Meditation on acceptance is not passive surrender: it is an act of will, and without it the road to any real change stays blocked. By Roberto AssagioliTranscription of a live talk, August 15, 1972Assagioli Archive, FlorenceOriginal title: Meditazione con R. A. sulla AccettazioneTranslated by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this online […]
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Spiritual Experience
Assagioli on spiritual experience: it cannot be argued into being but only walked toward, and only those who have made the journey can really speak of it. By Roberto AssagioliIn dialogue with studentsDoc. #23390, Assagioli Archive, FlorenceOriginal title: Esperienza Spirituale (dibattito)Translated and edited with notes by Jan Kuniholm [1] Editorial NoteThe original is a corrected […]
Transcendence of the Self
Transcendence of the Self: the Self does not descend to us, Assagioli says, but radiates into the superconscious and waits for the personal self to climb its thread. By Roberto AssagioliDoc. #14263, Assagioli Archive, FlorenceOriginal title: Transcenza del SèTranslated and edited with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this online […]
Experiences of the Self
Experiences of the Self are reached by climbing, not flying: most seekers leap straight to the cosmic and miss the Self entirely, mistaking ecstasy for ascent. By Stuart MillerInterview with Roberto Assagioli, January 23, 1973Assagioli Archive, FlorenceOriginal title: Le Esperienze Del SéTranslated from Italian by Gordon Symons Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this […]
Meditation and Contemplation
Meditation and contemplation are not the same: meditation uses every faculty to approach the object, while contemplation begins where meditation peaks and the seeker becomes one with what is contemplated. By Roberto Assagioli1931Assagioli Archive, FlorenceOriginal title: Meditazione E ContemplazioneTranslated from Italian by Gordon Symons Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this online edition have […]
The Structure of the Unconscious
The structure of the unconscious divides into two parts: a plastic substance that records every impression, and a differentiated landscape of psychic complexes that work like electrical accumulators. By Roberto AssagioliFrom a course of lessons on Latent Energies In UsAssagioli Archive, FlorenceOriginal title: La Struttura Dell’inconscio E I Suoi Rapporti Con La CoscienzaTranslated from Italian […]
Importance of the Unconscious
Importance of the unconscious is no smaller than the discovery of America: Assagioli says nine-tenths of the psyche lies outside our awareness, a new continent waiting to be explored. By Roberto AssagioliLesson I, Course of Lectures on the Unconscious, 1928Assagioli Archive, FlorenceOriginal title: Importanza Dell’inconscioTranslated from Italian by Gordon Symons Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual […]
Psychosynthesis – Its Essential Components
Essential components of psychosynthesis form a working map, Assagioli writes: the architecture of the psyche, the right use of will, and the integration of transpersonal experience with daily life. By Roberto AssagioliDoc. #24288, Assagioli Archive, FlorenceRe-formatted and edited by Jan Kuniholm [2] Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this online edition have been added […]
Psychosynthesis and Its Fields of Action
Fields of psychosynthesis reach from the individual to society and beyond: Assagioli names empathy, generosity, active goodwill, and altruistic love as practical methods, all aimed at non-violent change. By Roberto AssagioliAssagioli Archive, FlorenceOriginal title: La Psicosintesi E I Suoi Campi Di AzioneTranslated from Italian by Gordon Symons Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this […]
Psychology and the Art of Living
We master cars, careers, and exams, yet never learn the art of living: how to know our own energies, direct them, and reach the still Center of who we are. By Roberto AssagioliAssagioli Archive, Florence1965Original title: La Psicologia E L’Arte Di VivereTranslated from Italian by Gordon Symons Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this […]
