Roberto Assagioli: A transpersonal magician? Connections with W.E. Butler and Western esotericism
Transpersonal Psychology Review June 20, 2025 Mike J. Rush
In a previous article (Rush, 2016), I argued that Western Esotericism had contributed to the development of transpersonal psychology. In the present article, I continue this argument by focusing on Roberto Assagioli and comparing his work with that of his contemporary Walter Ernest Butler. Assagioli (1888–1974) was an Italian psychiatrist and the founder of psychosynthesis, whilst W.E. Butler...