imaginal
Existing in thought
Imaginal has two distinct technical meanings.
In entomology, it refers to the imago—the final, adult stage of an insect's development: imaginal discs, imaginal cells.
In psychology, particularly Jungian and archetypal traditions, imaginal describes a realm of images and symbols that mediates between the literal and the purely abstract—neither imaginary (unreal) nor physical, but possessing its own reality: imaginal experience, the imaginal realm.
Original model for copies
- psycheTotal mental life
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
- dreamworkAnalyzing sleep-state imagery
symbolism · fantasy · visualization · Jung · soul · anima · animus · numinous
Flat circular objects
- cellsBasic biological units
- chrysalisPupal casing for metamorphosis
- pupaInsect's resting stage
- larvaImmature feeding stage
instar · pupation · molt · nymph · lepidoptera · insecta · metamorphosis · morphogenesis
Present but inactive
- nascentBeginning to develop
- embryonicAt earliest developmental stage
- emergentNewly come into existence
- dormantInactive but capable
incipient · unrealized · undeveloped · seed · budding · becoming · unfolding · developmental
Forming mental or graphical images
- ideationForming mental concepts
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- inventionNew device or method
- conceptionFormation of an idea
daydream · envisioning · picturing · conjuring · fanciful · generative · brainstorming
archetype
Original model for copies
- psycheTotal mental life
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- subconsciousBelow conscious awareness
dreamwork · symbolism · fantasy · visualization · Jung · soul · anima · animus · numinous · individuation
discs
Flat circular objects
larva · instar · pupation · molt · nymph · lepidoptera · insecta · metamorphosis · morphogenesis · differentiation
latent
Present but inactive
- nascentBeginning to develop
- embryonicAt earliest developmental stage
- emergentNewly come into existence
dormant · incipient · unrealized · undeveloped · seed · budding · becoming · unfolding · developmental · formative
visualization
Forming mental or graphical images
conception · daydream · envisioning · picturing · conjuring · fanciful · generative · brainstorming
imaginalempirical
Based on observation, not theory
verifiable · factual · evidence-based · sensory · observable
- imagine thatExclamation of mild surprise
- imaginary friendsFictional companions children create
- imaginary worldsInvented settings for stories
- imaginary lineConceived but unseeable division
- imaginary numbersMultiples of i
- leave to the imaginationNot make explicit
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