The inner Master, the spiritual “I”, is omniscient, sees into the future, and has admirable powers, whose limits we cannot see. By Roberto Assagioli (date unknown), Lesson VI, from the Assagioli Archive in Florence, derived from Psicoenergetica.it. Translated from Italian by Gordon Symons, original title: Il Rapporto Con L’anima There are cosmic influences, as already […]
The Latent Energies In Us
INSPIRATION – INVENTION – GENIUS For Chopin – writes G. Sand – the creation was spontaneous, miraculous; he found it without looking for it, without foreseeing it: it came complete, sudden and sublime. By Roberto Assagioli, Lecture 1934, Translated by Gordon Symons, from the Assagioli Archive Florence, doc. 23482. Original Title: Le Energie Latenti In […]
How To Recognise the Will of the Self
The harmonization, communion, unification and merger of the personal and universal will is the highest need of humanity. By Roberto Assagioli, Translated by Gordon Symons, from the Assagioli Archive in Florence. Original title: Come Riconoscere La Volontà Del Sé Question from student: “Being quite intuitive I often let myself be guided by the intimate voice […]
The Mystery of the Self
The experience of the self gives a sense of concentrated power at rest, yet ready to express itself dynamically either in the mastery over all elements and forces of the personality or expressed through creative activity. By Roberto Assagioli , From the Assagioli Archive Florence. Translated by Gordon Symons. Original title: Il Mistero Del Sé […]
A Brief Address on the Self
The “SELF” is not a function, but has functions; it’s not only movement and creation, but he is the origin, the source of all movement and future becoming: he is above all “ESSENCE”, “SUBSTANCE – TRANSCENDENCE By Roberto Assagioli, (Date unknown), From the Assagioli Archive Florence Generally speaking, people in this world are not often […]
The Mystery of the “I”
What we call the “ordinary self” is as much, or as little, of the “higher Self” as the waking consciousness can take in, assimilate and implement at any given moment. By Roberto Assagioli [1] , Translated and Edited with Notes by Jan Kuniholm. From the Assagioli Archives – Florence, (Doc. 27481), Original Title: Il Misterio […]
Thoughts on Raja Yoga
Assagioli reflects on psychospiritual development and how we can take inspiration from the Raja Yoga system of India. By Roberto Assagioli. Original title: Eastern and Western Methods of Psychospiritual Development . Course of Lectures on: The Latent Energies In Us. Lecture X April 15, 1934 (Unrevised notes). Original Italian Title: Metodi Orientali E Occidentali […]
Exploration of the Unconscious
How it should be done; Dangers and harms to be avoided By Roberto Assagioli , Course of Lectures on Psychosynthesis , Lecture XII 1933 ( Unrevised notes ). The Practice Of Psychosynthesis. Original Title: La Pratica Della Psicosintesi: L’esplorazione dell’inconscio, come va fatta. Pericoli e danni da evitare .Translated with Notes by Jan Kuniholm. From […]
For A New Aryan Humanism
Toward a New Synthesis of Eastern and Western Civilization
What is Psychosynthesis?
Some Basic Principles Of Theory And Practice 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. By Roberto Assagioli, MD, This lecture by Dr. Assagioli was given at […]
