Psychosynthesis: A Psychology of the Spirit (SUNY series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology)

Conceived By Italian Psychiatrist Roberto Assagioli, Psychosynthesis Is One Of The First Western Psychologies That Addresses Both Spiritual Development And Psychological Healing And Growth By Recognizing And Supporting The Particular Life Journey Of The Person - The Individual's Own Unique Path Of Self-realization. Firman And Gila Present A Comprehensive Account Of Psychosynthesis, Providing A Transpersonal Integration Of Developmental, Personality, And Clinical Theory. They Reveal Some Of The Relationships Between Psychosynthesis And Contemporary Developmental Research, Object Relations Theory, Intersubjective Psychology, Trauma Theory, The Recovery Movement, Jungian Psychology, Humanistic And Transpersonal Psychology, And Common Psychological Diagnoses. Case Examples And Practical Theory Designed To Support Both The Layperson And The Professional Seeking To Understand And Facilitate Psychospiritual Growth Are Included.--book Jacket. The Life And Work Of Roberto Assagioli -- The Psychosynthesis Model Of The Person -- The Stages Of Psychosynthesis -- Multiplicity Within The Personality -- The Nature Of Personal Identity -- A Psychosynthesis Developmental Theory -- The Higher And Lower Unconscious -- Self-realization. John Firman And Ann Gila. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 207-216) And Index. PSYCHOSYNTHESIS......Page 4 CONTENTS......Page 8 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 10 INTRODUCTION......Page 12 1. THE LIFE AND WORK OF ROBERTO ASSAGIOLI......Page 20 ROBERTO ASSAGIOLI AND HIS INFLUENCES......Page 22 IN CONCLUSION......Page 27 2. THE PSYCHOSYNTHESIS MODEL OF THE PERSON......Page 30 ASSAGIOLI’S DIAGRAM OF THE PERSON......Page 31 THE MIDDLE UNCONSCIOUS......Page 32 PRIMAL WOUNDING......Page 38 THE LOWER UNCONSCIOUS......Page 40 THE HIGHER UNCONSCIOUS......Page 42 “I,” CONSCIOUSNESS, AND WILL......Page 45 SELF......Page 49 3. THE STAGES OF PSYCHOSYNTHESIS......Page 56 STAGE ZERO: SURVIVAL OF WOUNDING......Page 58 STAGE ONE: EXPLORATION OF THE PERSONALITY......Page 64 STAGE TWO: THE EMERGENCE OF “I”......Page 67 STAGE THREE: CONTACT WITH SELF......Page 69 STAGE FOUR: RESPONSE TO SELF......Page 72 IN SUMMATION......Page 75 4. MULTIPLICITY WITHIN THE PERSONALITY......Page 78 SUBPERSONALITIES ARE NORMAL......Page 79 THE BIRTH OF A SUBPERSONALITY......Page 81 SUBPERSONALITIES IN SURVIVAL......Page 84 RECOGNITION......Page 88 ACCEPTANCE......Page 92 INCLUSION......Page 96 SYNTHESIS......Page 100 5. THE NATURE OF PERSONAL IDENTITY......Page 104 A DISIDENTIFICATION EXERCISE......Page 105 EMPATHIC “I”......Page 106 SPIRIT, SOMA, AND PSYCHE......Page 113 TRANSCENDENCE-IMMANENCE......Page 114 BIGGER THAN WE......Page 122 OPENING THE INNER DOOR......Page 123 AUTHENTIC PERSONALITY......Page 126 EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL UNIFYING CENTERS......Page 129 PRIMAL WOUNDING......Page 132 SURVIVAL PERSONALITY......Page 136 RECOGNITION......Page 141 ACCEPTANCE......Page 145 INCLUSION......Page 150 SYNTHESIS......Page 153 IN CONCLUSION......Page 158 7. THE HIGHER AND LOWER UNCONSCIOUS......Page 160 PRIMAL WOUNDING AND SPLITTING......Page 161 THE LOWER UNCONSCIOUS AND HIGHER UNCONSCIOUS......Page 164 POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE IDEALIZATION......Page 167 PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTURBANCES......Page 170 PSYCHOLOGY AND SPIRITUALITY......Page 178 “I” AND SELF......Page 182 PERSONAL PSYCHOSYNTHESIS......Page 188 TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOSYNTHESIS......Page 190 SELF-REALIZATION......Page 194 IN CONCLUSION......Page 202 CHAPTER 1......Page 204 CHAPTER 2......Page 205 CHAPTER 3......Page 207 CHAPTER 4......Page 208 CHAPTER 5......Page 209 CHAPTER 6......Page 210 CHAPTER 7......Page 212 CHAPTER 8......Page 215 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 218 A......Page 228 D......Page 229 H......Page 230 L......Page 231 P......Page 232 S......Page 233 T......Page 234 Z......Page 235

Psychotherapists Firman and Gila were both trained in psychosynthesis in the early 1970s; Firman trained with its founder, Italian psychiatrist, Roberto Assaglio. Their text elaborates on much of the traditional material found in psychosynthesis literature since the 1970s, and incorporates current advances in the area. It is intended as a companion to the authors' 1997 text, The Primal Wound: A Transpersonal View of Trauma, Addiction, and Growth, and is suitable as a student text in general psychology courses and in beginning and advanced training in psychosynthesis, as support for individuals seeking to understand and facilitate their own self-realization journey, and as a resource for practitioners in psychotherapy, counseling, and related fields. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

A comprehensive account of Robert Assagioli's psychosynthesis, a type of therapy that seeks to address both spiritual development and psychological healing and growth.