THE POWER OF IMAGINATION

Power of Imagination and Mental Images

veryone possesses a certain degree of imagination ability.

The imagination manifests in various degrees in each person. Different people possess a different degree of this ability. In some, it is highly developed, and in others, it manifests in a weaker form.

Some people are able to imagine clear mental images, and others can imagine only blurred images. However, this ability can be improved with some proper exercises.

Imagination makes it possible to experience a whole world inside the mind.

It enables you to look at any situation from a different point of view, and to mentally explore the past and the future.

Imagination Definition

How can we define the word imagination? What is it?

• Imagination is the ability to form a mental image of something that is not perceived through the five senses.
• It is the ability of the mind to build mental scenes, objects or events that do not exist, are not present, or have happened in the past.

This ability manifests in various forms, one of which is daydreaming. Though too much idle daydreaming may make one impractical, a certain degree daydreaming, while not being engaged in something that requires attention, provides temporary happiness, calmness and relief from stress.

In your imagination, you can travel anywhere in the speed of light, without any obstacles. It can make you feel free, though temporarily, and only in the mind, from tasks, difficulties and unpleasant circumstances.

Imagination is not limited only to seeing pictures in the mind.

It includes all the five senses and the feelings. It is possible to imagine sounds, tastes, smells, physical sensations, feelings and emotions.

For some people, it is easy to see mental pictures. Others find it easier to imagine a feeling, and some are more comfortable imagining the sensation of one of the five senses. Training of the imagination gives the ability to combine all the senses.

A developed and strong imagination does not make you a daydreamer and impractical. On the contrary, it strengthens your creative abilities, and is a great tool for recreating and remodeling your world and is a wonderful power that can change your whole life. It is used extensively in magic, creative visualization and affirmations. It is the creator of circumstances and events. When you know how to work with it, you can make your hearts’ desires come true.

Imagination has a great role and value in each one’s life. It is much more than just idle daydreaming. We all use it, whether consciously or unconsciously, in most of our daily affairs.

We use our imagination whenever we plan a party, a trip, our work or a meeting. We use it when we describe an event, explain how to arrive to a certain street, write, tell a story, or cook a cake.

Imagination is a creative power that is necessary for inventing an instrument, designing a dress or a house, painting a picture or writing a book.

The creative power of imagination has an important role in the achievement of success in any field. What we imagine often, and expect to happen can come into being. It is the important ingredient of creative visualization, positive thinking and affirmations. 

Visualizing an object or a situation, and repeating often this mental image, attracts the object or situation we visualize into our lives. This opens for us new, vast and fascinating opportunities.

This means that we should think only in a positive manner about our desires, otherwise, we might attract into our lives events, situations and people that we don’t really want. This is actually what most of us do, because we don’t use the power of imagination correctly.

If you do not recognize the importance of the power of the imagination, and let it run riot, your life may not be as happy and successful as you would have wanted it to be.

Lack of understanding of the power of the imagination is responsible for the suffering, incompetence, difficulties, failures and unhappiness people experience.

For some reason, most people are inclined to think in a negative way. They do not expect success. They expect the worst to happen, and when they fail, they believe that fate is against them. This attitude can be changed, and then life will improve accordingly.

Understanding, how to use your imagination correctly, and putting this knowledge into practice, for your own and others’ benefit, will put you on the golden path to success, satisfaction and happiness.