See mind

A short compilation on the mind, by Roberto Assagioli Mental Development By Roberto Assagioli, from his article Notes on Education: “This does not only consist of a quantitative increase in mental activity, but refers to different ways of using the mind, bringing about a. change in quality. Up until a short while ago, these ways […]

A short definition of love by Roberto Assagioli from his book Psychosynthesis Typology: “Everybody is interested in Love. It is one of the most-used words in the language, — probably the most frequently used after “I” and “money”. Nearly everybody either has been or will be in love. Love-songs fill the air; thousands of authors […]

See Extrovert

Roberto Assagioli’s definition of introvert versus extrovert from the article Jung and Psychosynthesis:  (See also the article Extroverts and Introverts by Roberto Assagioli) “We now come to the direction of the vital interest, and so pass from the descriptive to the dynamic aspect. One of Jung’s most valuable contributions was the discovery and description of two […]

A short definition of the will, by Roberto Assagioli: “The will is the synthetic power which coordinates, organizes and directs all the other faculties and, therefore, should have a greater development in order to truly master them, while nearly always the opposite is the case. The will is the least realized and understood of all […]

By Roberto Assagioli, A Practical Contribution to a Modern Yoga, The Beacon, 1933 Purification of the personality PURIFICATION. When man sets himself earnestly about the task of his spiritual development, he soon discovers that the first necessity is a thorough purification of all the elements of his personality, the physical, emotional, and mental parts of […]

Roberto Assagioli about psychological levels “The collective unconscious is a vast world stretching from the biological to the spiritual level, in which therefore distinctions of origin, nature, quality and value must be made.” (C. G. Jung and Psychosynthesis) “The third group of symbols, a frequently occurring one, is that of elevation, ascent or conquest of […]

Roberto Assagioli about Eternity from his booklet Meditation for The New Age, Year Three: “In connection with the concept of Eternity, we should realise that this word has two meanings: the one just referred to, unlimited duration of time, and the other, which is in a sense the opposite—the permanent, unchanging, ever-present Reality. It has been called […]