ABSTRACT
Over the years, numerous imagery exercises have been developed by clinicians to deal with a variety of diseases (Achterberg, Dossey, & Kolkmeier, 1994; Sheikh, 2002). This chapter offers suggestions to create imagery procedures regardless of the name of the disease, for names of diseases are merely descriptors of the physical or emotional situation that is diagnosed. They do not inherently convey information beyond that, unlike other medical systems where patterns are discerned by taking pulses (Chinese), looking at the face (Hebraic), or smelling bodily excretions (Tibetan). However, these descriptors are useful in guiding us. Once the area for action has been defined, we can then devise an imagery exercise.
