A definition of spiritual expansion by Roberto Assagioli from his book Transpersonal Development The fourth group of symbols includes those of expansion, or broadening, of consciousness. It is helpful to remember that though different symbols may appear contradictory, actually they complement one another in a consistent whole. Just as with descent to the lower regions […]
Ascent
A definition of ascent by Roberto Assagioli from his book Transpersonal Development The third group of symbols, a frequently occurring one, is that of elevation, ascent or conquest of the ‘inner space’ in an ascending sense. There is a series of inner worlds, each with its own special characteristics, and within each of them there […]
Descent
A definition of descent and going deeper by Roberto Assagioli, from his book Transpersonal Development “The second group of symbols has to do with the idea of going deeper, descending to the ‘bottom/depth’ of our being. Exploration of the unconscious is regarded symbolically as a descent into the depths of a human being, an exploration […]
Enlightenment
Here comes a couple of definitions of Enlightenment by Roberto Assagioli: “One of the most frequent manifestations of the superconscious in the conscious mind is that of enlightenment, which results from the opening of the ‘inner eye’. There are many similarities between intuition and enlightenment, but there are also significant differences. In general terms we […]
Sudden Enlightenment
Assagioli gives his thoughts on sudden or spontaneous enlightenment in his article: The Superconscious and the Self. … some people have reported undoubtedly genuine experiences of the Self which occurred more or less unexpectedly, without any conscious effort of the individual. In this case it is the Transpersonal Self that initiates the process. The issue […]
Grounded
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Inner person
The self, the inner person and the subpersonalities When we endeavour to identify with the loving observer, we often pass through different layers of mental and emotional content we must disidentify from before we can identify with consciousness itself. Some of the most important obstacles to true self-identification with the loving observer are subpersonalities and […]
Centered
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Viktor Frankl
Here is a couple of quotes by Roberto Assagioli about The Viennese neurologist Viktor Frankl: Investigation of the Superconscious The basic premise or hypothesis is that there exists – in addition to those parts of the unconscious which we have called the lower and middle unconscious, including the collective unconscious -another vast realm of our […]
Centred
What does it mean to be centred? In Psychosynthesis, we speak a lot about being centred, and by that we point to the stable, never changing point of pure awareness and will – embedded in all human beings. It is being aware of oneself as a loving observer and when this permanent, unchanging centre has […]
