Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Transpersonal


Related Topics

In the News (Wed 30 Dec 09)

  
  Institute of Transpersonal Psychology: About ITP: What is Transpersonal Psychology?
Transpersonal Psychology is the extension of psychological studies into consciousness studies, spiritual inquiry, body-mind relationships and transformation.
Transpersonal psychology is the future norm in psychology, as yet unrecognized by the mainstream.
Transpersonal psychology is largely inclusive of and builds on the psychoanalytic, behavioral/experimental, and humanistic psychologies that preceded it.
www.itp.edu /about/tp.cfm   (908 words)

  
  Transpersonal psychology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Transpersonal psychology is a school of psychology that studies the transcendent, or spiritual dimensions of humanity.
Transpersonal psychology is sometimes confused with parapsychology, a mistake made due to the overlapping and unconventional research interests of both fields.
Transpersonal psychologists, however, disagree with the approach to such phenomena taken by traditional psychology, and claim that transpersonal categories have typically been dismissed either as signs of various kinds of mental illnesses, or as a regression to infantile stages of psychosomatic development.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Transpersonal_psychology   (2704 words)

  
 AHP - A GUIDE TO HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY
Transpersonal experiences involve an expansion or extension of consciousness beyond the usual ego boundaries and beyond the limitations of time and space.
It is very important, however, not to fall into the one-two-three-infinity theory of the transpersonal, where we say that one is the body, two is the emotions, three is the intellect, and everything beyond that is one great mish- mash called "the transpersonal".
Although it is possible to go in for transpersonal work at any time in one's life, Jung thought that it is more appropriate in the second half of life, when there has been time for the other levels to develop fully.
www.ahpweb.org /rowan_bibliography/chapter14.html   (1847 words)

  
 º Transpersonal Psychology, Transpersonal Psychotherapy and Spirituality   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Transpersonal offers answers and understanding and practical tools to facilitate Self Realization for those for whom psychosis is the shattered mind's collapse of all sense of separate identity and comfort, for those negotiating their own Dark Night of the Soul or other Life Changing experience.
Transpersonal Counseling can provide a sense of poetry and metaphor leading to the reconstitution of the shattered ego's concepts of reality and illusion, rebuilding a personal identity which is beyond co-dependency for those who have experienced a Transcendent or Transpersonal Experience or collapsed into a Void where spirituality loses all meaning.
Transpersonal develops the relationship between the sublime and the mundane, reality and illusion, not from an optimistic stance or ultimate meaning but from a very real potential for personal self-healing offering Life Skills for living Life as a Path, allowing the individual to ultimately choose a personal meaning and purpose from their life experience.
www.anunda.com /transpersonal.htm   (1033 words)

  
 Transpersonal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
That is, stages of psychological growth, or stages of consciousness, that move beyond the rational and precedes the mystical.
Among the psychologial sciences that have studied transpersonal phenomena we find the schools of Transpersonal psychology, Humanistic psychology and Near-Death Studies.
Among the forerunners to the development of transpersonal theory we find the school of Psychosynthesis (founded by Roberto Assagioli), and the Analytical school of C.G Jung.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Transpersonal   (203 words)

  
 Introduction to Transpersonal Psychology
Although transpersonal psychology is a branch of psychology, it recognises the importance of a non-parochial and integrative approach in which other disciplines are acknowledged to have their own contributions to make in our combined explorations of the transpersonal.
Transpersonal psychology is, in the broadest sense, a scientific enterprise - it is NOT a religion or ideology.
Although transpersonal psychology represents a paradigm shift in consciousness, science and culture, it seeks to distance itself from the kind of uncritical adoption of New Age beliefs that characterises certain elements of the so-called counter culture.
www.mdani.demon.co.uk /trans/tranintro.htm   (716 words)

  
 Nondual Perspectives: John Davis: Transpersonal Psychology
Humanistic and transpersonal psychology are leading this development and are therefore at the forefront of a larger shift in the social sciences.
Transpersonal views of the mind as space and body as energy or consciousness are also rooted in non-western psychologies as well as in some versions of postmodern science.
Transpersonal education also comes with a challenge: to explore what is truly unique and beneficial about transpersonal psychology and the source of that uniqueness and benefit.
nonduality.com /tp.htm   (4879 words)

  
 Transpersonal Psychology and Spiritual Wisdom Traditions by John Davis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Transpersonal psychology is the field of psychology which integrates psychological concepts, theories, and methods with the subject matter and practices of the spiritual disciplines.
Transpersonal psychologists' interests include the assessment, characteristics, antecedents, and consequences of spiritual and self-transcendent experiences, mystical states of consciousness, mindfulness and meditative practices, and shamanic states.
In this view, transpersonal psychology could emerge as the flowering of 100 years of psychology and a vehicle for the emergence of a new, multi-faceted world wisdom tradition.
www.meaning.ca /articles05/davis-wisdom.htm   (706 words)

  
 Transpersonal Therapy
Transpersonal therapy is truly holistic, encompassing all levels of human experience, including the spiritual, seeking to reveal the person behind the personality.
Transpersonal psychology draws it's methodology from the spiritual traditions of the world, including eastern philosophies such as Buddhism, the Yogic traditions of India, and Western Contemplative traditions, and integrates them with contemporary psychology.
In transpersonal therapy, it is essential that the therapist recognize that he/she is equal to the client and in fact, on the level of pure consciousness, there is no separation between them.
www.alternativedepressiontherapy.com /transpersonal-therapy.html   (461 words)

  
 What is TP Part 5
Transpersonal psychology seeks to examine critically (as well as experientially) such nonordinary states in order to distinguish their healthy aspects from their distressing aspects.
At the same time, I would add that transpersonal psychology's primary focus is not (or should not be) on states of consciousness, per se, but on the meaning of such states for individuals and their communities and on "the ground out of which all states arise" (Walsh and Vaughan, 1993b, p.
Transpersonal psychology has been criticized for emphasizing this oneness at the expense of diversity, and this criticism should be heard.
clem.mscd.edu /~davisj/tp/what5.html   (565 words)

  
 FEATURE: Transpersonal Psyshotherapy - The Islamic Perspective
It is therefore the aim of this paper to discuss the denotational implications, the scope and the shortfalls of the contemporary transpersonal psychotherapy.
Transpersonal psychotherapy according to Maslow (1971) evolves in response to the need of broader context for understanding what it means to be fully human and to assess the farther reaches of human nature.
Transpersonal psychotherapeutic tradition is perceived by Nasr (1975) as a tradition of treatment which comes from the spirit (confidence in Allah) and not the psyche that can be the source of ethics of aesthetics.
www.ifew.com /insight/14038rch/transpsy.htm   (3865 words)

  
 What is Transpersonal Psychology?
Finally, transpersonal psychology is shown to be relevant for dealing with tragedies such as a recent shooting in a Colorado high school.
Aspects of a transpersonal context include holding in view the client's intrinsic health, being mindful and present-centered regardless of the particular content or processes, seeing psychotherapy as both an act of service and an act of work on oneself, and recognizing the ground of nonduality in the counselling situation (Wittine, 1989).
Transpersonal psychology is not a specific set of beliefs or a religion, but rather an orientation that is compatible with most educational and psychological approaches.
www.johnvdavis.com /tp/WhatisTP.htm   (4279 words)

  
 Dane Rudhyar - From Humanistic to Transpersonal Astrology - Part Three - CyberWorld Khaldea
Technical proficiency is required of the astro-psychologist to the extent that his or her mind should be not only able to erect a correct chart for the exact moment and place of birth, but completely at ease with the "words" of the astrological language symbolizing basic conditions of human existence.
The transpersonal astrologer sees the astrological situation with which he is dealing in a different light — a sharp, penetrating light that illumines and guides a process of transformation.
According to such a transpersonal ideal, the birth-chart of a person is like a complex gong-tone in which many fundamental tones interact to produce a stirring vibration arousing some definite quality of existence in everything able to resonate to it, as it speeds through Earth-space.
www.khaldea.com /rudhyar/fromhtot_3.html   (2491 words)

  
 JFK University
The 92-unit Transpersonal Psychology specialization emphasizes the counselor's presence, openness and authenticity as being central to the therapeutic process; it views emotional dysfunction as an opportunity for growth and maintains a respect for the client's self-healing capacities.
Transpersonal psychotherapists are interested in exploring the interaction and integration of personality, feelings and spirit - empowering their clients to connect with their essential self and to fulfill their soul's purpose.
By building on the foundations of the transpersonal pioneers, such as C.G. Jung, Stan Grof and Ken Wilber, the Transpersonal Psychology specialization offers students numerous opportunities to immerse themselves in transpersonal inquiry.
www.jfku.edu /?a=holistic_cn_transpersonal&cid=2&spid1=63&spid2=69&spid3=141   (263 words)

  
 transpersonal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Transpersonal psychology is the study of the whole human being - intellect, emotions, body, spirit, creativity and community.
Transpersonal psychology looks beyond the limitations of space and time (as understood in western culture) that are used to dismiss questions of nonmaterial connection, and instead looks to nonwestern approaches to the human psyche and the vanguard of nonpsychological disciplines (such as the new physics) for ways to formulate its questions.
Typical areas of study in transpersonal psychology include mind-body relationships, the effects of meditation and various physical disciplines, dreams, transformative experiences, altered states of consciousness, paranormal experience, pre- and peri-natal and post-death experience, nonlocal phenomena and and archetypal determinants of human behavior.
www.sover.net /~sharing/transpersonal.html   (340 words)

  
 Chronogram - Transpersonal Acupuncture - Dec 2005
Transpersonal Acupuncture in particular creates a forum within the human being, allowing the physical, emotional, and spiritual levels to interface.
Transpersonal Acupuncture works with the adaptive qualities of the body and the body's innate ability to heal itself.
The job of a Transpersonal Acupuncturist is to look at the patient with open eyes, viewing his or her spiritual, emotional, and physical components as one fluid energy matrix that is interconnected with the larger world.
www.chronogram.com /issue/2005/12/wholeliving   (2225 words)

  
 Michael Nagel MA CHT – Transpersonal counseling, Portland, Oregon, OR, Counseling, counselor, hypnotherapy, ...
Transpersonal counseling derives from transpersonal psychology, differing significantly from traditional counseling in its assumptions about human nature.
Transpersonal psychology also hypothesizes the existence of subtle biophysical energies (qi, chi, prana) and a subtle biophysical anatomy including meridians and chakra energy centers whose cultivation and development contributes to spiritual awakening.
When working with a client in transpersonal counseling, I work to help the client illumine obstacles to her understanding and progressing on the path to becoming her spiritual Self.
www.whole-person-counseling.com /Transpersonal.htm   (1087 words)

  
 Transpersonal and the Transpersonal Experience
To describe the Transpersonal in Christian, Buddhist, Jewish or Islamic terms (or in fact to use any words that are "politically correct" according to your personal "tribe") is to remain in an ego-based personality belief system.
To be honest with the Transpersonal Human, you cannot use religious words (whore words) to explain a transpersonal experience to someone from a communist country or from China or from a village in Africa.
The Transpersonal or Transcendent experience is potential holding a possibility.. yet, even as the mind wrestles with the Transcendent, that experience is past.
www.transpersonal.com.au /transpersonal.htm   (574 words)

  
 Buddhist Philosophy and Transpersonal Psychology
Transpersonal Psychology grew out of the rejection of the mechanistic or behaviorist model of the mind which was the orthodoxy of the mid-twentieth century academic establishment.
However, although there is general ageement among Transpersonal Psychologists that the mind is something more than a physical machine, models of the mind still remain vague.
The Buddhist influence has always been strong within Transpersonal Psychology, and it is perhaps worthwhile considering the Buddhist teaching that one should avoid defilement by 'stains of conceptions of the eight extremes' [1].
home.btclick.com /scimah/transpersonalpsychology.htm   (1808 words)

  
 healthfinder® — Association for Transpersonal Psychology - ATP
Transpersonal psychology is concerned with the study of the deepest potentials of humanity and their impact on individuals, groups, and cultures.
The transpersonal perspective draws from modern science, ancient wisdom traditions, and the humanities, considering the human condition within personal, cross-cultural, and global contexts.
The Association for Transpersonal Psychology is a membership based international coordinating organization for scientific, social, and clinical transpersonal work that serves the world community.
www.healthfinder.gov /orgs/HR3006.htm   (108 words)

  
 Transpersonal Dimensions of the Cinema
Mark Allan Kaplan, Ph.D. Transpersonal dimensions of the cinematic art form are explored, including transpersonal elements inherent in the nature of the cinematic medium; transpersonal influences on cinematic content, structure, and style; and potential transpersonal effects of the cinematic experience.
Transpersonal content is often translated into a film’s cinematic structure, which is comprised of the various elements of the narrative construction of a film.
Promising transpersonal applications of the cinema include the conscious use of traditional and new cinematic media formats to mediate transpersonal experience, induce transpersonal insight and awareness, stimulate healing and personal growth, and possibly even assist in the personal and collective evolution of human consciousness.
www.originalgravity.com /portfolio/writings/tpcinema.htm   (6124 words)

  
 LILA -> Transpersonal Therapy and the Role of the Healer
Transpersonal studies as a field of inquiry and practice is still in a formative phase.
Transpersonal therapists therefore seek to blend the best of mainstream work with transpersonal perspectives and techniques, drawing on each as appropriate to match the unique needs of individual clients.
In transpersonal therapy, consciousness is both the instrument and the object of change.
www.lila.info /document_view.phtml?document_id=39   (1079 words)

  
 Transpersonal Psychology Home
The central concept in Transpersonal Psychology is self-transcendence, or a sense of identity which is deeper, broader, and more unified with the whole.
Transpersonal psychology is a field of inquiry which offers insights based on research and experience and provides practices for evaluating and confirming (or disconfirming) its findings.
Transpersonal psychology also provides perspectives on spiritual systems to help understand their similarities and differences.
www.johnvdavis.com /tp   (375 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: The Transpersonal: Psychotherapy and Counselling: Books: John Rowan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Transpersonal psychology is concerned with the spiritual/religious aspects of being human.
In looking at the practice of transpersonal psychology, he covers such exciting areas as dreams, regression, and active imagination, and shows how transpersonal psychology has always been an important part of therapy.
The Transpersonal is a practical text, which provides constant reference to the actual work done by psychotherapists and counsellors.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0415053625   (308 words)

  
 Google Directory - Science > Social Sciences > Psychology > Transpersonal
Based on observations and practices from many cultures, the transpersonal perspective is informed by modern psychology, the humanities and human sciences, as well as contemporary spiritual disciplines and the wisdom traditions.
The mission of the Institute is to conduct innovative research in the fields of health, psychology and bioenergy physics, and to explore the mechanics of consciousness and how the human mind affects conditions of the body.
Transpersonal ssychology is about the seen and the unseen - the sources of conscious and unconscious beliefs and programs that govern people's lives, leading to stress, conflict, addictions, disease and death.
google.fr /alpha/Top/Science/Social_Sciences/Psychology/Transpersonal   (1603 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.