Transpersonal Psychology Review
2008
Isabel Clarke
This paper first considers the theory of mind in therapy, linking this with recent developments within Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, and other therapeutic modalities current within the NHS as barriers between modalities break down. The themes of different levels or modes of processing, and the centrality of relationship, are picked, up. The cognitive science based model, Interacting Cognitive...
Transpersonal Psychology Review
2008
Janice Hartley, Michael Daniels
This study explores negative paranormal and spiritual experiences in the light of William James’s concept of ‘diabolical mysticism ‘. The aim was to investigate the characteristics of these experiences, how they are interpreted by those who experience them, the rea.ciions of others, and their overall influence on people’s lives. The methodology used semi-structured interviews to develop a...
Transpersonal Psychology Review
2008
Tim Read
‘Our normal waking consciousness, rational consciousness as we call it, is but one special type of consciousness, whilst all around it, parted from it by the filmiest of screens, there lie potential forms of consciousness entirely different. We may go through life without suspecting their existence, but apply the requisite stimulus, and at a touch they are there in all their...
Transpersonal Psychology Review
2008
Laura Sanches, Michael Daniels
Development of a pilot psychometric instrument, the ‘Kundalini Awakening Scale’ (KAS) is described. The KAS was administered to groups of 24 Yoga teachers, 37 Yoga students, 22 people following other spiritual traditions, and 28 people from a general population. Results indicated that kundalini experience was highest in the group of people from other spiritual traditions. Second highest were...
Transpersonal Psychology Review
2007
Ho Law
This paper represents a reflective account that is based on my personal experience from attending the 10th Annual Section Conference of the Transpersonal Psychology Section. In particular, the reflection has singled out Jessica Bockler’s workshop – Celebrating Our Story ... 100 Years of Transpersonal Psychology – as a significant moment in space for exploration. In doing so, some common threads...
Transpersonal Psychology Review
2007
Toni Brennan
This paper explores the work of the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925), founder of Anthroposophy (a human-centred path of spiritual knowledge), and its relevance to Transpersonal Psychology.Steiner’s holistic Weltanschauung is based on the insight that the cosmos lives, in nuce, in the individual, and that the individual has the potential to discover the spiritual dimension of...
Transpersonal Psychology Review
2007
Anthony Edwards
There exist many reasons why transpersonal psychologists can benefit greatly from study of Dan Brown’sThe Da Vinci Code.Seen from a superficial angle, the most obvious aspect of a theme that will be of interest to transpersonal psychology is the reference to the feminine in the Divine. However, at a deeper level, the quest for the feminine inThe Da Vinci Codemay be understood as a search for...
Transpersonal Psychology Review
2007
Heidi Deller
The aim of the current paper is to present the concept of the whole of a being with the hope that this more concise realisation will enable further understanding of levels of consciousness and this in turn will serve to be a valuable tool in the understanding and purpose of ‘being’.
Transpersonal Psychology Review
2007
Harald Walach
Transpersonal psychologists often subscribe to what I call here a Naïve Objectivism of Introspective Data (NOISED) approach to inner experience. This has been criticised. I propose here to take introspective data seriously, but not naively so. Trying to hold the middle-ground, it is argued that similar to science proper, a future transpersonal methodology will have to make an important step...
Transpersonal Psychology Review
2007
Eileen Sheppard
Transpersonal Anthropology (hereafter ‘TA’) is a growing field within Social Anthropology. It has many similarities with Transpersonal Psychology and, I believe, can offer useful ideas and approaches to study. In particular, it offers a much wider view of human experience than Western psychology because it is based on non-Western peoples, their concepts, philosophies, ways of life and...