A rare Roberto Assagioli interview from 1971, recorded three years before his death. At eighty-three, he traces how psychosynthesis came to be, in his own voice. Interview with Roberto AssagioliConducted by Stuart Miller and Michael Murphy [i] May 1971Assagioli Archives, FlorenceFormatted and edited with notes by Jan Kuniholm [ii] Editorial Note This text is a […]
Old Age, Death, and the Perenniality of Life
I Take Advantage of Deafness, for It Spares Me Much Nonsense: The Perenniality of Life as a Fearless Answer to Old Age and Death Interview with Roberto AssagioliConducted by Solange de Marignac, January 1970Assagioli Archives, FlorenceOriginal title: Vecchiaia e MorteTranslated from Italian by Jan Kuniholm and Francesco ViglienghiTranslation from French revised by Roberto Assagioli Editorial […]
Psychosynthesis in Medicine and Society
There Are Sewers, Cellars, and Upper Floors, but Never Put a Roof on the Building: Inter-Individual Psychosynthesis as Gradual Harmonisation of Couples, Groups, and Nations Conference proceedings with an introduction by Roberto AssagioliWith contributions from multiple physicians and participants Florence, November 4–5, 1972 Original title: Convegno dei MediciAssagioli Archives – Florence Translated from Italian by […]
Dr. Assagioli’s Last Teaching Session – “What Can Psychosynthesis Offer?”
A smile opened the door that fear had shut: silent suggestion proves that what we carry inside reshapes every encounter before a single word is spoken Final teaching session with Roberto Assagioli Dialogue with students and participants Assagioli Archives, Florence Original title: What Can Psychosynthesis Offer? Translated from Italian by Gordon Symons Editorial note This […]
Psychosynthesis Training with Roberto Assagioli
When the patient dreads failure more than the illness itself, paradoxical intention reverses the grip: stop fighting the symptom, laugh at the risk, and the locked door swings open Roberto Assagioli 1888-1974 Training seminars led by Roberto AssagioliWith doctors, psychologists, and educatorsFlorence, May 1963Original title: Meeting with DoctorsAssagioli Archives – FlorenceTranslated from Italian by Gordon […]
Psychosynthesis and Medical Training
Every doctor is a vet who ignores the psyche: bio-psychosynthesis puts flesh, feeling and spirit back together so that no wound is treated as merely physical Assagioli with students, not necessarily part of the discussion in this debate Professional meetings with Roberto AssagioliDialogue with physicians and participantsFlorence, April 1964Original title: Riunione dei Medici – Aprile […]
Debate with Roberto Assagioli and Students
One part of you wants the cure while another clings to the illness: ambivalence runs through every wound, every bond and every choice we refuse to own Debate with Roberto AssagioliWith students and participantsAssagioli Archives – FlorenceOriginal title: DebateTranslated from Italian by Gordon Symons Editorial NoteThis text is a transcript of a debate between Roberto […]
Assagioli in Debate: Education, Will, and Inner Authenticity
Nothing in us is fixed: the flow of life reshapes every model, loosens every rigid mask and asks only that we meet what comes with an honest voice Debate following a lecture by Roberto AssagioliWith students and participants March 9, 1974 Original title: Dibattito – 9 marzo 1974Assagioli Archives – Florence Translated from Italian by […]
From Psychoanalysis to Psychosynthesis (Interview)
Freud explained your wounds and impulses brilliantly, but said nothing about your longing for meaning, purpose, and spiritual life. Psychoanalysis to psychosynthesis: what Assagioli adds. By Roberto AssagioliInterview by Lilian Gibson, The Occult Review, Vol. 59, April 1934Assagioli Archive in FlorenceTranslated from Italian by Gordon Symons Editorial NoteThis text is an interview published in The Occult […]
Problems Are Not Solved – They Are Forgotten
Assagioli often made very simple – classic statements – about humanity, about life and about evolution, that carried a depth and a potency that we sometimes miss. If we look more closely at these Zen-like statements we find out how deeply meaningful they really are and how they can provide us with a continuity of revelation.
