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 4 CONTENTS 8 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 10 INTRODUCTION 12 1. THE LIFE AND WORK OF ROBERTO ASSAGIOLI 20 ROBERTO ASSAGIOLI AND HIS INFLUENCES 22 IN CONCLUSION 27 2. THE PSYCHOSYNTHESIS MODEL OF THE PERSON 30 ASSAGIOLI’S DIAGRAM OF THE PERSON 31 THE MIDDLE UNCONSCIOUS 32 PRIMAL WOUNDING 38 THE LOWER UNCONSCIOUS 40 THE HIGHER UNCONSCIOUS 42 “I,” CONSCIOUSNESS, AND WILL 45 SELF 49 3. THE STAGES OF PSYCHOSYNTHESIS 56 STAGE ZERO: SURVIVAL OF WOUNDING 58 STAGE ONE: EXPLORATION OF THE PERSONALITY 64 STAGE TWO: THE EMERGENCE OF “I” 67 STAGE THREE: CONTACT WITH SELF 69 STAGE FOUR: RESPONSE TO SELF 72 IN SUMMATION 75 4. MULTIPLICITY WITHIN THE PERSONALITY 78 SUBPERSONALITIES ARE NORMAL 79 THE BIRTH OF A SUBPERSONALITY 81 SUBPERSONALITIES IN SURVIVAL 84 RECOGNITION 88 ACCEPTANCE 92 INCLUSION 96 SYNTHESIS 100 5. THE NATURE OF PERSONAL IDENTITY 104 A DISIDENTIFICATION EXERCISE 105 EMPATHIC “I” 106 SPIRIT, SOMA, AND PSYCHE 113 TRANSCENDENCE-IMMANENCE 114 6. A PSYCHOSYNTHESIS DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY 122 BIGGER THAN WE 122 OPENING THE INNER DOOR 123 AUTHENTIC PERSONALITY 126 EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL UNIFYING CENTERS 129 PRIMAL WOUNDING 132 SURVIVAL PERSONALITY 136 RECOGNITION 141 ACCEPTANCE 145 INCLUSION 150 SYNTHESIS 153 IN CONCLUSION 158 7. THE HIGHER AND LOWER UNCONSCIOUS 160 PRIMAL WOUNDING AND SPLITTING 161 THE LOWER UNCONSCIOUS AND HIGHER UNCONSCIOUS 164 POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE IDEALIZATION 167 PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTURBANCES 170 PSYCHOLOGY AND SPIRITUALITY 178 8. SELF-REALIZATION 182 “I” AND SELF 182 PERSONAL PSYCHOSYNTHESIS 188 TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOSYNTHESIS 190 SELF-REALIZATION 194 IN CONCLUSION 202 NOTES 204 INTRODUCTION 204 CHAPTER 1 204 CHAPTER 2 205 CHAPTER 3 207 CHAPTER 4 208 CHAPTER 5 209 CHAPTER 6 210 CHAPTER 7 212 CHAPTER 8 215 BIBLIOGRAPHY 218 INDEX 228 A 228 B 229 C 229 D 229 E 230 F 230 G 230 H 230 I 231 J 231 K 231 L 231 M 232 N 232 O 232 P 232 R 233 S 233 T 234 U 235 V 235 W 235 Y 235 Z 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.