It is obvious that contemporary man is suffering. His sufferings often seem pointless and causeless. Modern science more and more comes to reveal and acknowledge that human sufferings have a psychosomatic basis. In some of the cases, these sufferings are noogenic neuroses. They do not originate from the psychological dimension but from the noological or spiritual one of human existence. The poi...

Psychosynthesis, as outlined by Assagioli in his paper Dynamic Psychology and Psychosynthesis (Assagioli,1960) aims at the establishment of an harmonious integration and expression of the totality of our human nature-physical, emotional, marital arid spiritual. In order to reach this goal, psychosynthesis makes use of a variety of active psychotherapeutic techniques. Some of these techniques ar...

Psychosynthesis, as outlined by Assagioli in his paper Dynamic Psychology and Psychosynthesis (Assagioli,1960) aims at the establishment of an harmonious integration and expression of the totality of our human nature-physical, emotional, marital arid spiritual. In order to reach this goal, psychosynthesis makes use of a variety of active psychotherapeutic techniques. Some of these techniques ar...

"Holy Grail" is a well-known metaphor for the eternal spiritual pursuit for truth and wisdom. It suggests that in order for us to find what no one has found, we must search where few have looked. In 2013, a group led by Helen Mayberg published a groundbreaking paper that sought an answer to one of the most discussed conundrums in psychiatry and neuroscience: Can specific patterns of brain activ...

Objective: This study evaluated the efficacy of a spiritually integrated treatment (SIT) for subclinical anxiety in the Jewish community. Method: One hundred and twenty-five self-reported religious Jewish individuals with elevated levels of stress and worry received SIT (n=36), progressive muscle relaxation (PMR, n=42), or a waitlist control condition (WLC, n=47). SIT and PMR participants acces...

OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the efficacy of a spiritually integrated treatment (SIT) for subclinical anxiety in the Jewish community. METHOD One hundred and twenty-five self-reported religious Jewish individuals with elevated levels of stress and worry received SIT (n=36), progressive muscle relaxation (PMR, n=42), or a waitlist control condition (WLC, n=47). SIT and PMR participants acces...

Pastoral psychologists have long tried to establish a working model that encompasses the seemingly conflicting disciplines of science and religion. Psychosynthesis, a transpersonal psychology and therapeutic approach, offers such a model of the human personality, in which the psychological and spiritual perspectives can converge. This article explores psychosynthesis psychology and therapy as a...

Abstract. Osho Rajneesh is one of the most controversial neo–Hinduism teachers. Like in a mirror, reflected main ideas his time, proclaimed those principles that are desirable and relevant for modern man. Despite Osho’s widespread fame, significance as spiritual leader founder original religious philosophical system, teachings focus improvement man, remain underestimated. The issue systematizat...