Imaginal living involves aligning all dimensions of our life with our discoveries from deep self-inquiry. Is there any more important question we can ask than, ‘what makes life meaningful?' To even begin the journey of exploring this question, requires we open into feeling ourselves properly. For meaningfulness is not some intellectual idea or image we hold of ourselves. It is real, an experience, a feeling.
So perhaps to start this inquiry, a better question to ask is, ‘do I feel, right now, my life to be meaningful?’ If I stay in touch with what is real in me and listen to the hints that come as I ask this question, it leads to other questions more pressing to my heart at this time. And so develops an inner conversation that becomes a journey into the depths of my being.
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‘It took a while to bring myself to go to therapy. Then I met Fritz and now I can’t believe what I was missing out on for so long. Fritz and I have been meeting once a week, most weeks, over the past two-and-a-bit years, either in person or via Zoom. Our work together has been a game-changer for me. Then, recently we did a five-day one-on-one retreat, which he custom-designed, knowing exactly what I needed. It was invaluable. I ‘challenged him’ to do ‘part 2’ in 2025 as I enjoyed it so much! It included meditation, breath-work, alone time, cooking together, reading and deep discussions. I highly recommend anyone wondering about doing this, to take the plunge!’ – Business Owner, London, England
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‘I consider myself to have been hugely fortunate in my life to have had the opportunity to learn, evolve and grow thanks to my ten or so years of therapy with our very special Fritz. Given that I am now in my seventies and have been in therapy for forty years, I feel entitled to say with confidence that Fritz was my best and most constructive experience. And I say this with deep gratitude in my heart.’ – Retired ex-business-owner, Cape Town, South Africa
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‘I have worked with Fritz for several years. My work with him has been integral to my own journey and understanding of myself. We have worked together using many tools: imaginal therapy, I Ching, astrology, and meditation, to name a few. He has guided me towards tools that I use in my everyday life and has assisted me in developing a deep level of self-inquiry. I am grateful for the work we have done together and look forward to continuing our partnership.’ – Teacher and practitioner of Acupuncture, Lausanne, Switzerland
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‘I was going through a deep dark time. Totally overwhelmed and struggling to overcome it. Fortunately, we were introduced. We worked together for a few weeks. I had to prepare myself for an even harder time ahead. Fritz has been 100% a blessing for me. Every meet we had helped me to rearrange my thoughts in a completely understandable and rewarding way. Our short time together prepared me to tackle the hard task ahead. Now, walking through it successfully is a tribute to someone who knows exactly how to help a person in need. Very grateful, thank you Fritz.’ – Caregiver, Cape Town, South Africa
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‘I was referred to Fritz by a friend as I was particularly interested in Archetypal Psychology. I’ve been working with him for over two years and to this day he helped me challenge my beliefs and ideas, and delve into the soul by arousing my imaginal, symbolic and dream world. His sensitive and caring personality has always made me feel stirringly safe. Fritz‘s vast knowledge of Archetypal and Depth Psychology, Astrology and spiritual teachings has been most mind-broadening. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Fritz to anyone who wishes to go deeper into their soul-searching quest. It has been a life-changing encounter for me.’ – Retired Director of Multi-National Corporation, Chateau-d’Oex, Switzerland
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‘I worked with Fritz for over four years and he has been a wise and compassionate guide throughout our work together. I was able to start exploring some very deep fears, to start getting in touch with the darker sides of myself and of life. His nuanced interpretation of the I Ching and Astrology really helped me see things from a much wider, more cosmic perspective. Our sessions opened me up to more poetry and mystery and depth in a way that has changed the way I live and the way I work. Thank you with all my heart.’ – Psychotherapist, Lausanne, Switzerland
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‘I met Fritz in 2008. Until then, I had experienced therapists, counsellors and self-proclaimed ‘healers’ and ‘sages’ as skipping stones off the surface of a silent, serene lake. Fritz went deep, deeper, and deeper still. He threw in rocks, which splashed, caused echoes and disturbed the equilibrium. And he did so with profound serenity, humour, grace and humility. Over the years he helped me to forge ahead, cut through my own stories, find new meadows and crevices of my soul, and to let go the hindrances of my ego. When I’m entangled in yarns of my own making, I know Fritz can help me get disentangled. Through his listening, his reflections, the wisdom of teachers and sages he made his own; and once in a while by finding a correctly sized rock to throw in my pond.’ – Counsellor, Nyon, Switzerland
Finding the questions that help us explore ‘where we are at’, is crucial. Because, truth is, we are not automatically aware of ‘where we are at’ and its implications. Deep awareness requires reflection. And reflection is not the same as ‘speculating’ or ‘thinking’. Facing and exploring ‘where we are at’ reveals the journey Soul longs for us to travel through this World.
Yet, this exploration does not only occur via talking, thinking or even reflecting on things. Sure, how we think affects the depth of our exploration and our awareness of the many layers of our journey. As does how we perceive, what we believe, and how we speak. But how we act, work, relate and live are also dynamic dimensions of this exploration. As is what we do for a living, whether and how we are disciplined, whether we’re in relationship or not, whether our actions are aligned with our insights, whether we live in community, whether we have children, whether we are able to perceive and connect to realities beyond the simply material realm. As is how we engage all of these things.
We are aided in our explorations by the many accounts of lives and traditions that have gone before us, written by people at least as intelligent and wise as most of us today. This is not to say we must go back to how they lived. It means we seriously consider the evidence of things that have worked in the past, test them in our own lives and experiment with incorporating them into our lives, in a suitable manner, right here, in this day and age.
