In this chapter, we will look at the important psychosynthetic task of
integrating the soul and personality.

We know that people are different,
with distinctive appearances,
postures, movements, temperaments
and attitudes. This chapter, and the
two that follow, will look at these
differences from the perspective
of the Seven Types.

Your temperament– The seven feeling types In this chapter, we look at the seven feeling types and how they create different temperaments. According to our type, we may be quiet, warm, open, reserved, impersonal, observant – some of us have strong emotional reactions while others can remain calm and seem not to react at all. […]

While many of us are mindful to look after our physical well-being, we may not be aware of our body’s psychological and spiritual significance. But when we consider that human consciousness is structured like a pyramid, it can be seen that the body is the foundation upon which our whole psyche is built.

In this chapter, we will take a closer look at the integration of the dominant types using examples from everyday life and the counselling room.

This chapter is written for counsellors who would like to work with the
Seven Types as part of their professional practice.
The first and most important step is to undergo the same training as
the one you would like to offer your clients.

One of the key aims of this book
is to show how the Seven Types
can be applied very effectively in
counselling, coaching, psychotherapy
and mentoring.

The purpose of this chapter is to illustrate with my own story how
discovering your dominant types at the five psychological levels can
revolutionise your understanding of yourself and others.

It has been our intention from the start to present a modern
version of the philosophy of the Seven Rays. As with many
exponents of Western mindfulness, we have focused our
exploration into the psychological element, choosing to omit
underlying cosmological considerations. But, in a book focused
on psychoenergetics, it would be reasonable to briefly cover the
historical roots of the Seven Types.

In this section, we will explore how each type relates to all the others,
including their own type. It can be noted that these relationships apply
not only in everyday life but also in the interactions between counsellor
and client. Indeed, the dynamics described are a useful resource for the
counsellor who is making use of the counselling strategies and styles
described elsewhere in this book.