ISSN 1366-6991
60 papers in the library · 141 citations · publishing 2007-2026
Transpersonal Psychology Review 2017 Maya Campbell
This paper is in part a reflection on the personal illness which led the author to discover mindfulness and compassion training that supported and helped the author in her rehabilitation after having suffered a cardiac arrest. It explores the origins of mindfulness training and how a more explicit teaching of compassion skills has been found to be highly beneficial in the health and wellbeing,...
Transpersonal Psychology Review 2017 John Drew, Ho Law
This paper reviews a broad range of literature on the transpersonal and spirituality in the workplace. It aims to critically examine the organisational practice that relates to transpersonal psychology by drawing on major theories and findings in the broad area of transpersonal applications. In this paper, we argue that the values of the transpersonal are being communicated indirectly at work....
Transpersonal Psychology Review 2017
The following meditation trains both awareness of present moment experience (mindfulness) as well as bringing in qualities of warmth and kindness that are designed to activate the soothing care giving system (Porges, 1995). It is an adaptation of a mindfulness breath meditation (Kabbat-Zinn, 1990), the soothing breath rhythm (Gilbert, 2009), and the affectionate breath (Neff & Germer, 2012),...
Transpersonal Psychology Review 2017 Ho Law
Ho Law reports from the Transpersonal Psychology Section’s special event on ‘Thriving from Trauma’ with the launch of theTranspersonal Psychology Reviewspecial issue on ‘Post-traumatic Growth and Spirituality’, held at the British Psychological Society’s London office.
Transpersonal Psychology Review 2016 Elliot Cohen 1 citation
This paper was originally presented at the British Psychological Society’s Transpersonal Psychology Section’s 19th annual conference – ‘Psychedelics, Psychology and Spirituality’. It was my intention, in the best spirit of academic debate and inquiry, to offer some critical perspectives and considerations related to the use of psychedelics in relation to the origins and development of...
Transpersonal Psychology Review 2016 Michael G. Rush
In this article I argue that Transpersonal Psychology has a close relationship with Western Esotericism, represented by the contemporary ‘modern occult revival’. I present an overview of a few key transpersonal psychologists and how their ideas display the characteristics of Western Esotericism as defined by Antoine Faivre. I then discuss whether this approach is appropriate, the implications...
Transpersonal Psychology Review 2016 Ho Law
Despite the widespread practices of tài jí and mindfulness, their principles are often misunderstood in the West. This paper shows the authenticity and integrative wholes of Mindful tài jí by demonstrating its overarching principles. It also provides an account of the lineage of a Mindfulness tài jí. The paper was based on the workshop at the 19th Annual Transpersonal Psychology Section...
Transpersonal Psychology Review September 7, 2015 Elliot Cohen
I initially developed the ‘Hold and Release Practice’ (HRP) whilst working with enhanced-care service users in the NHS and private practice (between 2005-2009). The HRP was subsequently developed and introduced to BA(Hons) Psychology & Society undergraduates between (2011–2014) and to Interdisciplinary Psychology MA students at Leeds Metropolitan University (2013–2014), and to over 100...
Transpersonal Psychology Review 2015 Dwight Turner, Jane Callaghan, Alasdair Gordon-Finlayson
The aim of this paper is to show, via the lens of a culturally specific dream, how the transpersonal could benefit from broadening its approach to spirituality to include the wisdom of African spiritual beliefs. Considering some of the reasons for its lack of prominence, together with an exploration of some of the richness held within African spirituality, this paper suggests that a more...
Transpersonal Psychology Review 2014 Peter Lloyd Bennett
This article charts a personal journey through a range of learning experiences relating to spirituality and mindfulness. The meanings that I have absorbed from these experiences are specific to my subjective understanding and I hope that others will bring new meanings to these experiences and descriptions by drawing upon their knowledge and personal reflections.
Transpersonal Psychology Review 2013
Abraham Maslow was and remains arguably one of the most important and influential figures in both Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology circles. This paper explores and evaluates the emphasis placed by Maslow on the central role that Taoism could/should play in the transformation of both Psychology and the scientific method – from a ‘controlling science’ to a ‘Taoistic science’. During this...
Transpersonal Psychology Review 2013
‘Spiritual Transformation’ (ST) appeared from practice with clients to be a coherent approach towards transformation for counsellors and therapists. This paper introduces the principles and praxis of the approach. It shows tools for managing ST projects that originated seamlessly from its semiotic structure, and enable measurability of outcomes according to pre-established criteria.The paper...
Transpersonal Psychology Review 2013
The Holoscendence Approach (HA) is a therapeutic approach based on experience from clinical work, and an integration of Eastern spiritual traditions and Western therapeutic orientations. It is unique in its comprehensiveness, flexibility and depth. It may be applied to a very wide spectrum of consciousness on both personal and transpersonal levels. HA gives a special opportunity to work...
Transpersonal Psychology Review 2012 Mani Mala Sundaram
This paper discusses the relationship between spirituality and happiness. Firstly, research and views from different disciplines are presented to show how malecialism causes unhaippiness and how spirituality is needed to remove the harmful effects of materialism. Secondly, the nature of spirituality and the spiritual life are explored in relation to happiness. Finally, the role and value of...
Transpersonal Psychology Review 2012 Anthony J. Hegarty
This paper seeks to explore the possibility of Gaian Consciousness or the existence of an Earth Consciousness based on the hypothesis of the planet as a self-regulating system/living organism. It seeks to define the nature of this consciousness as transpersonal and it presents the author’s research, ‘Therapeutic transpersonal encounters with dolphins’, other research, and well-established...
Transpersonal Psychology Review 2011 Jorge N. Ferrer
In memory of David Fontana (1934-2010), pioneer of British transpersonalismThis paper discusses a number of key issues raised in the recent dialogue on the work of Ken Wilber between John Rowan and Michael Daniels, mediated by David Fontana and chaired by Malcolm Walley (Rowan et al., 2009). First, it responds to Rowan’s defence of Wilber’s work in the wake, of the paclicipalory critique....
Transpersonal Psychology Review 2011 Stephen Sayers
This paper is a broadly transpersonal meditation upon the Pre-Raphaelite picture ‘Night’. It will consider the picture in a contrasting relation to its sister picture ‘Day’ and address its iconography selectively and from a perspective that incorporates both Jungian and transpersonal psychological analyses. In particular, the paper will propose the use of ‘restorative symbolism’, a technique...
Transpersonal Psychology Review 2010 Mark A. Schroll
This article examines the physics of psi that grew out ofan interview by the author with Stanley Krippner on 4 November 2004. This interview took place in a coffeehouse near the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where Krippner met with students and professionals answering questions for four hours. The topics included parapsychology, dream analysis, clinical psychology, shamanism, human rights...
Transpersonal Psychology Review April 1, 2009 Adam J. Rock, Bianca Klettke
In metaphysics there exist long-standing, unresolved problems regarding causation. Indeed, rationalist and empiricist philosophers remain engaged in an intricate debate concerning the ontology of causal relations. We review rationalist and empiricist approaches to the problem of causality and formulate transpersonally orientated criticisms of each. Subsequently, we apply Tart’s notion of a...
Transpersonal Psychology Review April 1, 2009 Anthony Edwards
Social cognilion and transpersonal psychology may seem sharply distinct approaches to psychology. This viewpoint is challenged in this paper, which makes the case for a fruitful rapport between these two perspectives. This is illustrated by looking at how transpersonal psychology may benefit from taking greater cogniza-nce of social cog nd ion research, and at how social cognition may be helped...
Transpersonal Psychology Review 2009 Adam J. Rock
Previous studies have linked shamanic practices to high levels of altered personal meaning and reductions in mood disturbance. However, these studies have neglected to investigate whether the effect of shamanic stimulus conditions on mood disturbance is moderated by altered meaning. Moreover, previous research has not evaluated whether, during shamanic journeying, there exists an indirect...
Transpersonal Psychology Review 2009 John Rowan, Michael Daniels, David Fontana et al.
This is an edited, verbatim transcription of a three-hour dialogue on the work of Ken Wilber between John Rowan and Michael Daniels, mediated by David Fontana and chaired by Malcolm Walley. The dialogue was held at the 11th British Psychological Society Transpersonal Psychology Section Conference at Cober Hill, Scarborough, on 15 September 2007. Nothing has been added, apart from reference...
Transpersonal Psychology Review September 1, 2008 Anthony Edwards
This article is a brief tribute to Abraham Maslow, born on 1 April, 1908, making 2008 his centenary year. A brief sketch of Mas low’s life and work is given, including an outline of Maslow’s more original contributions to psychology. The paper concludes by considering Maslow’s influence in the world today, giving special consideration to his legacy in terms of his helping to establish...
Transpersonal Psychology Review September 1, 2008 Harald Walach
Narcissism comes in two variants: Ego-inflation and the Moses complex. While the former is exhibited by pathological grandiosity, the latter is marked by excessive self-devaluation and lack of self-esteem. In group contexts, both are found in the symbiotic appearance of charismatic leaders and worshipping followers. Both are subtle forms of spiritual defense mechanisms against the true...
Transpersonal Psychology Review September 1, 2008 Adam J. Rock, Stanley Krippner
Previous research concerning the relationship between the shaman’s conscious experiences and the ‘spirit world’ suggests that shamans are realists in the sense that they conceptualize their multi-layered universe (e.g., upper, middle and lower world) as real, objective and independent of the perceiver. However, these studies have neglected to analyze the logical coherence of a realist...