Most people think meditation is reflection or contemplation. Assagioli maps the stages of meditation as seven acts of the whole psyche working in sequence, from memory to will. By Roberto Assagioli [1]Course on psychosynthesis and meditation, 1931Docs. #10815 and #13635, Assagioli Archive in FlorenceOriginal title: La MeditazioneTranslated and edited with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial […]
Meditation for Psychosynthesis in the World
A guided meditation for uniting Psychosynthesis groups worldwide and the World Day of Psychosynthesis on September 20th By Roberto AssagioliPublished in Italian Psychosynthesis Magazine, October 2015 Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this online edition have been added by the editor, Kenneth Sorensen, to support readability, navigation, and archival consistency. The original wording has […]
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 […]
The Devotional and Mental Way
Are you drawn to surrender, or to discipline? The devotional and mental way are two roads to the Spirit, and Assagioli says full development requires walking both. By Roberto AssagioliDocs. #23326 and #1452, Assagioli Archives, FlorenceOriginal title: Esercizi InterioriTranslated and edited with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this online […]
Contemplation and Illumination
When meditation falls away into stillness so deep that you forget yourself, contemplation begins. Assagioli draws the path between contemplation and illumination: silence in, light out. By Roberto AssagioliDocs. #23204 and #23205, Assagioli Archives, Florence [1] Original title: Contemplazione e IlluminazioneTranslated and edited with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in […]
Concentration
You believe you concentrate well, until you try to fix your mind on something dull. The power of concentration, Assagioli shows, is trainable, and the propelling force behind every achievement. By Roberto AssagioliLecture, 17 May 1934Doc. #23152, Assagioli Archives, FlorenceOriginal title: ConcentrazioneTranslated and edited with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle […]
An Overview of Psychological Life
From the double awakening at dawn to the direction of the unconscious at night, Assagioli’s psychological way of living treats the whole day as a practice ground. By Roberto AssagioliLast lecture of the 1967 Lecture CourseDoc. #24002, Assagioli Archives, FlorenceOriginal title: Panorama del Vivere PsicologicoTranslated and edited with notes by Jan Kuniholm Editorial NoteThe abstract […]
Meditation on the Peace Of The Soul
Peace is a duty to others, not just a private practice. Assagioli’s meditation on the peace of the soul offers three imagery paths for different psychological types. By Roberto AssagioliAssagioli Archive, FlorenceOriginal title: Meditazione Sulla Pace Dell’animaTranslated by Gordon Symons Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this online edition have been added by the […]
Joy – introduction to a meditation
Joy and suffering can coexist on different levels of our being. Assagioli’s joy meditation opens with the case for cultivating joy as a spiritual discipline, even inside pain. By Roberto AssagioliAssagioli Archive, FlorenceOriginal title: LA GIOIA – Proemio Per Una MeditazioneTranslated by Gordon Symons Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this online edition have […]
Meditation For Individual and Collective Health
Meditation for collective health starts where you sit, loosening the neck and slowing the breath, then turns that healing outward to those you love and to all humanity. By Roberto AssagioliAssagioli Archive, FlorenceOriginal title: Per La Salute Individuale E CollettivaTranslated by Gordon Symons Editorial NoteThe abstract and contextual subtitle in this online edition have been […]
