II.   Mind (PSY)

Imagination is the image-making, or visualization power of the Mind, particularly in visualizing objects and or concepts not previously perceived.

The word Imagination comes from two (2) Latin words imaginis meaning “copy, statue, picture, idea, appearance” and atio meaning “property / quality of possessing”.

Inspiration is not the same as Imagination. By definition, Imagination refers to the creative powers of the Mind due to knowledge, skill and their application, whereas inspiration relates to the spontaneous arrival of information which may or may not depend upon the skills of the received.

There are principally three (3) types of Imagination: unstructured (spontaneous), structured and superficial determined by the knowledge skills and discipline of the Mind:

(i) Superficial Imagination is the creative and undisciplined visualization skills of a less knowledge educated Mind, usually identifiable by incomplete ideas, lack of cohesion, context and high suggestibility; and

(ii) Unstructured Imagination is the creative visualization of a knowledge educated Mind, mimicking superficial Imagination by identifiable by more complete ideas, cohesion, context and original thought; and

(iii) Structured Imagination is the creative and disciplined visualization of a knowledge educated Mind, identifiable by clear signs of architecture, context, purpose and original thought.