{"id":11389,"date":"2018-11-19T12:10:27","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T11:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kennethsorensen.dk\/?post_type=glossary&p=11389"},"modified":"2026-05-02T20:28:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T19:28:35","slug":"glamour","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/kennethsorensen.dk\/en\/glossary\/glamour\/","title":{"rendered":"Glamour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roberto Assagioli defines seven groups of glamours related to each of the seven psychological types in his study course:\u00a0Meditation for the New Age.<\/a>\u00a0(Year Three)<\/p>\n

A glamour is an emotional distortion of reality due to an identification with some aspect of the emotional life, defined below.<\/p>\n

Categories of Glamour<\/strong>
\nTo a certain extent, the different glamours can be\u00a0grouped in certain categories. Many of them have some\u00a0quality in common and they often overlap each other or\u00a0arise from the same fundamental characteristics. It could be\u00a0said that certain psychological types are prone to particular\u00a0kinds of glamour. Broadly speaking there are seven such\u00a0types as is illustrated in the following categories.<\/p>\n

I. Firstly, there is a group which comprises the glamours of Superiority and Assertion.<\/em> These include the\u00a0glamours of:
\nPower
\nImposition of authority
\nAmbition
\nPride and conceit
\nPhysical Strength
\nSelf-cent redness
\nSurety of being right
\nImpatience and irritation
\nSeparativeness, isolation and aloofness
\nIndependence
\nFreedom.<\/p>\n

II. Negative glamours are of an opposite type, such as:<\/em>
\nFear
\nLoneliness
\nInferiority Complex
\nSense of futility
\nFrustration
\nDepression
\nSelf-pity
\nAnxiety
\nInertia
\nSelf-effacement
\nSelf-sacrifice.<\/p>\n

III. Glamours connected with Activity form a third group.<\/em>
\nAmong these are :
\nThe glamour of ” being busy ”
\nConstant planning
\nScheming to bring about desired ends
\nDeviousness and manipulation
\nSelf interest
\nPreoccupation with practical matters at the
\nexpense of spiritual
\nThe glamour of efficiency.<\/p>\n

IV. Glamours relating to artistic creativity form a group\u00a0<\/em>which is in a way opposite to the last. These are\u00a0glamours which arise chiefly through sensitive\u00a0awareness of beauty and the more abstract realities\u00a0and the desire to bring them into expression and\u00a0create harmony out of conflict. They include:
\nThe glamour of vague artistic perception
\nThe glamour of beauty
\nTendency to diffusion
\nImpracticality
\nLack of objectivity
\nDissatisfaction with existing conditions because\u00a0of a sense of that which is higher or greater
\nInner and outer conflict.<\/p>\n

V. Glamours arising from mental polarisation<\/em>. These are\u00a0on the increase owing to the present rapid mental\u00a0development of a large section of society and they\u00a0include:<\/p>\n

The glamour of intellectuality
\nThe glamour of analysing and dissecting
\nCriticism
\nInsecurity
\nThe glamour of cold mental assessment
\nOver-emphasis of form.<\/p>\n

VI. Glamours connected with relationships:<\/em>
\nPersonal devotion
\nPossessiveness
\nRigid adherence to an existing form or model
\nIdealism
\nFanaticism
\nNarrow vision
\nSentimental attachment.<\/p>\n

VII. Glamours linked with the expression of spirit in matter\u00a0or meaning through form<\/em>, for example :<\/p>\n

The glamour of law and order
\nof organisation
\nof ceremonial and ritual
\nof the mystical and secret
\nof magical powers
\nPsychism, mediumship.<\/p>\n

The Glamour of Idealism<\/strong><\/p>\n

Roberto Assagioli.\u00a0<\/em>(Assagioli Archives – Florence).\u00a0<\/em>Original Title: Annebbiamento dell\u2019idealismo.\u00a0<\/em>Translated by Jan Kuniholm<\/em><\/p>\n

Then there is the glamour of idealism. This is a more or less subtle obfuscation, but one that can have very ugly consequences. It is the illusion that the higher level, the ideal, must be pursued at all costs; that is, narrowly, fanatically or prematurely. Instead of this, there needs to be a wise gradualness in the appreciation and progressive materialization of ideals. And also an awareness that it is not possible to pursue all ideals at once.<\/p>\n

If we have an ideal model of ourselves that is too high and unrealistic, it is only natural that we fail to achieve it; and this leads to a reaction of depression, or self-accusation and guilt. We must always remember that we are in an imperfect universe, that perfection is achieved only very, very gradually, and that the ideal must be seen as a point of arrival, and cannot be realized on the spur of the moment.<\/p>\n

In a certain sense we should have a dual perspective, both long-term and immediate, as well as intermediate. We should see the ideal as placed at the top of a mountain to be climbed; then we have the intermediate vision of the path to get there, with the various steps to be taken to get to the top; and finally the close-up view of the next step to be taken, which makes us be very careful where we put our footing so as not to tumble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Roberto Assagioli defines seven groups of glamours related to each of the seven psychological types in his study course:\u00a0Meditation for the New Age.\u00a0(Year Three) A glamour is an emotional distortion of reality due to an identification with some aspect of the emotional life, defined below. Categories of Glamour To a certain extent, the different glamours […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"glossary-categories":[],"glossary-tags":[],"glossary-languages":[1773],"class_list":["post-11389","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","glossary-languages-english","entry","override","gs-1","gs-odd","gs-even","gs-featured-content-entry"],"post_title":"Glamour","post_content":"Roberto Assagioli defines seven groups of glamours related to each of the seven psychological types in his study course:\u00a0Meditation for the New Age.<\/a>\u00a0(Year Three)\n\nA glamour is an emotional distortion of reality due to an identification with some aspect of the emotional life, defined below.\n\nCategories of Glamour<\/strong>\nTo a certain extent, the different glamours can be\u00a0grouped in certain categories. Many of them have some\u00a0quality in common and they often overlap each other or\u00a0arise from the same fundamental characteristics. It could be\u00a0said that certain psychological types are prone to particular\u00a0kinds of glamour. Broadly speaking there are seven such\u00a0types as is illustrated in the following categories.\n\nI. Firstly, there is a group which comprises the glamours of Superiority and Assertion.<\/em> These include the\u00a0glamours of:\nPower\nImposition of authority\nAmbition\nPride and conceit\nPhysical Strength\nSelf-cent redness\nSurety of being right\nImpatience and irritation\nSeparativeness, isolation and aloofness\nIndependence\nFreedom.\n\nII. Negative glamours are of an opposite type, such as:<\/em>\nFear\nLoneliness\nInferiority Complex\nSense of futility\nFrustration\nDepression\nSelf-pity\nAnxiety\nInertia\nSelf-effacement\nSelf-sacrifice.\n\nIII. Glamours connected with Activity form a third group.<\/em>\nAmong these are :\nThe glamour of \" being busy \"\nConstant planning\nScheming to bring about desired ends\nDeviousness and manipulation\nSelf interest\nPreoccupation with practical matters at the\nexpense of spiritual\nThe glamour of efficiency.\n\nIV. Glamours relating to artistic creativity form a group\u00a0<\/em>which is in a way opposite to the last. These are\u00a0glamours which arise chiefly through sensitive\u00a0awareness of beauty and the more abstract realities\u00a0and the desire to bring them into expression and\u00a0create harmony out of conflict. They include:\nThe glamour of vague artistic perception\nThe glamour of beauty\nTendency to diffusion\nImpracticality\nLack of objectivity\nDissatisfaction with existing conditions because\u00a0of a sense of that which is higher or greater\nInner and outer conflict.\n\nV. Glamours arising from mental polarisation<\/em>. These are\u00a0on the increase owing to the present rapid mental\u00a0development of a large section of society and they\u00a0include:\n\nThe glamour of intellectuality\nThe glamour of analysing and dissecting\nCriticism\nInsecurity\nThe glamour of cold mental assessment\nOver-emphasis of form.\n\nVI. Glamours connected with relationships:<\/em>\nPersonal devotion\nPossessiveness\nRigid adherence to an existing form or model\nIdealism\nFanaticism\nNarrow vision\nSentimental attachment.\n\nVII. Glamours linked with the expression of spirit in matter\u00a0or meaning through form<\/em>, for example :\n\nThe glamour of law and order\nof organisation\nof ceremonial and ritual\nof the mystical and secret\nof magical powers\nPsychism, mediumship.\n\nThe Glamour of Idealism<\/strong>\n\nRoberto Assagioli.\u00a0<\/em>(Assagioli Archives - Florence).\u00a0<\/em>Original Title: Annebbiamento dell\u2019idealismo.\u00a0<\/em>Translated by Jan Kuniholm<\/em>\n\nThen there is the glamour of idealism. This is a more or less subtle obfuscation, but one that can have very ugly consequences. It is the illusion that the higher level, the ideal, must be pursued at all costs; that is, narrowly, fanatically or prematurely. Instead of this, there needs to be a wise gradualness in the appreciation and progressive materialization of ideals. 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