{"id":11488,"date":"2018-12-18T03:55:39","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T02:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kennethsorensen.dk\/?p=11488"},"modified":"2026-01-19T14:46:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T13:46:43","slug":"psychosynthesis-and-psychoenergetics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennethsorensen.dk\/en\/psychosynthesis-and-psychoenergetics\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychosynthesis and Psychoenergetics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roberto Assagioli saw a need for “a science of the Self and of its energies<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> .” This <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>article <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>explains <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>how <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>psychosynthesis <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>is the first step <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>towards Assagioli’s <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>goal of a new psychology, called Psychoenergetics.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

City: Kenneth Sorensen<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The article was first published in the December 2018 issue of the AAP-Journal of Psychosynthesis. Citations in parentheses refer to References listed just before the Endnotes.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Western science and Eastern philosophy found common ground when Einstein formulated his theory of relativity and concluded that energy and matter are interchangeable. But what is the practical significance of this scientific realization to the domain of psychology?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If all is energy, how does this affect our understanding and perception of our outer and inner worlds? How many levels of energy are there, from the physical level to the superconscious and beyond? What types of energy can we identify and talk about in a meaningful way? Can we become the masters of these energies and, if so, how? How can we work with these energies within our professional role as psychosynthesis practitioners?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There are so many exciting questions to ask and, it seems to me, Roberto Assagioli has already offered many answers in creating the foundation for a new form of psychology he called <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>psychoenergetics<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> .<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Psychoenergetics is concerned with the various psychological radiations, qualities and energies that each of us emanates. It seems there are different qualities of energy that condition how each of us experiences our own personal and transpersonal psychosynthesis. For the psychosynthesis practitioner, I believe it is crucial that we can detect these psychological differences when working with our clients.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In this article, I will look at how Assagioli defined energy and included it in his conception of psychosynthesis. In particular, I will look at his concept of the Seven Ways of Self-realisation because I believe they offer the key to understanding seven different types of energies that exist in the universe. In my upcoming book, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The Seven Types<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> ,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> I describe my research in psychosynthesis typology, which offers seven psychological types, which correspond to the same seven energies.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n