Paradoxes Of Infinity And Foundations Of Transpersonal Psychology
Integral Transpersonal Journal February 1, 2015 Tatiana Ginzburg
Transpersonal psychology's subject—the psyche—is considered infinite, a view inherited from Jung. This infinity creates paradoxes: if the psyche has no borders, how can it be fully known or explored? The paper argues that Georg Cantor's concept of "actual infinity" offers a new way to resolve these paradoxes. By treating the psyche as actually infinite, the question of whether a person can complete self-exploration is addressed in principle. This approach may provide a non-classical scientific foundation for transpersonal psychology, reframing issues of knowability, enlightenment, and perfection.