From time immemorial human beings have expressed themselves not only through language, but through  images.  Visual expression is natural to our experience of ourselves, each other, and the world we inhabit.  Young children instinctively draw.  Pictures arise spontaneously in the mind. And of course, the unconscious speaks to us in the symbolic language of our dreams.  In this talk I invite you to reflect with me on the many ways in which the imaginal can nourish our psyches, enabling us to heal and thrive both individually and collectively