Roberto Assagioli
|
|
Roberto Assagioli (1888-1974) was an influential Italian psychiatrist, born in Venice. He was the founder of the transpersonal psychology movement known as Psychosynthesis.
Assagioli was a student of Sigmund Freud and introduced Freud's teachings to the medical fraternity in Venice in 1910. He is one of three Italian's credited with being pioneers of the psychoanalytic movement.
At the same time, around 1910, Assagioli laid the groundwork for Psychosynthesis. He saw that there was a need for something beyond analysis. This was the need for a person to become whole - to be united in synthesis.
"Only the development of his inner powers can offset the dangers inherent in man's losing control of the tremendous natural forces at his disposal and becoming the victim of his own achievements." - Roberto Assagioli, The Act of Will, 2002, p. 6
Selected works
- Psychosynthesis: A Collection of Basic Writings by Roberto Assagioli ISBN 0967857007
- The Act of Will by Roberto Assagioli ISBN 0670103098
External Links
- Istituto di Psicosintesi (http://www.psicosintesi.it/) The Institute of Psychosynthesis founded by Roberto Assagioli
- In Memoriam: Roberto Assagioli (http://www.aap-psychosynthesis.org/assagioli.htm) Dr. Roberto Assagioli, founder of Psychosynthesis
- A few words about Dr.Assagioli (http://www.synthesiscenter.org/two.html) by Piero Ferrucci