I used to occasionally explode with rage and had no idea why—until I realised my sudden outbursts weren’t random. They were echoes—low‑grade trauma lodged in a younger self who had never been seen. For decades I ignored that small presence. I thought I was simply ‘too sensitive’ or ‘overreactive’. It wasn’t until I sat down and invited her to speak that the pattern revealed itself. She told me what had happened. I used imagination to go back, to stand between the past and the child, to protect her in the way she needed. The memory shifted. The charge eased. The rage that had surprised me for years began to dissolve.
The process I used to meet and embrace my inner child was what Carl Jung calls active imagination, and part of that process is recording what happens in your mind through words or one or more of the expressive arts. The reason for this is that it allows you to revisit what happened, reflect on it further, and deepen your understanding. Every expressive art – dance, music, art, poetry etc – you use helps you integrate the message further, and see it from a slightly different angle. Dance and music, for instance, have a somatic aspect, so it’s good to explore the themes in different ways. I used an AI art generator during the imaginative sessions as a kind of art therapy or introspective art and I wrote it down in lyrical prose. I then turned the prose into the ‘Come Home to Me’ song I’ve used in the music video below and used the original introspective art imagery.
The story of my active imagination in which I met my inner child is now also part of my illustrated inspirational self-help book: Psychemagination: Healing the Inner Child, a practical, imaginative guide to meeting the small voice inside, understanding your triggers, and reclaiming emotional freedom. More on the book below the video, but first get the feel for the story and meet some of the imagery by watching the short music video.
The video takes you on a journey through a surreal and dreamlike landscape, starting with an entrance through a vibrant, enchanted portal. It then transitions to childhood memories and intimate moments of a woman connecting with her inner child. The narrative explores self-reflection and confronting and embracing past selves. It’s another angle on meeting your inner child. Consider it a primer for the book. I hope you enjoy it and that it inspires you to turn within and find your own inner child.
About the Book
Psychemagination: Healing the Inner Child is the map of that inner work dialoguing with my inner child. It’s a practical imaginative approach to inner‑child work rooted in Jungian active imagination. Combining personal narrative with guided exercises, the book shows how dialoguing with the inner child can reveal hidden low‑grade trauma, dissolve reactive patterns, and restore emotional safety. Ideal for readers interested in psychology, spiritual practice, and creative healing. If you’ve ever wondered why small things trigger big reactions, or if you want to reclaim the vitality and playfulness you lost along the way, this book offers a way in. Read it as a stand‑alone guide, or pair it with Into the Underworld for a deeper symbolic context.
What Readers are Saying on Amazon
‘Psychemagination is one of those books that doesn’t come into your life by accident. It opens a gentle, almost silent door toward the little girl who still lives inside you—the one who had to be strong too early, who hid her emotions to avoid bothering anyone, who adapted in order to survive.
What’s beautiful about this book is that it doesn’t push you or lecture you. It accompanies you. It speaks through images, metaphors, and exercises that feel more like a hug than a task. It invites you to imagine, to draw, to write… but above all, to listen.
The author achieves something very special: she turns healing into a creative journey. She doesn’t ask you to “get over” anything. Instead, she invites you to sit with your inner child for a moment, look her in the eyes, and say, “You’re not alone anymore.”
As you move through the pages, you feel things loosening—things that have been tight for years. Memories surface, emotions rise, words you never said finally find space. And the book holds you through all of it, without rushing you, without judgment, with a tenderness that feels real.
In the end, it leaves you with a sense of relief and possibility. As if you could finally breathe a little deeper. As if that inner child—your inner child—had finally found a safe place to be heard.’ Luisa.
And another:
‘As someone that’s neurodivergent I experienced a lot of undue expectations growing up because of the way I channeled my energy and differences. I didn’t know until i was older the effect it had on me. Sitting with books like these, pausing and reflecting in on scars that weren’t healed just buried, has helped to move forward. Before reading this it didn’t occur to me my own inner child would be suspicious of my motives and need to heal. This is heavy if youre working through things, but good. A necessary difficulty.’ – Chess Clark
And one more:
‘The book follows two intertwined strands: a vivid mythic account of an active imagination journey an inner landscape populated by guides, gates, and mirror‑halls and a clear, compassionate self‑help companion that teaches readers how to undertake their own introspective art practice.’ – Linda Solis
And Don’t Forget Book 1 in the Series
