The Transpersonal: Spirituality in Psychotherapy and Counselling, by John Rowan
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The Transpersonal: Spirituality in Psychotherapy and Counselling, by John Rowan
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In this new edition of The Transpersonal, John Rowan takes account of the growing interest in spirituality, assessing the many new developments in the field and providing an essential overview of the multitude of guides now available on the subject.
By providing a clear and highly readable introduction to the realm of the transpersonal, this book eliminates many of the misunderstandings that plague this area. It relates the transpersonal to everyday life as well as to professional concerns and the various schools of therapy. Divided into three parts, Being, Doing and Knowing, it encourages the reader to explore the levels of consciousness, the techniques involved in transpersonal work and the underlying theory. The unique relationship between the therapist and client is examined in detail, as are the imagined and imaginal world, personal mythology and transcultural work. An entirely new section is included on the ways in which the transpersonal therapist can use the concept of subpersonalities.
This fully updated and revised version of John Rowan's original pioneering text provides a highly practical guide which will be useful to anyone working with the growing number of people with spiritual concerns.
The Transpersonal: Spirituality in Psychotherapy and Counselling, by John Rowan- Amazon Sales Rank: #6223377 in Books
- Brand: Routledge
- Published on: 2015-06-25
- Released on: 2015-06-25
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x .74" w x 5.43" l, .88 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 328 pages
Review "This book does impressive service in making the transpersonal and its psychology more accessible to its community of practicioners and those in the wider world." - Mark Sutherland, Journal of Mental Health, Vol. 17, No. 4, August 2008
About the Author John Rowan is one of the pioneers of transpersonal psychology in the UK. He is a consultant in private practice in London and is author of Ordinary Ecstasy: The Dialectics of Humanistic Psychology, 3rd edn, The Reality Game: A Guide to Humanistic Counselling and Psychotherapy, 2nd edn, and The Future of Training in Counselling and Psychotherapy: Instrumental, Relational and Transpersonal Perspectives.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. an excellent introduction to the topic By Anti-Climaticus The principle insight from this book is that there is a transpersonal element to all therapy and while this element touches on the numinous, it doesn't necessarily take on a religious form. If psychotherapy is about daring to open up to what is inside us, opening to the spiritual adds a critical element to this process - psychotherapy can act as a bridge between the two (3).Following the introduction Rowan provides some insight into the founders of transpersonal psychology including James Jung, Maslow and Grof. The book is then structured into three themes: being, doing and knowing.In Being he brings forth the insight that the experience of serious mysticism comes from intention and commitment. As Jack Cornfield is want to say - it comes from taking the chair. Chap 2 also addresses Ken Wilber's map which explores the distinctions between the pre-personal, the personal and the transpersonal. I found it useful to spend some time here and get my head around what they were saying, as Rowan frequently referred back to Figure 2.1 (60) throughout the remainder of the book. Transpersonal work involves working in areas of the Centaur (real self; defining myself), the Subtle (the soul, symbols, images archetypes; defined by Other/s) and the Casual (self transcendence; the deep water, undefined) (77/108).A recurring theme across the book is the important insight that people seeking a spiritual journey also address their own nastiness/shadow as the latter is an essential part of the former (26). At times this can't be avoided as key life events can force us to confront the need change (66).Ch 3 addresses Wilber's 9 fulcrums which are 'key turning points in a person's life where a developmental challenge arises and some solution has to be found' (90). Noting Hillman he observes that symptoms are the 'gateway to the soul. We need our symptoms, we need our complexes, they are the motor of our goodness' (283). Other key insights discussed included Maslow's observation that if we set out to be less than we can be - life will be frustrated (99). He also adds a note on the importance of meditation on the journey. One key stage of development noted above is the Centaur - evidenced in the emergence of the real self - a stage that is difficult to move into without extensive work on the self. Citing Wilber he notes that transitions can occur thru both the urge for change and the desire to let go (68). Phase 1 of psychotherapy addresses personal experience, unconscious and early trauma. In Phase 2 'the client heals the splits which have appeared thru that process and goes on to deal with the more fundamental splits which lie deeper in the psyche - it engages with the fullness notion of Jung's primal integration (83). These, he says, are the scope and limits of therapy.Ch 4 addresses the place of "being" in psychotherapy. Therapy, he says 'is about Being, Doing and Knowing. It is the level of consciousness which provides the Being. From thence the Doing comes very naturally and creatively' (108). Here therapy can be seen as a 3 stage journey of (1) putting right that which has gone wrong; (2) contacting the real self; (3) and entering the realm of the subtle, the soul, the heart (110).Being takes up the bulk of the book and for sure, Being is about getting the foundations right.The Doing opens up the reader to a range of techniques for use in transpersonal therapy and this section alone justifies the purchase. Lots of great suggestions for budding therapists! This section also opens the reader to a lot of the contributors in the field and as such, the bibliography becomes a resource in itself.Knowing addresses some important issues, particularly the issue of gender in therapy and in approaches to gender and therapy. He concludes by looking at the question of the future of transpersonal psychotherapy. The section on the possibility of personal change; that good can come from bad - was refreshing to read.Finally, he returns to his introductory insight that we all have a spiritual nature and this part of us needs to be cared for (275). At the same time he opens us the issue of the competency of therapists and the risks that vulnerable and gullible people (9) face in seeking help, especially as we move fully into the manifestation of this post-secular age.I really enjoyed this book. I was seeking a deeper introduction to this idea of transpersonal therapy. This book very much addressed this need and opened me to the thinking of many contributors to this field. It was not always an easy read and Rowan notes that getting your head around the distinctions of pre/post personal is tricky. I would agree!
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The Transpersonal By Leonor Cristal This book is part of the student's bibliography in Transpersonal Therapy Studies. I acquired it to investigate for my investigation paper at the end of the first year and I'm really enjoying it.It has a very technical approach, but simple enough for a layperson to read. Also, it explains thoroughly what is the Transpersonal - philosophy and therapy - and how it can be used in therapy and counselling.It also makes the point that the transpersonal approach is one that really bears in mind the whole human, expanding one's sense of self and opening all the creative and growth potential one has.I'm loving the book and it really made a huge contribute to my studies as a transpersonal therapist and as a person.
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