The Eidetic Imagery Certificate Program gives participants a comprehensive foundation in the field of Imagery Psychology, as founded by the world’s leading researcher and theoretician in the field, Dr. Akhter Ahsen. It is designed to meet the needs of health care professionals, educators, therapists, psychologists, and those interested in self-growth.

Eidetic Imagery, a profound resource within, is an ancient healing art which modern science is now “discovering” as the direct link to the brain chemicals that influence emotional, physical, and spiritual well being. Eidetics are special images, which are neurologically recorded in the brain of one’s life experience. They contain three basic elements known as I – S – M (I – the visual component, S – the somatic component, which are the physical and emotional states associated with it, and M – the meaning or significance of the experience.) Working with Eidetics enables one to access the specific images of their personal history, which impacts their emotional, mental, and physiological health. The Eidetic overcomes fixed negative states and brings forth the power and vibrancy of one’s original genetic capacity.

The Eidetic Image, in contemporary scientific research, is intimately
associated with Dr. Akhter Ahsen, scientist, poet, philosopher, who has developed a field of Eidetic study that spans the disciplines: clinical and experimental psychology, literature, art, education, religious studies and mythology. His approach is the art and science of dealing with consciousness, and his prolific writings have influenced psychology as we know it today.

The Eidetic Imagery Training Certificate Program is comprised of four courses of five days each over two years at Esalen Institute. The program, both didactic and experiential, provides a solid foundation in Eidetic methodology and practice and encourages individual applications for specialized research. The Eidetic Certificate is awarded through the International Imagery Association after the two year training program and completion of an individualized project tailored to the individual’s specific interest. Upon completion, individuals may apply to be Institute trainers.

The five-day segments are offered approximately every six months.

Faculty: Dr. Akther Ahsen, special guest presenter; Jaqueline Lapa Sussman and Leslie J. Dagnall, core faculty, as well as outstanding trainers from National and International Training Institutes.

Eidetic Imagery Training Certification

Year I Segment 1 - Five Days

Year I, Segment II - Five Days

Year II, Segment 1 - Five Days

Year II, Segment II - Five Days

Bio’s

About Akhter Ahsen

Dr. Akhter Ahsen, acknowledged worldwide as the leading pioneer, theorist and practitioner in mental imagery, has authored 30 books and numerous articles on imagery. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the editor of the prestigious scientific Journal of Mental Imagery and the founding Chairman of the International Imagery Association. When his first book appeared on the scene, the psychological arena took note: “American psychiatry is indeed fortunate to have the stimulation and enrichment of Ahsen’s highly original and creative presence.” Existential Psychiatry. Dr. Ahsen’s creative enrichment has been written about by top scholars in their respective fields: Ernest R. Hilgard, Psychology; J. H. Mathews, Surrealism; Kenneth Burke, Literary Criticism; Joseph Campbell, Mythology; to name a few. About Ahsen’s Manhunt in the Dessert, an epic about the journey of consciousness which evolves all the avenues of modern man’s exploration and renewal against the backdrop of the vast emptiness of the desert Joseph Campbell said, “You did not write this, you received it.” Thus spoke a story-teller about mythology to a mythologist in action who brings the mythic journey to life.

¥ou can contact him through e-mail: AkhterAhsen@aol.com

About Jaqueline Lapa Sussman M.S., LCP

Author, psychotherapist and seminar leader, Jaqueline Lapa Sussman is the Director for Projects for the International Imagery Association and one of the foremost practitioners of Eidetic Imagery and a collaborator with Dr. Ahsen. She has delivered lectures and seminars worldwide and has trained top-level government officials, health care providers, corporate CEO’s, professional athletes and university faculties. She is the author of Images of Desire: Finding Your Natural Sensual Self In Today’s Image Filled Society (Forge Books, May 2001) and Freedom From Failure: How To Discover The Secret Images That Can Bring Success In Love, Parenthood, Career, And Physical Well-Being” (Forge Books, March 2003). She has been featured in Total Health Magazine, First For Women, Health Magazine, New Age Journal, Woman Magazine, The Dallas Morning News, The New York Post, The Toronto Sun, and Newsday.

You can contact her web site: www.jaquelinesussman.com or e-mail her at: Jackielsus@aol.com

About Leslie J. Dagnall, Dipl., BCETS

Leslie J. Dagnall, the Director of Training for the International Imagery Association, is the past President of the Humanist Society of New York and has presented programs and workshops across the United States and abroad on the use of Eidetic imagery applications. She has trained extensively with Dr. Akhter Ahsen: “Leslie has worked in collaboration with me over many years, and I highly recommend her knowledge and gifts in all phases of eidetic techniques.”

She is Founder of Image Motivational Coaching for individuals and businesses in transition and is a Diplomate of The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. In 1989 she founded Lioness, a not for profit organization that deals with Consciousness for women and men in the ever changing modern era, saying “Image Psychology is a Consciousness Psychology and the eidetic image provides the map for the journey ahead.”

You can contact her web site: www.eidetictraining.com or e-mail:
LJDag@aol.com