Knowing yourself is one thing; understanding what you find is another. Transformative understanding, Assagioli argues, reshapes what it touches, then calls us to choose and concentrate everything on what we choose. By Roberto AssagioliCourse of Lessons on Psychosynthesis, Lesson XIII, 23 April 1933Doc. #23151, Assagioli Archives, FlorenceOriginal title: Comprensione-Valutazione-Scelta-Piano di AzioneTranslated and edited with notes […]
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How to Educate the Memory
A camera needs light to fix an image. To educate the memory, Assagioli argues, means mastering impression, repetition, and, most surprisingly, the art of forgetting well. By Roberto Assagioli [1] Docs. #23134 and #23135, Assagioli Archives, FlorenceOriginal title: Come si educa la memoriaTranslated and edited with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual […]
The Scientific Way
Physics tore the veil of matter open: what looks solid is electrical charge and mathematical pattern. Assagioli reads this as the scientific way toward expanded consciousness, confirmed by Einstein himself. By Roberto AssagioliAssagioli Archives, FlorenceOriginal titles: Piercing the Veil of Matter / La Via ScientificaTranslated and edited with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract […]
The Aesthetic Way
The spiritual awakening happens to be often produced and promoted by Beauty, which expresses itself on some phenomenon of nature, as, for instance, the one described by Rabindranath Tagore.
The Heroic Approach
For some, the path to the spirit runs through selfless action, not prayer. The heroic approach counts Florence Nightingale and Galileo as its saints, and Courage as its essential quality. By Roberto AssagioliUndated, A revised copyAssagioli Archives, Florence Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this online edition have been added by the editor, Kenneth […]
An Overview of Psychological Life
From the double awakening at dawn to the direction of the unconscious at night, Assagioli’s psychological way of living treats the whole day as a practice ground. By Roberto AssagioliLast lecture of the 1967 Lecture CourseDoc. #24002, Assagioli Archives, FlorenceOriginal title: Panorama del Vivere PsicologicoTranslated and edited with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract […]
The Path of Regeneration through Ethics
Despite some different aspects, two Paths are examined through an appropriate combination as they have an important common characteristic. They are the first and the second stages of the same process.
The Seven Ways For Spiritual Realization
Some people reach the spirit through sacrifice, others through beauty, others through scientific wonder. The seven ways for spiritual realization maps which way is yours. By Roberto AssagioliAssagioli Archives, FlorenceOriginal title: Le Sette Vie Per La Realizzazione SpiritualeSource: www.psicoenergetica.itTranslated by Gordon Symons Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this online edition have been added […]
The Psychology of Idea-Forces and Psychagogy
Some ideas inform; others change lives. Idea-forces, Assagioli argued in 1909, are where thought and emotion fuse into one energy, and psychosynthesis the science of cultivating them. By Roberto Assagioli 1909 [1]Assagioli Archives, FlorenceOriginal title: La Psicologia delle Idee-forza e la PsicogogiaTranslated and edited with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle […]
The Seven Ways to Self-Realization
In this article Assagioli gives us an inspiring introduction to the seven ways to Self-Realisation. There are according to this view many ways to enlightenment, some are characterized by will, love and beauty and others are more practical. A great piece of work.
