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The Humanized No-Self

Mark Edward Koltko

Journal of Humanistic Psychology October 1, 1989 DOI: 10.1177/0022167889294006 (opens in new tab)

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Key points Argues that Schneider (1987) misunderstood transpersonal consciousness and psychology, that transpersonal consciousness is achievable and positively related to mental health with beneficial social, therapeutic, and lifestyle consequences, and that transpersonal psychology is as scientifically feasible as most areas of human psychology, though personal experience is required to investigate it and success of any method is not guaranteed.

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This article responds to Schneider's (1987) critique of transpersonal psychology. It is contended that Schneider seriously misunderstood transpersonal consciousness and psychology. Transpersonal consciousness is achievable, as evidenced by abundant credible literature, but it is not immediately available to everyone. Research suggests that transpersonal consciousness is positively related to mental health. Transpersonal consciousness can have beneficial and significant social, therapeutic, and life-style consequences. Transpersonal psychology is as scientifically feasible as are most areas of human psychology, but personal experience is necessary to investigate this area, and there are no guarantees that a given method of attaining transpersonal consciousness will be successful in a given instance.

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