For those caught in the grip of roles and reactions that feel inseparable from who they are, the loving witness opens a path from entanglement to authentic freedom By Kenneth Sørensen, MAThe Soul of Psychosynthesis— The Seven Core Concepts, 2016, Chapter 4 Editor’s note: This article has been structured with subject headings to aid navigation […]
How to work with the conscious “I”, or “observer”, in counselling
When inner conflicts fragment the personality, self-identification with the conscious observer establishes a loving centre from which all parts can be harmonised and expressed In my ongoing reflections on the core concepts of psychosynthesis, we have reached the question of how to work with the conscious “I”, or “observer”, in counseling (see previous post at […]
Maslow’s Theory of Self-Actualization
You can meet every need on the list and still feel restless. Self-actualization is not the summit, and Assagioli marks the difference between it and Self-realization. By Roberto AssagioliThe Act of Will, Chapter IX Editorial NoteThis edition is a compilation. The opening passages come from Assagioli’s Psychosynthesis, pages 37 to 39, where he sets out […]
The Will in Counselling: Developing the will to wake up, grow up, clean up and show up
From the courage to face our shadows to the joyful will that serves life, psychosynthesis counselling awakens a force that transforms personality into authentic expression By Kenneth SørensenWebinar held for Association for the Advancement of Psychosynthesis (AAP) 2019.You can watch the webinar by joining AAP here. Abstract In this lecture, Kenneth Sorensen explores the role of […]
Spiritual Development and Nervous Diseases
Man’s spiritual development is a long and arduous adventure a journey through strange lands full of surprises, difficulties and even; dangers. In reality it is no less than the passing from the human to the spiritual kingdom.
Transpersonal Psychology at a Crossroads
There are two competing developmental models within transpersonal psychology – a depth versus a height psychological approach. This also runs through Psychosynthesis as a gap between Firman/Gilas and Assagiolis theories.
C. G. Jung and Psychosynthesis
According to Roberto Assagioli then C.G. Jungs analytical Psychology is very close to psychosynthesis. In this article he compares the two therapeutic approaches.
Subpersonalities and psychotherapy
In this article James Vargiu gives a very comprehensive presentation of the concept of subpersonalities in a psychosynthesis context, and of the practical work with subpersonalities.
The Balancing and Synthesis of the Opposites
We are all confronted with the forces of duality: love-hate, Sympathy-Antipathy, Optimism-pessimism. Assagioli suggest how to balance them and create a higher synthesis.
Life as a Game and Stage Performance (Role Playing)
In this important article Assagioli demonstrates the relationship between the Self, the I and the multitude of subpersonalities. Ideally, we should be the director of our own lives, but often reality differs from this.
