Roberto Assagioli about The Unconscious in his booklet Meditation for The New Age, vol. 3, booklet two: Before we can recognise Reality we must have recognised the glamours and illusions which prevent us from discovering it. They act as a veil between us and Reality and our task is to become aware of, understand and […]
Silence
Roberto Assagioli about Silence: “As one teacher has said: “. . . the cultivation of a technique of silence is of incalculable value … In the silence power is generated, problems are solved and important recognitions are registered. In the silence sensitivity can be developed and the ability to respond to subjective impressions.” Then follows […]
Panentheism
A definition of panentheism as it is used in psychology by Roberto Assagioli Panentheism is a term Ken Wilber and the co-founder of Esalen Institute, Michael Murphy, also use to describe their philosophy. In his article on Panentheism Murphy shows how some of the great geniuses in history have reached the same conclusion (Murphy, […]
Psychosynthesis therapy, by Roberto Assagioli
Here come some quotes from Assagioli about the definition of psychosynthesis psychotherapy (see also Jung and Psychosynthesis): “Criteria of Psychosynthesis Therapy The criteria which are characteristic of psychosynthetic therapy and which distinguish it in a certain measure from other psychological conceptions and psychotherapies are implicit, and can easily be recognised, in the preceding general exposition. They […]
Meditation in Psychotherapy, by Roberto Assagioli
By Roberto Assagioli, Lesson XII, 2 June 1963, Assagioli Archive Florence. “The doctor first of all teaches the patient the techniques of meditation. Then he trains him to perform it by means of “guided meditation”; that is, the doctor does the meditation with the patient, pointing out the different stages as it proceeds and, in the […]
Psychoenergetics
Roberto Assagioli saw a need for “a science of the Self and of its energies”. In this glossary Item, we will see how psychosynthesis is the first step towards Assagioli’s goal of a new psychology, called Psychoenergetics. Here is a large article by Kenneth Sørensen about Psychosynthesis and Psychoenergetics Assagioli spoke extensively about different types […]
Authentic
“I have recommended the technique of “acting as if”; that is, of acting as if a psychological attitude existed in us, instead of the contrary one. Some are shocked at the use of this method because they consider it hypocritical; they say in effect: i “If I am angry and harbor resentment against someone, for whatever reason, good […]
Authenticity
“I have recommended the technique of “acting as if”; that is, of acting as if a psychological attitude existed in us, instead of the contrary one. Some are shocked at the use of this method because they consider it hypocritical; they say in effect: i “If I am angry and harbor resentment against someone, for whatever reason, good […]
