active imagination

collocation in English

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active
adjective
uk
/ˈæk.tɪv/us
/ˈæk.tɪv/
busy with a ...
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imagination
noun
uk
/ɪˌmædʒ.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us
/ɪˌmædʒ.əˈneɪ.ʃən/
the ability to form pictures in ...
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(Definition ofactiveandimaginationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The object of his methods was to enhance a natural process of individuation emergent through techniques ofactiveimagination(a sort of controlled daydream).
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He is socially awkward with an overlyactiveimagination.
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Ramona maintains heractiveimaginationthroughout the entire series.
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But the complication of this problem is such that it really almost baffles the mostactiveimagination.
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Besides being used inactiveimagination, simulation has been implicated in a variety other unconscious processes.
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She developed anactiveimaginationand fantasy life to cope with her loneliness.
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He has a veryactiveimaginationand will sometimes try to get involved with the fights.
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Disciplines ofactiveimaginationare found within various philosophical, religious and spiritual traditions.
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Activeimaginationis a method for visualizing unconscious issues by letting them act themselves out.
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He is an ordinary boy with anactiveimaginationand a hyperactive personality.
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She has anactiveimaginationthat lets her envision her matches like real battles, which often helps hone her instincts.
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Key to the process ofactiveimaginationis the goal of exerting as little influence as possible on mental images as they unfold.
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Activeimaginationcan also be done by automatic writing, or by artistic activities such as dance, music, painting, sculpting, ceramics, crafts, etc.
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Openness involves six facets, or dimensions, includingactiveimagination(fantasy), aesthetic sensitivity, attentiveness to inner feelings, preference for variety, and intellectual curiosity.
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Strickland cites her work ethic and heractiveimaginationas sources of inspiration when she is required to convey certain emotions, particularly negative ones.
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When she was younger she had anactiveimagination, and loved to trick her friends and family into believing her made up stories.
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And because its cheap, easy to produce, and distribute, it can be accomplished by anyone with a video camera, computer, andactiveimagination.
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