“Possess thyself and Transform thyself. All psychosynthetic techniques have this as their goal” (Assagioli, 1983c) Synthesis is clearly one of the key concepts in Psychosynthesis. We have defined it as a philosophy that sees life as evolving towards unity through the evolution of consciousness. There is an underlying spiritual force behind all that exists, ”uniting […]
Chapter 9 The Superconscious – the Way to Abundance
“What distinguishes Psychosynthesis from many other attempts at psychological understanding is the position that we take as to the existence of a spiritual Self and of a superconscious, which are as basic as the instinctive energies described so well by Freud.” (Assagioli, 1975, p. 193) The Superconscious, or the Higher Unconscious, is Assagioli’s 6th core […]
Chapter 10 The Transpersonal Self – the Way to Love
The Transpersonal Self of each is in intimate union with the Transpersonal Self of all other individuals, however unconscious they may be of this. All Transpersonal Selves can be considered as “points” within the Universal Self. ” (Assagioli, 1974, p. 260) The Transpersonal Self is the last of Assagioli’s seven core concepts; it is also […]
New Moon and Full Moon Meditation
Cycles of opportunity for the evolving soul Did you know that during a full moon the veil between the material and spiritual world is at its thinnest? You, as a transcendent soul, gaze downwards trying to illuminate your personality in the material world. By Kenneth Sørensen (Read also Assagioli’s thoughts about full moon meditation here: […]
Group Meditation in a Time of Crisis
Group meditation can be a powerful service to our community and a tool to clear the collective mind of psychological negativity that influences us all in times of crisis. In this article, I look at the practice of group meditation, examining what Assagioli thought about it and looking at how we can use it to […]
How to understand people who push your buttons!
Some people push our buttons and we find them difficult to be around. This brief introduction to the theory of the Seven Types will help you to understand how we can develop more empathy for ourselves and others, including ‘difficult’ people. By Kenneth Sørensen and Karianne Stenshagen (This is an edited version of a Facebook […]
Psychosynthesis and the seven types
An interview about how Kenneth Sørensen developed his understanding of psychosynthesis typology and the seven types and applied it in his counseling and business. Amanda Mattiussi interviews Kenneth Sørensen, author of The Seven Types, first published in ” Il Sé” magazine , January 2020 How did you first become involved with psychosynthesis? It started in […]
Empathy: The Heart of the Matter
Empathy is the cornerstone of healthy relationships. It is a quality best understood through the lens of typology or, more specifically, the psychosynthesis model of the Seven Types. Author and psychotherapist Kenneth Sørensen explains. I have been working with people for more than 25 years, first as a pedagogical consultant in social psychiatry, then as […]
The Seven Psychological Functions and The Seven Types
In this article I will describe how the seven psychological functions relate to each other and to the seven energies and types. It is perhaps the most important topic in psychosynthesis typology because it explains how the “underlying functions”, according to Assagioli, create the seven types. The Seven Types and the underlying functions By Kenneth […]
Your Seven Core Talents
Would you like to be more in control of your inner world, have more empathy, and be more enthusiastic? Would you like to experience more harmony in your life and in the world? Would you like to have more knowhow about how things work? Could you be more productive? We acquire these skills when we […]
