All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopYing, rnicrofilming, recording, or otherwise, without written perrnission from the Publisher v PREFACE interest. Witness the 350 members of AASMI. Witness the 50 presenters at the first convention of the Study of Mental Imagery.This volume of ~he proceedings of the convention held in Los Angeles in June of 1979 contains emphasis on the theoretical dimensions of imagery and its many applications.The book is organized into several sections. The first section contains papers related to the theoretical understanding of the nature of imagery. The second section is devoted to studies and explorations in Psycho-Imagination Therapy. The third section relates to studies of the use of imagery in movement and art therapy, and the fourth section deals with studies of guided imagery and fantasy. The last section deals with the applications of imagery to various aspects of psychological life.