|
The purpose of this study is to explore the lived experience of looking at an image. To accomplish this purpose, a structure of interview is designed, mainly made up of active imagination from Jung's analytical psychology, the process of active imagination in this study is consulted the four steps recommended by Marie-Louise von Franz (1980;2011). Before inviting four interviewees to experience the active imagination, this study invited them to talk about their issue. Except exploring the structure of experience of looking at an image, this study also exploring the context of how can looking at an image being therapeutic for people who are suffering. The study material of this study is made up of four descriptions of experience of looking at an image. Through phenomenological methodology, this study accomplish its purpose. This study shows that, within the experience of looking at an image, part of images presented to be active. Images connected with each other, and a plot of story formed, a scene of image formed, too. Interviewees experienced themselves involved into the scene of image, they also had related experiences. Also, there was a phenomena of "Mirroring" during Interviewees' experience, through it, interviewees saw the connections between their issue and the situation which shows in the scene. In the mean time, interviewees saw themselves, they had new understanding of themselves. The experience of looking at an image offer interviewees a distance between them and their issue, as if they get themselves away from the situation of their issue, by then, them can have a better view to look at their issue and themselves. And, when they experienced involving the scene of image, they saw the whole situation of the scene, and the possible way to go in the future. That's a possible way of "looking at an image" being therapeutic. |