Development and evaluation of the Transpersonal Depth-Guided Imagery and Music (TD-GIM) inventory

Abrams, Brian

doi:10.1080/08098131.2015.1008557

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“…Stace has been hugely influential and we see the impact of his containment comments quite clearly when we survey the available instrumentation (Hood, 1975;Hodge, 2003;Delaney, 2005), which consistently fails to operationalize the "distasteful" aspects of mystical experience (Abrams, 2016). We also see this when we contrast the carefully constructed and suitably sanitized clinical experience currently under development by mainstream actors (Abrams, 2016;Noorani, 2021) with a more politically charged effort, one that might facilitate an experience that connects one to the land, that explodes the consequences of colonialism, that brings political insight, that points in the direction of the obvious tragedy of consumer capitalism and its wholesale destruction of the planet, or that encourages social and political resistance. Such an approach would not rely on politically sterile classical music, nor would it eschew the use of meaningful lyrics and would perhaps use songs like Lennon's "Working Class Hero" to bring awareness of toxic socialization (Sosteric and Ratkovic, 2016) or "The Trouble With Normal" by Bruce Cockburn.…”

Section: Containmentmentioning

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A case-study evaluation of the “Copenhagen Music Program” for psilocybin-assisted therapy

Ratkovic,

Sosteric,

Sosteric

2023

Front. Psychol.

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In a recent article, Messell and colleagues provide a curated list, the “Copenhagen Music Program for Psilocybin”. We test their music program with an experienced Indigenous therapist/psychonaut on a 3.5 gram psilocybin journey. Based on comments provided by the Indigenous therapist, we find the program contains musical choices that evoke specific colonial and religious contexts. We also find the program psychologically and emotionally coercive, meaning it is intended to contain the experience by forcing the individual on a specific experiential pathway. We conclude the program is not suitable for Indigenous travelers and suggest that curation of a wider variety of playlists, and music more in line with traditional shamanic practices, might be a better approach to psychedelic curation.

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A case-study evaluation of the “Copenhagen Music Program” for psilocybin-assisted therapy

Ratkovic,

Sosteric,

Sosteric

2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…Defining an experience as being in the transpersonal category of imagery is determined according to the traveler's belief system and how they personally interpret their images. Within GIM experiences, Abrams (2016) stated that transpersonal experiences belong in the realm of the transpersonal as long as they are perceived or have components that are both unitive (experiences of oneself in being unified with other aspects of experience as opposed to being separate or distinct) and universal (experiences of comprehensiveness and inclusiveness, as opposed to specificity and particularity; p. 37).…”

Section: Transpersonal Experiencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cosmic Travel in the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music: Conscious Evolution for Our World

Creagh

2018

JAMI

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Helen Bonny discussed cosmic travel in GIM trainings but never included it in her writings. In this article we will define characteristics and provide theoretical components of cosmic travel in GIM as a subset of transpersonal experiences, provide session examples, and discuss music programs that have evoked these types of experiences. Also included are considerations for guiding as well as self-care suggestions for those facilitating cosmic sessions.

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Inter-rater Agreement in Classifying Music According to a Guided Imagery and Music Taxonomy

Bemman,

Bertelsen,

Wärja

et al. 2023

Journal of Music Therapy

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Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) is a range of therapeutic practices in which clients listen to music selected by a trained practitioner with the aim of gaining cognitive insight through evoked imagery that may be beneficial in working through various inner experiences, pain, or trauma. It is crucial to this process that the chosen music is tailored to the client’s therapeutic goals and receptiveness. Wärja and Bonde [(2014). Music as co-therapist: Towards a taxonomy of music in therapeutic Music and Imagery work. Music and Medicine, 6(2), 16–27.] developed a taxonomy consisting of nine categories of musical-psychological characteristics and constructs (e.g., tempo, instrumentation, and mood) aligning with various therapeutic contexts (e.g., supporting and exploring) for helping GIM practitioners select appropriate music; however, its reliability has never before been assessed. In this paper, we present a listening study carried out with 63 GIM therapists and trainees, in order to measure the inter-rater agreement in (1) classifying 10 randomly selected pieces from 30 into one or more categories of the Wärja and Bonde [(2014). Music as co-therapist: Towards a taxonomy of music in therapeutic Music and Imagery work. Music and Medicine, 6(2), 16–27.] taxonomy, and (2) identifying for each piece heard one or more adjectives from the Hevner mood wheel that best characterize it. Our results indicate participants who utilized all categories but with slight to fair overall agreement; however, largely moderate agreement was reported for less musically complex pieces as well as across all pieces when considering only the three primary categories. Our findings not only support the continued use of the taxonomy and mood for helping select GIM music but also suggest the possible need for clearer descriptions in its subcategories and further training of practitioners who employ it in practice.

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Development and evaluation of the Transpersonal Depth-Guided Imagery and Music (TD-GIM) inventory

Cited by 5 publications

References 24 publications

A case-study evaluation of the “Copenhagen Music Program” for psilocybin-assisted therapy

A case-study evaluation of the “Copenhagen Music Program” for psilocybin-assisted therapy

Cosmic Travel in the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music: Conscious Evolution for Our World

Inter-rater Agreement in Classifying Music According to a Guided Imagery and Music Taxonomy

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