Psychic experiences are more common than science admits and less glamorous than popular culture suggests. Assagioli surveys five metapsychic faculties: what they are, how they work, and what they cost. By Roberto AssagioliAssagioli Archive in FlorenceOriginal title: Le Facoltà MetapsichicheTranslated by Gordon Symons Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this online edition have been […]
Comments on Henri Baruk’s Technique on the Relationship Between Psychotherapist and Patient
The most powerful thing a therapist can do is sometimes simply believe in the patient. Assagioli on trust in therapy and the part of every person that illness cannot reach. By Roberto AssagioliDoc. #19938 (fragment), Assagioli Archive in Florence [1] Original title: Commenti sulla Tecnica di Henri Baruk su il Rapporto fra Psicoterapeuta e PazienteTranslated […]
Psychology In The Future
Psychology has spent a century cleaning the cellars. The future of psychology lies on the terraces at the summit, where the soul can see the stars. Assagioli’s 1968 vision. By Roberto AssagioliEssay, 1968 (revised to 1974)Doc. #23977, Assagioli Archive in Florence [1]Original title: La Psicologia Nell’AvvenireTranslated and edited with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe […]
Being – Being a Soul, Having a Personality
To speak the Truth, means (esoterically) to express the Transcendent Glory through one’s form (personality). By Roberto Assagioli, undated, From the Assagioli Archive in Florence[1]. Original Title: Essere. Translated and Edited With Notes by Jan Kuniholm. By making a vital distinction between having a Soul (in which the first place is given to personality, and […]
The Seven Ways – General Didactics
When the mountaintop Self feels elusive, the seven ways to the Superconscious open another route: into a fuller, richer life of beauty, action, and inner light. By Roberto AssagioliLecture notes, 28 May 1968Assagioli Archive, FlorenceOriginal title: Didattica GeneraleTranslated by Gordon Symons Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this online edition have been added by […]
Embodiment
“Although Psychosynthesis postulates the presence in man of a transpersonal essence, it maintains that man’s purpose in life is to “embody” and manifest this Self or essence as completely as possible in the world of daily life.” (Assagioli, from What Is Psychosynthesis?) THE USE OF SEED-THOUGHTS Roberto Assagioli. (Assagioli Archives – Florence). Original Title: Uso […]
Visualization Exercises
Try to hold one digit on an imagined blackboard. Assagioli’s visualization exercises reveal how little we master our minds, and how the I emerges from that contrast. By Roberto AssagioliPsychological Exercises and Training [1] lecture series, March 10 and 17, 1963Assagioli Archives, FlorenceOriginal title: Esercizi di VisualizzazioneTranslated with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract […]
The Practice Of Silence
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 […]
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 […]
