Transpersonal psychology brings the question of meaning, the soul, and the superconscious into clinical practice — and raises distinctive challenges for the psychotherapist working in Psychosynthesis therapy or counseling today. By Kenneth Sørensen and Anja Bjørlo, both of whom hold an MA in Psychosynthesis Editorial note: This article is based on a conversation between Kenneth […]
Synthesis in Psychosynthesis: Assagioli’s Unified Teaching
Synthesis in Psychosynthesis is the central principle from which Roberto Assagioli’s psychology takes its name. It is the process by which the elements of the psyche — conscious and unconscious, personal and transpersonal, opposing tendencies and diverse functions — are coordinated into a living unity around a higher centre. It operates at every level of […]
Facilitating Depth through Psychosynthesis
Identity, Disidentification, and the Core Self in Psychosynthesis Coaching By Kenneth Sørensen, MA, Psychosynthesis | Psychotherapist and Researcher Keynote address delivered at the Sixth Psychosynthesis Coaching Symposium, NCVO, London, 10 April 2026. Editorial note: This article has been adapted from a recorded keynote address. An abstract, subtitle, and cross-section headings have been added for clarity; […]
Roberto Assagioli on Parapsychology
An Introduction to His Lifelong Research and a Complete Archive of His Writings on the Parapsychological Faculties By Kenneth Sørensen, 2026 Abstract: Roberto Assagioli (1888–1974), the founder of Psychosynthesis, held that parapsychological phenomena are natural extensions of ordinary psychological functions — not anomalies or supernatural events. Telepathy, precognition, and clairvoyance, he argued, correspond to normal […]
My Association with the Psychosynthesis Research Foundation and Its Pioneers
John H. Parks on the PRF Founders, Early Psychosynthesis in North America, and a Personal Meeting with Assagioli By John H. Parks, MDAAP Psychosynthesis Quarterly, March 2018 Editorial Note: The abstract, contextual subtitle, and cross-sections have been added for clarity and navigation. The original wording, sequence, and structure of the text have been preserved. No […]
Short History of Psychosynthesis
The Origins, Institutional Development, and Global Spread of Psychosynthesis from 1906 to 1974 By Ida Palombi Secretary of the Istituto di Psicosintesi, Florence, Italy c. 1974 Reformatted and copyedited by Jan Kuniholm [1] Editorial Note: The abstract, contextual subtitle, and cross-sections have been added for clarity and navigation. The original wording, sequence, and structure of […]
The Psychosynthesis Research Foundation – Its Vision, Mission, and Program
Founding Vision and Strategic Program of the PRF (1957) Roberto Assagioli and Co-Workers Written circa April 1957 (Derived from AAP Archive, Folder PRF_AAP_Correspondences, 1957) Preliminary Vision Statement Prior to Legal Incorporation (November 1957) Editorial Note: The abstract and subheadings in this online edition have been added by Kenneth Sørensen for clarity and navigational purposes. They […]
Reality Is One: Roberto Assagioli’s Evolutionary Monism
Spirit, Matter, and the Unified Ground of Psychosynthesis By Kenneth Sørensen, MA, Psychosynthesis | Psychotherapist and Author, 2026 Editorial Note: This paper is based on my earlier research paper, “Reality is One,” a compilation of quotes by Roberto Assagioli. The reader seeking a fuller picture of Assagioli’s monistic philosophy should consult this paper. Abstract This […]
What Is Free Will?
Will and Desire in Psychosynthesis By Anja Bjørlo and Kenneth SørensenFirst published on the YouTube channel Psychosynthesis Self-Mastery Channel, 2025. Editorial Note: This piece began as an online conversation and has been edited for clarity, precision, and flow while remaining faithful to the original exchange. Section headings have been added for readability. Abstract In this […]
The Return of the Inner Sun
The Renewal of Inner Life at the Threshold of Christmas By Kenneth SørensenA Christmas Message, 2025 Abstract In this Christmas reflection, Kenneth Sørensen explores the inner dimension of the season through the lens of psychosynthesis and solar consciousness. He presents Christmas as a moment of renewal in which universal energies press toward the awakening of […]
