Yesterday is History
Tomorrow is a Mystery
Today is a Gift
That’s why it’s called the Present
Here is your Gift
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Tomorrow is a Mystery
Today is a Gift
That’s why it’s called the Present
Here is your Gift
(Audio Exercises, mp3,text)
Watch for Monthly Gifts
"Let's keep things as simple as possible, but not simpler." - Einstein
"There are only two ways to live your life: One is as though nothing is a
miracle, The other is as though everything is a miracle. I believe in the
latter." - Albert Einstein
“We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey.” - Stephen R. Covey
“Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art.” - Leonardo Da Vinci
“Pure logic is the ruin of the spirit.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“It takes a long time to become young.” - Pablo PIcasso
“There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.” - Napoleon Bonaparte
“All that spirits desire, spirits attain.” - Khalil Gilbran
“Let your mind start a journey thru a strange new world. Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before. Let your soul take you where you long to be...Close your eyes let your spirit start to soar, and you'll live as you've never lived before.” - Erich Fromm
“Having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world By practicing reverence for life we become good, deep, and alive.” Albert Schweitzer
"Look for the Truth - no matter where it takes you." - F. David Peat
Love, Joy and Hope.
At its most basic level Psychosynthesis or Soul Psychology is a very deep form of personal development. At its higher level it is a most powerful tool for personal and spiritual transformation.
Psychology is by definition the study of the psyche or the soul. The origins of psychology lie in philosophy, theology and literature, but once it was felt that psychology had to prove itself as a science, the emphasis on the inner world of humans was lost in the scientific need for objective measurement of how humans act in the external world.
Psychosynthesis was born in 1910 when the Italian psychiatrist Dr. Roberto Assagioli became dissatisfied with psychoanalysis. Assagioli became an early pioneer of psychoanalysis in Italy. However, he saw that psychoanalysis neglected the healthier and "higher" aspects of human nature.
He sought not only "psycho-analysis," but "psycho-synthesis"--an understanding of how the psyche becomes whole. He felt that there was too much emphasis on pathology and not enough emphasis on what makes people happy and wanting to explore their potential.
Assagioli was a student of philosophical and spiritual traditions of both East and West, and he developed an approach to therapy which would include not only the healing and development of the personality, but contact with the "transpersonal" or spiritual dimension as well. He created a system that took into account our living relationships with other people, nature, and the planet as a whole.
Assagioli hated the word therapist, which has connotations of people in white coats “doing” things to us. He preferred the word guide, meaning that in an ideal world we would all guide each other to be our own best therapists.
Psychosynthesis has had a very powerful effect on the personal development and human potential movement. Many of the techniques used , for example, guided imagery are now in common use.
Assagioli intended Psychosynthesis to be a very open and evolving system. It has continued to evolve and because the emphasis is on growth, potential and integration it is used in many different professions from Education and organisational development to health care, counselling and therapy.
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