Two methods of prayer used extensively in the Exercises are imaginative contemplation and colloquy. Both involve dialogue and the use of the imagination. Imaginative contemplation involves entering a Gospel scene using the senses and imagination […]

Healing False God Representations Anecdotal evidence indicates that people who make the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola can experience positive shifts in their God representations and self-concepts. During this conference, over 2 days […]

God representations have consequences in people’s lives. People whose God representations are authoritarian (that is, they imagine God as controlling, commanding, or punishing) tend to behave in ways that are aggressive. Conversely, people whose God […]