Psy 307. Humanistic, Existential & Transpersonal Psychology
Spring 2002

STUDY GUIDE #4

Transpersonal Psychology

3 weeks
15% of Letter Grade

Learning Objectives:

To become familiar with the major theoretical frameworks of transpersonal psychology:

Ken Wilber's Evolutionary Model
Stanislav Grof's Model
C. G. Jung's Analytical Psychology (also Archetypal Psychology, including James Hillman and Thomas Moore on "Soul-Making.")
Eastern Philosophy (Buddhism, Vedic Philosophy, Yoga, etc.)

To understand the relationship between cultural traditions and universal psychological/philosophical principles in the psychology of personal integration and transcendence.
To become familiar with a sampling of practices and disciplines that are used by transpersonal psychologists.

Readings(in Psy 307 Reader #2):

Roger Walsh & Frances Vaughan. The Emergence of the Transpersonal Perspective. From Beyond Ego. J.P. Tarcher, 1980.

Ken Wilber. Introduction: Who Am I? From No Boundary. Boston: Shambala, 1985.

Carl Gustav Jung. On Life After Death. From Memories, Dreams, Reflections. New York: Vintage Books (Random House), 1963.

Thomas Moore. Introduction & Honoring Symptoms as a Voice of the Soul. From Care of the Soul. New York: HarperCollins, 1992.

From Krishna Kripalani, Ed. Gandhi. Ahmedabad, India: Navajivan Publishing House.

Excerpt from Lao Tsu. Tao Te Ching (Gia-Fu Feng & Jane English, Ed. & tr.). New York: Vintage Books (Random House), 1972.

Excerpt from B. Hoff. The Tao of Pooh. Penguin Books, 1982.

Excerpt from John Heider. The Tao of Leadership. Atlanta, GA: Humanics New Age, 1985.

Brock Travis. Psychological Principles for Inspiration and Empowerment (2000)

Key Concepts:

Ken Wilber:

Spectrum of Consciousness:
Shadow, Ego, Existential, Mind
Transpersonal Bands
Dichotomized Science
Dichotomized Religion
Total Organism
Unity Consciousness

Archetypal/Imaginal Psychology:

Persona
Shadow
Ego Self
Soul
Mandala
Higher Self
Care vs. Cure
Individuation

Stanislav Grof:

Basic Perinatal Matrices (BPM)
Transpersonal Paradigm
Spiritual Emergency

Gandhi:

Ahimsa
Satyagraha

Altered States of Consciousness (ASC)
Bodhisattva
Buddhism
Confucius
Detachment/Non-Aattachment
Dharma
Dualism
Ecopsychology
Ego-transcendence
Egocentrism

Enlightenment/Liberation Gnostic, Gnosticism
Great Spirit
Higher Self
Hinduism, Vedanta
Karma
Mandala
Mantra
Meditation
Nirvana
Native American Spirituality
The Perennial Philosophy
Right Livelihood
Ritual
Self-realization
Sufism
The I Ching
The Tao
Transcendence
Transpersonal
Transpersonal Psychotherapy
Wu Wei
Yoga
Zen, Soto Zen

Writing Assignments:

Group Assignment: Create a Glossary of the Key Terms of Transpersonal Psychology. Include definitions and two examples of usage (one from a bibliographic source & one that is original). Cite references to definitions and examples using APA format.

Individual Assignment: "Who am I?" Frame you answer using at least five (5) key concepts from transpersonal psychology. You may also use key concepts from existential and humanistic psychology. (All concepts must be defined/explained using references in APA reference style.) How does your answer to this question reflect your self today and where you are taking your self into the future?

Psy 307. Humanistic, Existential & Transpersonal Psychology Spring 2002