In this document you will find a series of psychosynthesis diagrams that visually describe some of the concepts of psychosynthesis. They are for personal use.

Roberto Assagioli’s “Oval Diagram”

Roberto Assagioli’s Egg diagram.

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The above is Roberto Assagioli’s “Oval Diagram” which illustrates the relationship between the conscious and unconscious elements of man. There are three unconscious areas, the lower, middle and higher unconscious. The source of consciousness is the higher Self (6) which projects itself down into the world of personality as the consciousness of the I (5). This I, who is the inner observer, experiences reality through the field of consciousness (4). Read much more about the oval diagram in the article Psychosynthesis – the path to your higher self.

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The oval diagram above describes more specifically some of the basic psychological elements and where they are located in the diagram.

1. The Self, 2. The field of consciousness, 3. Lower unconscious, 4. Middle unconscious, 5. Higher unconscious, 6. Higher Self, 7. Collective unconscious, 8. The bridge of consciousness between the Self and the I.

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Roberto Assagioli’s “Star Chart”

The above diagram shows Roberto Assagioli’s “star diagram”. The Self (and the I) is central to the diagram, as the pure consciousness that with its will has the opportunity to realize itself through the utilization of all the other psychological functions. Assagioli has seven basic functions in contrast to, for example, CG Jung who only works with four. However, Assagioli sees the will more as the dynamic side of the Self rather than an actual function.

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Psychosynthesis and Subpersonalities

The above diagram shows an example of how different types of unconscious/conscious sub-personalities live within us that control our behavior. These sub-personalities can best be described as the roles we play in relation to the various situations of life. Some of the roles are authentic, ie are a true expression of who we are at a given time, others are inauthentic as a result of adaptation to an unempathetic environment.

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The five levels of consciousness of psychosynthesis

In Roberto Assagioli’s literature it is clear that he distinguishes between five levels of consciousness, which differ from each other in that the upper levels are closer to ultimate reality. These levels of consciousness correspond to what Ken Wilber calls holarchies, ie the higher levels transcend but include the lower ones.

The higher levels express more complex relationships and levels of consciousness and are morally superior to the lower levels, as they include a more comprehensive perspective. A person who expresses a worldcentric level of consciousness has a higher and more developed consciousness than people who express egocentric and ethnocentric perceptions. The former transcend and include the laughter.

Intuition, seen from that perspective, is a more comprehensive and higher faculty than sensation, feeling, and thinking. Intuition is more in line with the deity’s perception of reality than the latter faculties, which are more used by the self to express the inner meaning that is recognized through intuition.

The development (evolution) of the self, seen in this perspective, is a journey from childhood identification with the body and the senses towards the development of emotions, thinking and intuition. However, all the higher levels of consciousness always come into expression through the physical brain and must be expressed in a creative social engagement. (cf. Wilber’s four quadrants).

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Levels of Will

In the above diagram, the different manifestations of the will are placed at the different levels. It should be noted that Roberto Assagioli only recognizes the manifestations of the will when it is conscious, ie is an expression of conscious choices.

However, Centaur training works on the hypothesis that many of the subpersonalities that control the individual are expressions of so-called “imitative will”, ie they are expressions of the individual’s internalization of the norms of the parents and the culture. These internalized norms control the individual to a large extent and are an expression of the individual adapting to the will of the environment. Therefore, these emotional norms are called “imitative will”.

The self first develops its personal will for self-actualization – that is, its ability to achieve full personal need satisfaction. Later, it develops the ability to transcend its personal needs and participate in the humanitarian and spiritual activities that characterize the higher needs of the transpersonal will.

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Dynamic Meditation and its stages

In the above diagram the stages of dynamic meditation are indicated. The meditation starts from a seed thought (eg honesty), around which the mind gathers through concentration. This leads to meditation first with seed thoughts, later the meditation passes into a pure focused being, where the life which the seed thought symbolically hides and the meditator becomes one.

In rare cases, the meditator enters a state of pure contemplation, where the nondual consciousness is recognized. The result of this contact is the enlightenment of the Self and the inspiration of the personality, leading to social commitment.

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Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

In this diagram, Abraham Maslow describes the hierarchical structure of human needs. In the article: Maslow’s pyramid of needs used in psychosynthesis therapy, there is a brief description of his model.

Note that the model also includes the self-actualization needs described by Maslow in his book The Farther Reaches of Human Nature. These cover the mystical experiences of unity and altruistic needs that lead humans to transcend their ego.

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This diagram illustrates how the therapist acts as an external unifying center for the client. The therapist’s task is to hold the image of the whole person (body, soul, spirit) especially when shadow material from the lower unconscious washes over the client. Roberto Assagioli describes the therapeutic relationship and the diagram in more detail in the dictionary definition: transference.

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The six stages of will

This diagram describes the essence of the six stages of Will in a series of keywords that are mostly intended for those students who regularly participate in my Will-management courses and have therefore had the stages explained in more detail.

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How to move forward

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Also read the article Psychosynthesis an Integral Psychology and the biography of Roberto Assagioli

Read the introductory article about integral meditation