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Articles on Psychosynthesis Basics The recent ascendancy of conservative politics world wide, partly driven by the current U.S. administration has given me a great deal of food for thought. Not living in the States, I get to witness the affect that its foreign policy has on my world, without the moderating affect that U.S. domestic issue no doubt have on the overall mix for those of you that live there. As a Psychosynthesist and an activist it sometimes seems that the needs of both are conflicting. When does the personal become political?? Should it ever do so?? Can it, in fact, be avoided and should it?? I think its fair to say that over the last year or so, I have received a good deal of flack about my work as an activist and its perceived incompatibility with the aim of self development, particularly but not exclusively Psychosynthesis. So I felt that it was time to set the record straight. Appreciation-The Skill of Seeing What Is. "For the last few weeks I have been teaching the principle of Unconditional Love and Forgiveness a great deal. Its an immensely important principle within the Psychosynthesis toolkit, and a skill with which great healing can be facilitated". "By the time the majority of us have reached adulthood, we have lost contact with our feelings and have no connection with our Higher Self. We have no inner guidance, and as a result, our lives have usually become unmanageable. It can sometimes takes us years to admit that to our selves, and when we do, we are consumed with confusion and self doubt." "Coming from a space of having had to fight for my life several times from ill health during my childhood, the Will was something that I came to see as a very dear friend and benefactor. It got me what I wanted, at that time…. to live. I found as life moved on, that it’s application was able to help me in many areas of life. I have to say, I became what would be described in the Victorian era, as a ‘willful person’. In fact, in hindsight, which is always 20/20 vision, I developed a ‘Controller’ subpersonality, whose job it was to make sure my every need was met. It did not take into consideration whether the object or person it was directed towards was good for me." "Some 19 years ago when I was studying to become a Psychosynthesist, I found it really interesting and somewhat disturbing that my trainer was constantly asking us to do things ‘if we were willing’. Coming from the background I had, it was less about whether I was willing, and more about ‘having’ to get on with the job. As I experienced the training, I came to understand how important the concept of choice and willingness was, not only in Psychosynthesis, but also in Life." A Feeling Approach to Depression "There are many theories about depression, ranging from chemical imbalance to sunlight deprivation (SAD). I have a theory that has worked well for many clients over the years, some chronically depressed and untreatable by other means." "In
my practice as a Psychotherapist, it was fairly obvious that people didn’t "A
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