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Connecting The Spiritual And Emotional Intelligences: Confirming An Intelligence Criterion And Assessing The Role Of Empathy, David B. King, Constance A. Mara, Teresa L. Decicco
Connecting The Spiritual And Emotional Intelligences: Confirming An Intelligence Criterion And Assessing The Role Of Empathy, David B. King, Constance A. Mara, Teresa L. Decicco
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
A viable model and self-report measure of spiritual intelligence were previously proposed
and supported by King and DeCicco (2009). Despite such advances, evidence is needed
demonstrating significant associations with other intelligences. The current study sought to
test this criterion in relation to emotional intelligence. Among a sample of 420 Canadian
adults, results demonstrated significant associations between spiritual intelligence and two
self-report measures of emotional intelligence. Due to the suggestion by some theorists
that empathy be included in a model of spiritual intelligence, associations with empathy
were also investigated. Results bode well for the inclusion of a spiritual ability set in …
The Scale For Existential Thinking, Blake A. Allan, Branton Shearer
The Scale For Existential Thinking, Blake A. Allan, Branton Shearer
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
This study introduced the construct of existential thinking, which we defined as the tendency
to explore the fundamental concerns of human existence and the capacity to engage in a
meaning-making process that locates oneself in respect to these issues. We also assessed
the psychometric properties of the 11-item “Scale for Existential Thinking” (SET). In two
studies, we found the SET to have unidimensional factor structure and good reliability
diagnostics in both student and adult samples. Moreover, the SET showed construct validity
by correlating with meaning in life, curiosity, and other existential variables. Furthermore,
we found meaning in life to mediate …
Spirituality And The Mmpi-2 Restructured Clinical Scales, Diana M. Mendez, Douglas A. Macdonald
Spirituality And The Mmpi-2 Restructured Clinical Scales, Diana M. Mendez, Douglas A. Macdonald
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
The present investigation examined the relation between spirituality, measured by the
Expressions of Spirituality Inventory (ESI; MacDonald, 2000); and the Minnesota
Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Clinical (MMPI-2 RC) scales (Tellegen et
al., 2003) using data from a previously published study (i.e., MacDonald & Holland, 2003).
Zero-order, multiple, and partial correlations were calculated to explore the association.
All multiple correlations, wherein the five ESI dimensions were used collectively to predict
MMPI-2 RC scales, emerged significant for all MMPI-2 RC scales. For zero-order correlations,
all RC scales were found to have a significant relation with at least one ESI dimension.
Existential Well-Being …
Unidentified Allies: Intersections Of Feminist And Transpersonal Thought And Potential Contributions To Social Change, Christine Brooks
Unidentified Allies: Intersections Of Feminist And Transpersonal Thought And Potential Contributions To Social Change, Christine Brooks
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
Contemporary Western feminism and transpersonalism are kaleidoscopic, consisting of
interlocking influences, yet the fields have developed in parallel rather than in tandem.
Both schools of praxis developed during the climate of activism and social experimentation
of the 1960s in the United States, and both share a non-pathological view of the human
experience. This discussion suggests loci of synthesized theoretical constructs between the
two disciplines as well as distinct concepts and practices in both disciplines that may serve
the other. Ways in which a feminist-transpersonal perspective may catalyze social change on
personal, regional, and global levels are proposed.
Mothering Fundamentalism: The Transformation Of Modern Women Into Fundamentalists, Sophia Korb
Mothering Fundamentalism: The Transformation Of Modern Women Into Fundamentalists, Sophia Korb
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
Despite upbringings influenced by modern feminism, many women choose to identify
with new communities in the modern religious revivalist movement in the United States
who claim to represent and embrace the patriarchal values against which their mothers
and grandmothers fought. Because women’s mothering is determinative to the family, it is
therefore central to transforming larger social structures. This literature review is taken from
a study which employed a qualitative design incorporating thematic analysis of interviews
to explore how women’s attitudes about being a mother and mothering change when they
change religious communities from liberal paradigms to fundamentalist, enclavist belief
systems. …
The Gift Of Life: Death As Teacher In The Aghori Sect, Rochelle Suri, Daniel B. Pitchford
The Gift Of Life: Death As Teacher In The Aghori Sect, Rochelle Suri, Daniel B. Pitchford
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
This article utilizes the example of the Aghori, with their radical and unique perspective on death,
as a challenge to the Western world to live an authentic, present life by maintaining awareness of
mortality. Specifically, three main themes are explored: first, a theoretical engagement of the concept
of death based on the (Western) philosophy of existentialism, second, a review of the historical
origins and philosophy of the Aghori sect, and third, a depiction of the Aghoris as a living example
of vigorously accepting death as an inevitability of life. On this basis a brief comparison of Western
and Eastern attitudes …
Jacob Wrestles The Angel: A Study In Psychoanalytic Midrash, Michael Abramsky
Jacob Wrestles The Angel: A Study In Psychoanalytic Midrash, Michael Abramsky
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
This essay is a study in psychoanalytic Midrash: a literary and psychological meditation on the
Biblical story of Jacob. The Hebrew verbal root from which the term Midrash derives means to
investigate or explore. It is a genre of Biblical scholarship used to interpret the Bible in symbolic
and inspirational terms. This essay examines Jacob as he moves from a character dominated by
self-defeating neurosis through his transformation into a spiritual being and exemplar of principled
leadership. Insights from Freudian and Jungian psychologies, mythology, and literary traditions are
used to describe and explain Jacob’s character metamorphosis.