A measured, scientific look at parapsychological faculties — why we are drawn to them, the genuine dangers of reckless development, and the path to conscious mastery By Roberto AssagioliTranslated from the ItalianPublished in UOMINI E IDEE, No. 1, Year III, January 1961Assagioli Archives, FlorenceOriginal title: Le Facoltà Parapsicologiche – Perché Interessano – Pericoli Del Loro […]
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The Relationship Between The Psychotherapist and The Patient
A good therapist works to make themselves unnecessary. Assagioli maps the therapist patient relationship in four stages, from transference all the way to friendship. By Roberto Assagioli [1]Doc. #24089, Assagioli Archive in FlorenceOriginal title: Il Rapporto fra lo Psicoterapeuta e il MalatoTranslated and edited with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle […]
Metapsychic Faculties
Psychic experiences are more common than science admits and less glamorous than popular culture suggests. Assagioli surveys five metapsychic faculties: what they are, how they work, and what they cost. By Roberto AssagioliAssagioli Archive in FlorenceOriginal title: Le Facoltà MetapsichicheTranslated by Gordon Symons Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this online edition have been […]
Comments on Henri Baruk’s Technique on the Relationship Between Psychotherapist and Patient
The most powerful thing a therapist can do is sometimes simply believe in the patient. Assagioli on trust in therapy and the part of every person that illness cannot reach. By Roberto AssagioliDoc. #19938 (fragment), Assagioli Archive in Florence [1] Original title: Commenti sulla Tecnica di Henri Baruk su il Rapporto fra Psicoterapeuta e PazienteTranslated […]
Conflict, Crises, and Synthesis – Introduction
Every major life transition carries a crisis, not failure but the cost of growth. This introduction to our free ebook maps life crises psychology from birth trauma to spiritual awakening. By Kenneth Sørensen, MA PsychosynthesisIntroduction to Conflict, Crises, and Synthesis, a compilation of articles by Roberto Assagioli. The ebook can be downloaded here. Abstract In […]
Psychology In The Future
Psychology has spent a century cleaning the cellars. The future of psychology lies on the terraces at the summit, where the soul can see the stars. Assagioli’s 1968 vision. By Roberto AssagioliEssay, 1968 (revised to 1974)Doc. #23977, Assagioli Archive in Florence [1]Original title: La Psicologia Nell’AvvenireTranslated and edited with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe […]
Being – Being a Soul, Having a Personality
You already are what you seek. Being a soul is not an achievement but a recognition, with every summit a step closer to the widest truth. By Roberto AssagioliUndatedOriginal title: EssereFrom the Assagioli Archive in Florence[1]Translated and Edited With Notes by Jan Kuniholm. Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this online edition have been […]
The Seven Ways – General Didactics
When the mountaintop Self feels elusive, the seven ways to the Superconscious open another route: into a fuller, richer life of beauty, action, and inner light. By Roberto AssagioliLecture notes, 28 May 1968Assagioli Archive, FlorenceOriginal title: Didattica GeneraleTranslated by Gordon Symons Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this online edition have been added by […]
Embodiment
Calling forth all that we are now to open the way for all that we can become: seed-thoughts as daily instruments of alignment and spiritual will. THE USE OF SEED-THOUGHTS By Roberto AssagioliUndatedOriginal title: Uso dei Pensieri-Seme [1].Translated and Edited With Notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this online edition […]
Visualization Exercises
Try to hold one digit on an imagined blackboard. Assagioli’s visualization exercises reveal how little we master our minds, and how the I emerges from that contrast. By Roberto AssagioliPsychological Exercises and Training [1] lecture series, March 10 and 17, 1963Assagioli Archives, FlorenceOriginal title: Esercizi di VisualizzazioneTranslated with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract […]
