The difficulty in making right decisions arises from a lack of self-awareness and the presence of hidden motives and tendencies. By Roberto Assagioli, (Doc. #24218 – Assagioli Archives – Florence). Original Title: Dell’indecisione alla Scelta[1]. Translated and Edited With Notes by Jan Kuniholm[2] Abstract: The author discusses the concept of indecision and its implications for […]
The “Wrong Choice” And Other Errors
The article discusses the concept of making wrong choices and other errors. It emphasizes the distinction between attempts and errors. By Roberto Assagioli, (Docs. #23988-23989 – Assagioli Archives – Florence). From the magazine UOMINI e IDEE – [MEN and IDEAS] – No. 11 Year 1 – November 1959, p. 345. Original Title: La Scelta Sbagliata […]
A Conversation About the Will between Roberto Assagioli and Renzo Giacomini
The will as expressed in man, I would say, in an individual or a group, embodied in time and space, is a conscious will. By Roberto Assagioli, January 18, 1972, English Title: A Conversation About the Will between Roberto Assagioli and Renzo Giacomini. Taken from a Typed Transcript of R. Giacomini from the Assagioli Archive […]
How To Recognise the Will of the Self
The harmonization, communion, unification and merger of the personal and universal will is the highest need of humanity. By Roberto Assagioli, Translated by Gordon Symons, from the Assagioli Archive in Florence. Original title: Come Riconoscere La Volontà Del Sé Question from student: “Being quite intuitive I often let myself be guided by the intimate voice […]
Goodwill, by Roberto Assagioli
We must differentiate between Benevolence, Goodwill and Will-to-Good, they are all combinations of love and will, however, they have very different qualities. By Roberto Assagioli, translated from Italian by Jan Kuniholm & Amanda Mattiussi, Original Title: BUONA VOLONTÀ, From The Assagioli Archive Florence. Editor’s Note: This essay appears to have been part of the draft […]
The Will in Counselling: Developing the will to wake up, grow up, clean up and show up
By Kenneth Sørensen. This is an edited version of a webinar I gave for the Association for the Advancement of Psychosynthesis (AAP). You can watch the webinar by joining AAP here. Today we are going to dive into the will. My previous webinar was focused on the question of how to define awareness and work with it in […]
The Training of the Will, By Roberto Assagioli
It is necessary, that our will should be good, as well as strong and skilful. Only this is the true, the whole will; only such a will can give us both practical success and the highest inner satisfaction.
