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The Personal Totem Pole Process

The Personal Totem Pole Process© was discovered by Dr. Eligio S. Gallegos. It is a unique blend of the theory of active imagination which was developed by Dr. C. G. Jung, the Eastern theoretical orientation which understands the human being as a system of interrelated energies or chakras, and the Native American practice of speaking to and learning from the animals. For more information please go to the webpage of th International Institute for Visualization Research www.deepimagery.org or to Dr. Gallegos’ site, www.esgallegos.com

Bird copyright Mary Diggin

Trainings and workshops are available with Mary in both Europe and in the USA. Please see her schedule. If you are interested in a training with Mary please contact her. She will be glad to send you a copy of her schedule, information on trainings or discuss the possibility of coming to your area to do a training or workshop.

PTPP© Workshops with Mary Diggin

As the workshops are always developing, please contact Mary for current information or if you would like a workshop/training held in your area. Workshop lengths are variable and open to negotiaton.

Introduction to the Personal Totem Pole Process©

This workshop introduces people to their Chakra Animals. No previous experience of the PTPP© or other interactive imagery is required. This workshop is a prerequisite to undertaking the Training in the PTPP©.

Animals of the Four Windows

In this workshop participants explore the four Ways of Knowing: Thinking, Sensing, Feeling and Imagery, discovering their strengths and if there are any injuries present. It helps bring the Four Ways of Knowing into balance with each other, in a gentle and profound manner.

Art and Imagery

In this experiential workshop, participants explore the link between art and imagery by journeying and then working with their imagery through a variety of artistic media.

Imagery in the classroom

A workshop that explores the Four ways of knowing as they apply to children in the learning environment. A former elementary teacher, Mary has had a lot of experience using interactive deep imagery with children.

“There is an inner wisdom that has long been lost. Not only has it been long lost but when it pokes its head into our awareness we have all learned to shun it, deny it, and to discount it. That inner wisdom is not a book, as our present intellect would have us believe. It is not a bank of knowledge, or a storehouse of formulas. It is a living dimension of our very selves, and in its livingness it is in the moment, so that in order for us to tap that ancient deep inner wisdom we must engage it directly in its aliveness, we must be willing to be present with it on its terms, we must be willing to let it teach us its language rather than demanding that it speak in our own.”
Eligios S. Gallegos, PhD., Discoverer of the Personal Totem Pole Process®