We are endowed with an incredible gift of imagination, and as we develop it, we can deeply and constructively engage with this extraordinary capacity to envision and empower the world we know is possible. Through developing our capacity for imagination, we may be able to co-create a more joyous, just, and peaceful world, and actively meet the challenges we face at this time in history. In March 2015, ITP teacher Tim Cleary gave a presentation to ITP group leaders. It includes an exercise designed to develop your ability to create mindful imagery and integrate this vision into your affirmations. The exercise (which begins at approximately the 9-minute mark) was developed by Dr. Milton Erickson, a world-renowned hypnotherapist, who at one time was a scholar-in-residence at Esalen.