PREFACE

Shelley Lake, Anorexic Tango, 2008, 18” by 24” archival pigment print

Shelley Lake, Anorexic Tango, 2008, 18” by 24” archival pigment print

“If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.”[1]

—George Bernard Shaw, Immaturity

This is the story of my virtual family. Come with me and play a starring role inside the digital dollhouse. Take a look and you will see a fictional world of mythological characters. Living there you will find imaginary shapes of experience—forces of nature expressed as action patterns in the bodymind.

In our shared fantasy world of pure imagination, we may build bioenergetic bridges to learning, engagement, and transformation.[2] Increased awareness of thoughts and emotions may give each of our lives greater meaning and purpose. Together, we may come to better understand our inner world.


[1] Bernard Shaw, Immaturity (London: Constable, 1931).
[2] Pure Imagination, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (Paramount, 1971).

Shelley Lake