When you sit to be silent, you discover the noise was never outside. The practice of silence isn’t about suppressing thoughts, but learning to let them pass without reacting. By Roberto AssagioliAssagioli Archives, Florence [1] Original title: La Pratica del SilenzioTranslated and edited with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in […]
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Technique Of Substitution
Try to give up a habit by sheer effort, and it usually wins. The technique of substitution replaces renunciation with preference, letting energy quietly follow interest toward something better. By Roberto AssagioliLecture, 26 November 1963 [1]Doc. #23844, Assagioli Archives, FlorenceOriginal title: Tecnica della SostituzioneTranslated and edited with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract and […]
Psychological Exercises
Want to become braver, kinder, or steadier? Assagioli’s psychological exercises teach you to cultivate one quality at a time, by word, meditation, and patient affirmation. By Roberto AssagioliDoc. #23361, Assagioli Archives, FlorenceOriginal title: Esercizi PsicologiciTranslated and edited with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this online edition have been added […]
The Devotional and Mental Way
Are you drawn to surrender, or to discipline? The devotional and mental way are two roads to the Spirit, and Assagioli says full development requires walking both. By Roberto AssagioliDocs. #23326 and #1452, Assagioli Archives, FlorenceOriginal title: Esercizi InterioriTranslated and edited with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this online […]
Contemplation and Illumination
When meditation falls away into stillness so deep that you forget yourself, contemplation begins. Assagioli draws the path between contemplation and illumination: silence in, light out. By Roberto AssagioliDocs. #23204 and #23205, Assagioli Archives, Florence [1] Original title: Contemplazione e IlluminazioneTranslated and edited with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in […]
Technique Of Acting “As If”
Sad, scared, or stuck in a mood your will cannot reach? The technique of acting as if works through the body first, and the emotion follows where the posture leads. By Roberto AssagioliLecture, 29 November 1963Doc. #23041, Assagioli Archives, FlorenceOriginal title: Tecnica dell’Agire “Come Se”Translated with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual […]
Repetition and Rhythm
One hammer blow rarely drives a nail. Repetition and rhythm, Assagioli argues, shape the unconscious through patient return, then variation, the way music makes a theme its own. By Roberto Assagioli [1] Docs. #24086 and #24087, Assagioli Archives, FlorenceOriginal title: Repetizione e RitmoTranslated with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in […]
Exercise Of Disidentification And Self-Identification
When you catch yourself saying “I am tired” or “I am angry,” you have already confused yourself with a passing state. Assagioli’s disidentification exercise restores the steady Center underneath. By Roberto AssagioliLecture Course on Psychosynthesis, Psychological Exercises and Training, 8 March 1964 [1] Doc. #23994, Assagioli Archives, FlorenceOriginal title: Esercizio di Disidentificazione e di Auto-identificazioneTranslated […]
Exercise Of the Ideal Model
Want to become more patient or more courageous? Assagioli’s ideal model exercise has you picture not a perfect self but the next realistic step, and then rehearse becoming it. By Roberto Assagioli1967 Doc. #23382, Assagioli Archives, Florence [1] Original title: Esercizio del Modello Ideale Translated, compiled, and edited with notes by Jan Kuniholm [2] Editorial […]
Concentration
You believe you concentrate well, until you try to fix your mind on something dull. The power of concentration, Assagioli shows, is trainable, and the propelling force behind every achievement. By Roberto AssagioliLecture, 17 May 1934Doc. #23152, Assagioli Archives, FlorenceOriginal title: ConcentrazioneTranslated and edited with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle […]
