Children, rebels, and elders share one planet: the age of the soul reveals why no temperament theory can explain the distance between them. By Roberto AssagioliLecture 1 of six addresses, International Center for Spiritual Research, Ascona, Switzerland, August 1930Published in: The Beacon, October 1930 Editorial NoteThis is an extract from an article that first appeared […]
Individual Psychology and Spiritual Development (2)
Your opinions, passions, and habits may not be yours at all: the collective psyche pours racial, national, and ancestral forces into every personality it touches. By Roberto AssagioliLecture 2 of six addresses, International Center for Spiritual Research, Ascona, Switzerland, August 1930Published in: The Beacon, November 1930 Editorial NoteThis is an extract from a five-part article […]
Individual Psychology and Spiritual Development (3)
Four people stand before one landscape and see four different worlds: the four fundamental types reveal why human beings so rarely understand each other. By Roberto AssagioliLecture 3 of six addresses, International Center for Spiritual Research, Ascona, Switzerland, August 1930Published in: The Beacon, Dec. 1930 Editorial NoteThis is an extract from a five-part article that […]
Individual psychology and spiritual development (4), Extraverts and Introverts
We wear our types like costumes: extraversion and introversion are not fixed traits but alternating currents, and each conceals a higher form most people never reach. By Roberto AssagioliOriginal title: Individual psychology and spiritual development, part 4 – Extraverts and Introverts.Lecture 4 of six addresses, International Center for Spiritual Research, Ascona, Switzerland, August 1930Published in: […]
Individual Psychology and Spiritual Development (5)
Your personality pulls one way and a deeper force pulls another: the egoic ray explains why inner growth so often feels like civil war. By Roberto AssagioliLecture 5 of six addresses, International Center for Spiritual Research, Ascona, Switzerland, August 1930Published in: The Beacon, February 1931 Editorial NoteThis is an extract from a five-part article that […]
Astro-Psychology and Emotional Control
Astrological Types and the Psychological Development of Human Character By Roberto AssagioliThe Beacon, December 1931 Editorial NoteIn this article Roberto Assagioli explores the relationship between astrology and psychology, outlining a series of astro-psychological types corresponding to planetary principles and zodiacal signs. Each type expresses particular psychological tendencies, virtues, and challenges that shape human character and […]
