There is an active hostility that the human personality often feels towards what is spiritual, in general, and in particular towards the voices and indications of the Soul. By Roberto Assagioli , from the Assagioli Archive in Florence. Translated by Gordon Symons. The following is an extract from a document called Telepatia Verticale […]
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 […]
Psychosynthesis And Psychotherapy (II)
Psychosynthesis has this firm existential, anti-theoretical and anti-doctrinal position that almost no one takes, because everyone hooks their techniques to a conception or doctrine By Roberto Assagioli (Undated) from the Assagioli Archives in Florence. Doc. #24173 Original Title: Psicosintesi e psicoterapia (II) , Translated With Notes by Jan Kuniholm What distinguishes psychosynthesis above all is […]
Disidentification From the Emotions and the Body
Identifying with our emotions and body is a major obstacle to spiritual development. It creates a veil that distorts the reality of who we are as a pure center of self-awareness and will. By Roberto Assagioli, Unrevised notes of Lesson XI, March 29, 1931, and Year IV Lecture X – March 22, 1931, From the […]
Development Of Deficient Faculties
The harmonious development of our psychological functions is one of the primary goals of psychosynthesis counseling because deficient functions may cause many problems By Roberto Assagioli, Course of Lectures on Psychosynthesis 1933, (Unrevised notes), from the Assagioli Archive in Florence. Original Title: Sviluppo delle Facoltà Carenti. Translated with Notes by Jan Kuniholm In our exposition […]
Psychological Multiplicity
We are not a psychological whole but rather a multiplicity of subpersonalities often in conflict with each other and in this article, Roberto Assagioli offers his insights into our inner domain. By Roberto Assagioli, (Undated), Assagioli Archive Florence One of our major blind spots, one of the most naive and dangerous illusions which all of […]
The Multiple Mind
Subpersonalities are one of the chief aspects of psychosynthesis, and in this article, Assagioli gives an overview of all the different and competing subpersonalities and the need for synthesis. By Roberto Assagioli , from “Verso la luce” – November 1966. Doc. #23065 – Assagioli Archives – Florence. Original Title: L’Animo Molteplice. Translated and edited with […]
Co-Existence – The Central Truth Of Psychosynthesis
When working with different subpersonalities, it is important to stress the importance of a peaceful co-existence of them, to accept the differences, because each part has its own specific function. Then later comes the process of forming alliances and finally achieving the synthesis. By Roberto Assagioli , July 17, 1972, from the Assagioli Archive in […]
A Conversation about Subpersonalities
Assagioli casts new light on his understanding of subpersonalities in this dialogue with a student in which he asserts that some subpersonalities stem from our past lives. Translated from Italian by Gordon Symon , Assagioli Archive Florence (original title: Subpersonalita-intuitive-di- BC) RA :(Referring to the question asked by BC about subpersonalities which include feelings of […]
Disidentification – the Way to Freedom
Disidentification is the Psychosynthesis practice of observing the contents of consciousness — our sensations, feelings, and thoughts — without identifying with them. Developed by Roberto Assagioli as the basic technique of his therapeutic system, disidentification creates a neutral distance between the observer and what is observed, revealing the self as a point of pure self-awareness […]
