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 […]
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 […]
Repression of the Soul
We bury our darkest instincts, but the repression of the soul runs the other way: we fear the heights as much as the depths and hide the spiritual from view. By Roberto AssagioliAssagioli Archive, FlorenceExtract from Telepatia VerticaleTranslated by Gordon Symons Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this online edition have been added by […]
The Self – Individuality and Universality
Many paths to the universal ask you to dissolve the self entirely, but Assagioli holds that individuality and universality are one synthesis: the center of awareness widens, it never disappears. By Roberto AssagioliCommentary on the enclosed diagram, during a meeting with Lama Govinda, Castiglioncello, August 1972Assagioli Archive, Florence, Doc. #23978Original title: Il SèTranslated from Italian […]
The Self – Enlargement and Elevation of Consciousness
Our entire inner development consists of an enlargement and elevation of our I-consciousness until it reaches complete union with the true Self. By Roberto Assagioli (date unknown), from the Assagioli Archive in Florence, derived from Psicoenergetica.it. Translated from Italian by Gordon Symons, original title: The Self [Yes, English title-KS] In the spiritual history of humanity, […]
