being used to sell and the
latter being able to guide enlightenment. Imagery experiments
and exercises elucidate dynamics. ($35.00, hardcover)
Vividness of Visual Imagery: Measurement, Nature,
Function & Dynamics/ Stuart J. McKelvie
A meta-analytic critique of the construct validity of VVIQ
with directions for future research by McKelvie; followed
by commentaries by Akhter Ahsen, Francis S. Bellezza, Alfredo
Campos, Cesare Cornoldi, Michel Denis, Ernest R. Hilgard,
Shinsuke Hishitani, Albert N. Katz, Geir Kaufmann, Robert
G. Kunzendorf, David F. Marks, David. G. Pearson, Alan Richardson,
John T.E. Richardson, Peter W. Sheehan, Judith A. Slee and
Benjamin Wallace. ($30.00)
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