By Roberto Assagioli, Jan. 1954, The Beacon 1. Primitive man lives in the moment, or rather, in a series of ‘defined’, disjointed moments, within a series of sensations which have no continuity. 2. The average man lives in a period or ‘segment’ of time, which could be graphically represented by a line of greater or […]

Assagioli presents how a woman can find meaning as a grandmother and as an inspirational woman and gives her view on the differences between men and women. By Roberto Assagioli , translated from Italian by Gordon Symons. Original Italian title: Tipi E Gradi Della Psicosintesi I– (Types And Degrees Of Psychosynthesis I). From the Assagioli […]

For a woman the maternal role can be a partial synthesising center, helping to accomplish the individual psychosynthesis, and Assagioli is presenting the idea of ​​spiritual motherhood By Roberto Assagioli , translated from Italian by Gordon Symons. Original Italian title: Tipi E Gradi Della Psicosintesi III– (Types And Degrees Of Psychosynthesis III). From the Assagioli […]

Assagioli continues to expand on the different synthesizing centers concerning individual psychosynthesis, vocation, and the social roles of husband and wife are dealt with here. By Roberto Assagioli , translated from Italian by Gordon Symons. Original Italian title: Tipi E Gradi Della Psicosintesi II – (Types And Degrees Of Psychosynthesis II). From the Assagioli Archive […]

Assagioli exemplifies how a passion or a social role can function as a partial synthesizing center around which the personality can be integrated, however with certain dangers lurking. By Roberto Assagioli , translated from Italian by Gordon Symons. Original Italian title: Tipi E Gradi Della Psicosintesi – (Types And Degrees Of Psychosynthesis). From the Assagioli […]

There are different types of love and selfish love can be purified and sublimated to a more refined love, It is not a question of loving less, but of loving more and better, according to Assagioli. By Roberto Assagioli , (date unknown) translated from Italian by Gordon Symons. Original Italian title: Purificazione E Sublimazione Dell’amore […]

Assagioli speaks about psychosynthesis as a science and an art and shares his concern about the material nature of current psychology. He asks: “Why should an intuition, a telepathic perception, a premonition be less worthy and acceptable for study than the scientific study of an instinct, an impulse, or a tropism?” By Roberto Assagioli , […]

We should be just as concerned with the quality of the psychological environment as we are with the physical environment because the psychological poisons stemming from advertising and propaganda are also harmful to our well-being. Assagioli recommends “psychological advertising” in this article.   By Roberto Assagioli , translated from Italian by Gordon Symons. Original Italian […]

Assagioli argues for the importance of spiritual psychology, which affirms the inner spiritual center. He also encourages us to create inner silence, so the voice of the Spirit can be heard. By Roberto Assagioli (1932). Translated from Italian by Gordon Symons; original title: Per Conoscere l’animo Umano; (Archivio Assagioli – Florence) In our time, the […]

Each nation has a soul and personality, according to Roberto Assagioli and plays a key part in the psychosynthesis of humanity. In this article, Assagioli gives an overview of his thoughts on this issue. By Roberto Assagioli, translated from Italian by Gordon Symons. The article is from the magazine La Cultura nel Mondo – N. […]