Darkness In The Contemporary Scientific Imagination And Its Implications,
2016
Pacifica Graduate Institute, Carpenteria, CA
Darkness In The Contemporary Scientific Imagination And Its Implications, Joe Cambray
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
In recent years there has been a growing interest and reporting in the popular press and scientific literature on the topics of dark energy and dark matter. The mysterious, unknown nature of these entities has captured the cultural imagination. However, very little psychological reflection has been offered on the attention given to these phenomena. A brief overview of the human fascination with (and fear of) the dark is presented as a backdrop to the current interest being given to realms of darkness in modern cosmology. Beginning with the hypothesis of dark matter in the 1930s based on astronomical observations …
Meaningful Mutations: Reflections On The Synchronicity Of Evolution,
2016
University College Roosevelt, Utrecht, Netherlands
Meaningful Mutations: Reflections On The Synchronicity Of Evolution, Ritske Rensma
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
Although Jung made a connection between his concept of the archetype and mankind’s evolutionary history throughout his career, he remained notoriously tight-lipped about his own specific views on evolutionary theory. In the final years of his life, however, he finally went more into detail about this important topic, putting forward a most thought-provoking idea: the notion that synchronicity, or meaningful coincidences, had a role to play in the way evolution took shape. As I will argue in this paper, Jung’s comments on this topic present clear evidence that he did not think primarily along Darwinian lines, as has recently …
Taylor's Soft Perennialism: A Primer Of Perennial Flaws In Transpersonal Scholarship,
2016
California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco
Taylor's Soft Perennialism: A Primer Of Perennial Flaws In Transpersonal Scholarship, Glenn Hartelius, Glenn Hartelius
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
This response to Taylor's essay in this issue concludes that his notion of soft perennialism is unworkable and shows no promise as a theory to explain spiritual diversity. Numerous specific shortcomings of the paper are described, then it is used as basis for identifying three broad categories of error that occur in some transpersonal scholarship. Examples from Taylor's paper are supplemented with similar errors in papers by other transpersonal scholars.
Dreaming In Two Worlds And Two Languages: Bilingual Dreams And Acculturation Challenges,
2016
Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto, CA
Dreaming In Two Worlds And Two Languages: Bilingual Dreams And Acculturation Challenges, Winifred K. Lum, Jenny Wade
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
This study investigated the significance of first and second languages in the bilingual dreams of immigrant participants. A purposive sample of nine women and six men aged 20 to 71 whose first languages were Spanish, Thai, Italian, Tagalog, and French, and later acquired English, participated in semi-structured, open-ended interviews recalling a dream featuring both languages. Transcripts were thematically analyzed individually and across cases. The most important theme was the ambicultural self in the dream, referring to a culturally flexible dream figure able to speak the dreamer’s first and second languages to bridge between the protagonist’s two cultures to accomplish the …
Table Of Contents / Masthead,
2016
California Institute of Integral Studies
Transpersonal Is A Whole Person Psychology (Editor's Introduction),
2016
California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA
Transpersonal Is A Whole Person Psychology (Editor's Introduction), Glenn Hartelius
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
N/A
From Philosophy To Phenomenology: The Argument For A “Soft” Perennialism,
2016
Leeds Beckett University, West Yorkshire, UK
From Philosophy To Phenomenology: The Argument For A “Soft” Perennialism, Steve Taylor
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
This paper argues for a soft perennialism, distinct from the hard perennialism which suggests that spiritual and religious traditions are expressions of the same underlying spiritual realities. There are two reasons why it is necessary to think in terms of a soft perennial model: firstly, because of a number of important common themes or trends across spiritual traditions; and secondly (and most importantly) because when the process of expansion of being or awakening occurs outside the context of spiritual traditions, broadly the same themes and tendencies appear, suggesting that there is a common landscape of experience which precedes interpretation and …
Introduction To The Special Topic Section: Jung And Transpersonal Psychology,
2016
John F. Kennedy University, Pleasant Hill, CA
Introduction To The Special Topic Section: Jung And Transpersonal Psychology, Jacob Kaminker
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
N/A
Gnawing At The Roots: Toward A Transpersonal Poetics Of Guilt And Death,
2016
John F. Kennedy University, Pleasant Hill, CA
Gnawing At The Roots: Toward A Transpersonal Poetics Of Guilt And Death, Jason Butler
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
As an imaginal approach, archetypal psychology focuses its attention on the diverse and polysemous expressions of imagination as the ground from which all psychological expressions emerge, replacing the dried up concept of a singular ego with the notion that consciousness takes up a multitude of styles concordant with the mercurial flow of images that concentrically influence, grip down, and take over consciousness like a band of pirates commandeering a ship. Archetypal psychology situates itself as a transpersonal psychology by qualifying the image as inextricably archetypal, denoting a valence of meaning that extends beyond the merely personal, beyond the particular cultural-historical …
Pornography, Humiliation, And Consent,
2016
University of Dayton
Pornography, Humiliation, And Consent, Rebecca Whisnant
Philosophy Faculty Publications
This article considers the role of humiliation in contemporary pornography, arguing that it constitutes a severe form of harm to many female pornography performers. It further contends that the apparently consensual nature of much humiliating pornography exacerbates its harm to the humiliated performers.
Hegel, History, And Evil,
2016
Santa Clara University
Hegel, History, And Evil, Philip J. Kain
Philosophy
In the Philosophy of Right, Hegel tells us that what he means by "right" includes not merely morality (Moralität) and ethics (Sittlichkeit) but world history. He even tells us that the right of world history "is the highest right" (PR [White] §33, §33A).2 He tells us that, through interaction with other nations, the spirit of a people realizes itself in world history (PR §33). This can involve a collision of rights, and such collision will mean that one right gets subordinated to another: "Only the right of world spirit is absolute without restriction" (PR [White] §30R).3 It is quite clear, …
Nature, Human Ecopsychological Consciousness And The Evolution Of Paradigm Change In The Face Of Current Ecological Crisis,
2016
Pacifica Graduate Institute, Carpenteria, CA
Nature, Human Ecopsychological Consciousness And The Evolution Of Paradigm Change In The Face Of Current Ecological Crisis, Karen Palamos
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
This paper explores factors that contribute to the ecological crisis of the contemporary time, including philosophical, psychological, and spiritual beliefs that have contributed to the current situation. Recognition is paid to the role of reductionist Cartesian thought and centuries of attempted separation from nature. Contributions of Jungian, post-Jungian, depth, and transpersonal scholars fortify an understanding of the subtle perceptual shifts for change to become possible. Recognition of humanity’s interconnectivity with all life is proposed as a key factor in building motivation toward becoming agents of change, concluding with a call for co-created praxis toward regeneration of connection to life in …
Images, Figures And Qualities: Clarifying The Relationship Between Individual And Archetype,
2016
John F. Kennedy University, Pleasant Hill, CA
Images, Figures And Qualities: Clarifying The Relationship Between Individual And Archetype, Jacob Kaminker
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
C. G. Jung (1937/1958) described archetypes as collective patterns of consciousness that are catalyzed into the individual human experience. This paper will examine the role of culture and history in the relationship between the timeless and imageless archetypal qualities such as self sacrifice, presence, love; the culturally agreed upon archetypal figures, which may include mythological characters and deities that have some shared cultural meaning; and individual instances of archetypal images, which might show up in a dream, or in a particular religious icon. The examples in this paper will demonstrate how, out of a collective cultural need for representation, a …
Ongoing Dialogue In Response To Editor’S Introduction, “Nonduality: Not One, Not Two, But Many”,
2016
California Institute of Integral Studies
Ongoing Dialogue In Response To Editor’S Introduction, “Nonduality: Not One, Not Two, But Many”, Judith Blackstone
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
N/A
(Book Review) Walking Shadows: Archetype And Psyche In Crisis And Growth, By Tim Read,
2016
Sofia University, Palo Alto, CA
(Book Review) Walking Shadows: Archetype And Psyche In Crisis And Growth, By Tim Read, Jay Dufrechou
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
N/A
(Book Review) The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook Of Transpersonal Psychology, By Harris L. Friedman And Glenn Hartelius (Eds.),
2016
University of West Georgia
(Book Review) The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook Of Transpersonal Psychology, By Harris L. Friedman And Glenn Hartelius (Eds.), Nick Atlas
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
N/A
Review Of "Reckoning With The Imagination: Wittgenstein And The Aesthetics Of Literary Experience" By C. Altieri,
2016
Swarthmore College
Review Of "Reckoning With The Imagination: Wittgenstein And The Aesthetics Of Literary Experience" By C. Altieri, Richard Thomas Eldridge
Philosophy Faculty Works
No abstract provided.
Kateb, George. Lincoln’S Political Thought. Cambridge, Ma: Harvard University Press, 2015. Pp. 256. $24.95 (Cloth),
2016
Loyola University Chicago
Kateb, George. Lincoln’S Political Thought. Cambridge, Ma: Harvard University Press, 2015. Pp. 256. $24.95 (Cloth), Thomas Carson
Philosophy: Faculty Publications and Other Works
A review of George Kateb's book, Lincoln's Political Thought.
Die Phantasie Gottes: An Analysis Of The Divine Ideas In Deity Theories And Brian Leftow, With A Proposed Synthesis,
2016
Liberty University
Die Phantasie Gottes: An Analysis Of The Divine Ideas In Deity Theories And Brian Leftow, With A Proposed Synthesis, Nathaniel Dowell
Masters Theses
This thesis was on how God is related to the truth-values of propositions on possible worlds - specifically, those propositions that do not seem to be about Him and constitute His ideas for what to create. It opened with a survey of some historical positions with special emphasis on Aquinas, Leibniz, Spinoza and Kant. Next, some criticisms were given for these so-called deity theories (i.e., the belief that possibilities are dependent on God and God must, by nature, recognize the necessary truths He does) with the most space given to Brian Leftow’s critiques. The second chapter detailed Brian Leftow’s theological …
Reflections On Reflectivity: Comments On Evan Thompson’S Waking, Dreaming, Being,
2016
Smith College
Reflections On Reflectivity: Comments On Evan Thompson’S Waking, Dreaming, Being, Jay L. Garfield
Philosophy: Faculty Publications
EvanThompson has written a marvelous book. Waking, Dreaming, Being blends intellectual autobiography, phenomenology, cognitive science, studies in Buddhist and Vedānta philosophy, and creative metaphilosophy in an exploration of what it is to be a person, of the nature of consciousness, and of the relation of contemplative to scientific method in the understanding of human life. I have learned a great deal from it, and the community of philosophers and cognitive scientists will be reading and discussing it for some time. But I have come to criticize Thompson, not to praise him. Here I raise a few issues regarding Thompson’s treatment …
