The conscious “I” manifests itself above all as a conscious, resolute and tenacious will, directed relentlessly toward the goal; a will that unceasingly works to master the areas of the unconscious. By Roberto Assagioli, XX Lecture – July 25, 1933. From the Assagioli Archives in Florence, Doc. #24183. Original Title: La Psicosintesi spiritual. Translated by […]
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Subpersonalities, According to Roberto Assagioli
Roberto Assagioli was the first to coin the term subpersonalities, however, he was inspired by William James’s concept of various selves and sees subpersonalities primary as normal psychological formations based on our social roles and functions. By Kenneth Sørensen, 2022, the following text is my introduction to the free e-book Subpersonalities, which is a collection […]
Psychology and Human Existence, by Roberto Assagioli
Roberto Assagioli argues that the humanistic and integral conception of psychosynthesis and its methods offer the basis and means to solve the various existential problems that arise in life, due to life circumstances and spiritual emergency By Roberto Assagioli, 1974, Original Title: Psicologia ed Esistenza Umana, Translated by Jan Kuniholm and Francesco Viglienghi, Assagioli Archive […]
Emotional And Mental Obstacles To Spiritual Development: Aggression and Criticism
One of the strongest obstacles to spiritual realization; is the instinct of personal self-assertion, with its aggressive manifestations. By Roberto Assagioli, Course in Spiritual Psychosynthesis, Lesson IV. April 2, 1938. From the Assagioli Archive in Florence, (Docs #23038 and 23039). Original Title: Ostacoli emotivi e mentali allo sviluppo spirituale – Aggressività E Criticismo. Translated with […]
Mysticism And Medicine
In certain cases of so-called “melancholia,” which the patients themselves believed to be merely illness, a most profound spiritual upheaval was taking place in them. By Roberto Assagioli, Published in Ultra, March 1925 No.1. An Address made at the Fourth Mystical Conference, Florence, Italy, January 1925. From the Assagioli Archive in Florence, Docs # 27493, […]
