Over the last two decades, an important contribution from the field of transpersonal psychology t... more Over the last two decades, an important contribution from the field of transpersonal psychology to research is the development of transformative research methods by Rosemarie Anderson and the late William Braud. These methods invite researchers studying spiritual topics to bring their full humanity and personal creativity to the fore in the conduct of research, and to enact research as a journey of personal and cultural transformation. This article overviews the historical development of transformative research methods and details the unique characteristics and risks implicit in the methods. In closing, I encourage researchers in mainstream human science research and newly emerging fields, such as spiritual and contemplative studies, peace studies, and transformative leadership, to review their own understanding of research on spiritual topics in their unique fields.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Articles • Intuitive Inquiry: Research to Nourish the Soul by Rosemarie Anderson • Studying Archetypal Transference in Jungian Psychoanalysis by Zsolt Thomas Deak Upcoming Conferences and Events • 13th Annual Conference of the Society for Humanistic Psychology, March 19-22, 2020; New Orleans, Louisiana • The Science of Consciousness Conference, April 13-18, 2020; Tucson, Arizona • AQUANIMA Training, May 27-31, 2020; Carpathian Mountains in Romania • Sixth International Conference of the British Association for the Study of Spirituality, June 1 -3, 2020; York, UK • 6th European Summer School in Process Thought, July 27-August 2; Katowice, Poland
Intuitive inquiry seeks to transform the intuitive inquirer’s understanding of a research topic a... more Intuitive inquiry seeks to transform the intuitive inquirer’s understanding of a research topic and to support breakthrough insights. Using an inductive, five-cycle hermeneutical process to “contain” the researcher’s engagement, the interpretative process of each cycle moves the study forward at a reliable pace. Intuitive inquiry may be used as the single method for a study or its transformative epistemological values and procedures blended with other qualitative methods. After briefly describing the historical origins and development of intuitive inquiry’s procedures, the introduction previews the three articles illustrating intuitive inquiry in this special section and concludes with a discussion of how auspicious bewilderment as applied to research may inspire new insights and envision new ways of being human in a troubled world.
INTUITIVE INQUIRY SPECIAL SECTION by Rosemarie Anderson, PhD
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
I am... more INTUITIVE INQUIRY SPECIAL SECTION by Rosemarie Anderson, PhD
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
I am pleased to announce that my guest-edited special section on intuitive inquiry has been published by Qualitative Psychology, the APA Division 5 journal devoted to qualitative research. Together, the Introduction and research examples describe the method and its transformational values in sufficient detail for researchers new to intuitive inquiry to employ the method in their research without additional resources, making intuitive inquiry readily available to both transpersonal and mainstream researchers.
In addition, UK researcher Deborah Kelly’s study using “embodied memory theatre in an intuitive inquiry study of therapeutic space for the dying,” was published last spring in the special issue of The Humanistic Psychologist, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Transpersonal Psychology. This article is available at https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fhum0000116.
With these publications, intuitive inquiry (and transformative research methods in general) enters a new era of development, bringing transformative research methods to researchers throughout the human sciences. Feel free to distribute the articles at your discretion to colleagues and students. Additional resources are available at http://www.sacredsciencecircle.org/intuitive-inquiry-archive/.
Many colleagues and doctoral students have contributed to intuitive inquiry over the last 20-plus years. I am deeply grateful for their efforts and enthusiasm.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Articles on Transpersonal Psychology Worldwide
• The Psycho-spiritual Dimension... more TABLE OF CONTENTS Articles on Transpersonal Psychology Worldwide • The Psycho-spiritual Dimensions in the Transition to Motherhood by Noelia Molina • Report on the International Symposium on Research in Transpersonal Psychology—Natal, Brazil • Why Transpersonal Psychology is in Demand by Johnny Stork • Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Transpersonal Psychology in The Humanistic Psychologist, Volume 47, Issue 2, June 2019 Upcoming 2019 Conferences and Research Events • British Psychological Society Transpersonal Psychology Section Conference, Scarborough, UK, August 30-September 1, 2019 • Transpersonal Research Methods with Rosemarie Anderson, Dublin, Ireland, September 18, 2019 • European Transpersonal Association (EUROTAS) Conference, Paris, France, September 25-29, 2019 • Transpersonal Research Colloquium, Paris, France, September 30 - October 1, 2019 • European Transpersonal Psychology Association (ETPA) Conference, Galati, Romania, October 5-6, 2019
The Introduction to this special issue on transpersonal psychology overviews the origins of the f... more The Introduction to this special issue on transpersonal psychology overviews the origins of the field as it emerged in the late 1960s, the challenges of the field in the current era, and how the field of transpersonal might revitalize the field by developing a professional culture that maintains support for the next generations of transpersonal scholars and researchers. Thereafter, the next generation of authors and book reviewers included in the special issue is introduced.
Keynote presentation at the European Transpersonal Psychology (EUROTAS) Conference, September 201... more Keynote presentation at the European Transpersonal Psychology (EUROTAS) Conference, September 2019, Paris
The first section of this article overviews the historical origins of transpersonal research meth... more The first section of this article overviews the historical origins of transpersonal research methods, since 1998, in three developmental phases, including brief overviews of the three original transpersonal research methods-intuitive inquiry, integral inquiry, and organic inquiry. The second section introduces the term transformative research praxis to describe new or renewed visions of transpersonal research as a journey of transformation, some of which have origins in transpersonal psychology and others in other fields. The third section describes three approaches to embodied transformative research praxis, namely a) micro-phenomenology, b) embodied writing, and c) embodied spiritual inquiry; four approaches to imaginal and artistic approaches to transformative research praxis that are ongoing, namely a) intuitive inquiry, b) alchemical hermeneutics, c) imaginal resonance, and d) imaginal inquiry; and three contemporary examples of efforts to advance indigenous-attuned approaches to research in mainstream psychology. Concluding the article with personal reflections on last 20 years, the author suggests that the rapid expanse of transformative approaches to research reflects a shift in consciousness from an epistemology of what is known to how we know. As mystics and philosophers have been telling us for untold centuries, how we know is inseparable from what we know-and comes first. KEYWORDS: transpersonal research methods, transformative research praxis, embodied research, art-based research, indigenous research Twenty years have passed since the late William Braud and I published Transpersonal Research Methods for the Social Sciences (Braud & Anderson, 1998) to meet the unique demands of studying the subtle, spiritual, and often inward dimensions of transpersonal research topics. Well aware of the quantitative and qualitative research methods available at the time, we presented the epistemological and methodological challenge of studying transpersonal topics like so: In transpersonal psychology-which concerns itself with issue of consciousness, alternative states of consciousness, exceptional experiences, transegoic development , and humanity's highest potentials and possible transformation-this tension between subject matter and research is strongly felt. Both students and practitioners ask whether it is possible to research the transpersonal without violating, distorting, or trivializing what we are studying.. .. We maintain that it is possible to conduct significant and satisfying research on all facets of human experience-even the most sensitive, exceptional, and sacred experiences-but only if we modify our assumptions about research and extend our research methods so that they become as creative and expansive as the subject matter we wish to investigate. (p. 4)
Intuitive inquiry seeks to transform the intuitive inquirer's understanding of a research topic a... more Intuitive inquiry seeks to transform the intuitive inquirer's understanding of a research topic and to support breakthrough insights. Using an inductive, 5-cycle hermeneutical process to contain the researcher's engagement, the interpretative process of each cycle moves the study forward at a reliable pace. Intuitive inquiry may be used as the single method for a study or its transformative epistemological values and procedures blended with other qualitative methods. After briefly describing the historical origins and development of intuitive inquiry's procedures, the introduction previews the 3 articles illustrating intuitive inquiry in this special section and concludes with a discussion of how auspicious bewilderment as applied to research may inspire new insights and envision new ways of being human in a troubled world.
Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality and Society edited by Laszlo Zsolnai & Bernadette Flanagan, 2019
Overview Transpersonal psychology has changed radically since 1992, when the late William Braud a... more Overview Transpersonal psychology has changed radically since 1992, when the late William Braud and I (Rosemarie Anderson) joined the Core Faculty at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (ITP), now Sofia University. Not only has transpersonal psychology expanded and diversified as a field, but we are no longer the only academic field interested in spiritual and related phenomena. Investigation of topics, such as compassion, forgiveness, altruism, and mindfulness are now commonplace in mainstream psychology and the health sciences worldwide. The subject matter of human spiritual experience is no longer radical and no longer defines transpersonal psychology as a unique field of study. Therefore, in hindsight, what William Braud and I learned in response to our doctoral students' needs in the 1990s and 2000s about transformative research methods has become a distinguishing feature of empirical research in transpersonal psychology and aligned fields that study spiritual experience (Anderson and Lancaster 2017). In our first book, Transpersonal Research Methods for the Social Sciences: Honoring Human Experience, we summarized the matter as follows: In transpersonal psychology-which concerns itself with issues of consciousness, alternative states of consciousness, exceptional experiences, transegoic development , and humanity's highest potentials and possible transformation-this tension between subject matter and research is strongly felt. Both students and practitioners ask whether it is possible to research the transpersonal without violating, distorting , or trivializing what we are studying. Is it possible to live, appreciate, and honor our transpersonal aspects and our most purposeful human qualities while, at the same time, conducting systematic research into these most significant facets of our being? We maintain that it is possible to conduct significant and satisfying research on all facets of human experience-even the most sensitive, exceptional, and sacred experiences-but only if we modify our assumptions about research and extend our research methods so that they become as creative and expansive as the subject matter we wish to investigate.
The dates are the same as an earlier version of the Call for Proposals, which I uploaded a few we... more The dates are the same as an earlier version of the Call for Proposals, which I uploaded a few weeks ago and than withdrew to avoid confusion. However, be advised that the theme is slightly changed. Warm regards, Rosemarie
This article provides a brief report on the Second Transpersonal Research Colloquium held in the ... more This article provides a brief report on the Second Transpersonal Research Colloquium held in the United Kingdom in 2016 and the Third Transpersonal Research Colloquium held in the Czech Republic in 2017. Types of research methods presented to support the study of transpersonal and spiritual phenomena and several examples of presentations are given for both colloquia. The article concludes with a brief discussion on the successes and challenges of developing a collaborative, interactive transpersonal research community through these events.
Adapted from an acceptance speech for the Abraham Maslow Heritage Award awarded in 2017 by Divisi... more Adapted from an acceptance speech for the Abraham Maslow Heritage Award awarded in 2017 by Division 32, Society of Humanistic Psychology, of the American Psychological Association, this article acknowledges those who have contributed significantly to the epistemological and methodological development of transformative research methods and reviews the historical junctures in the development of the methods since their inception in 1998. From the point of view of philosophy of science, transformative research methods partake and contribute to a larger, 21st Century paradigm shift taking place regarding what science is and might be within Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology and throughout the human and natural sciences. The article concludes with a discussion of the development of a Sacred Science as the next step forward in transformative approaches to research
With this issue of the Journal we introduce a new section that may appear periodically as materia... more With this issue of the Journal we introduce a new section that may appear periodically as material warrants. The purpose is to keep readers abreast of emerging and continuing developments on the transpersonal research front that arise particularly from research gatherings. Such a space also provides an opportunity for those unable to participate, attend, or travel distances to benefit from such events. Both solicited and unsolicited manuscripts may be published. As such, interested scholars are encouraged to submit material for consideration. We initiate this section with an article by Rosemarie Anderson, who reports and reflects upon some key aspects of the first annual Transpersonal Research Colloquium, held during 2015 in Italy. The second meeting, held during fall of 2016 in Northampton, UK, will appear in a future issue. We look forward as well to reports on other events worldwide. ABSTRACT: This article provides a brief report on the Transpersonal Research Colloquium 2015 in Italy and continues with reflections on the colloquium presentations of. These six presentations were chosen for their innovative approaches to research and are used as a source of data to explore current research and ''forecast'' future research trends in transpersonal psychology. The article concludes with a discussion of the (a) relevance of physiological/somatic and imaginal/artistic data and (b) challenges in the study of consciousness in that the researcher's developmental level may implicate the research methods chosen, the data recognized as relevant, and the interpretations made.
Over the last two decades, an important contribution from the field of transpersonal psychology t... more Over the last two decades, an important contribution from the field of transpersonal psychology to research is the development of transformative research methods by Rosemarie Anderson and the late William Braud. These methods invite researchers studying spiritual topics to bring their full humanity and personal creativity to the fore in the conduct of research, and to enact research as a journey of personal and cultural transformation. This article overviews the historical development of transformative research methods and details the unique characteristics and risks implicit in the methods. In closing, I encourage researchers in mainstream human science research and newly emerging fields, such as spiritual and contemplative studies, peace studies, and transformative leadership, to review their own understanding of research on spiritual topics in their unique fields.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Articles • Intuitive Inquiry: Research to Nourish the Soul by Rosemarie Anderson • Studying Archetypal Transference in Jungian Psychoanalysis by Zsolt Thomas Deak Upcoming Conferences and Events • 13th Annual Conference of the Society for Humanistic Psychology, March 19-22, 2020; New Orleans, Louisiana • The Science of Consciousness Conference, April 13-18, 2020; Tucson, Arizona • AQUANIMA Training, May 27-31, 2020; Carpathian Mountains in Romania • Sixth International Conference of the British Association for the Study of Spirituality, June 1 -3, 2020; York, UK • 6th European Summer School in Process Thought, July 27-August 2; Katowice, Poland
Intuitive inquiry seeks to transform the intuitive inquirer’s understanding of a research topic a... more Intuitive inquiry seeks to transform the intuitive inquirer’s understanding of a research topic and to support breakthrough insights. Using an inductive, five-cycle hermeneutical process to “contain” the researcher’s engagement, the interpretative process of each cycle moves the study forward at a reliable pace. Intuitive inquiry may be used as the single method for a study or its transformative epistemological values and procedures blended with other qualitative methods. After briefly describing the historical origins and development of intuitive inquiry’s procedures, the introduction previews the three articles illustrating intuitive inquiry in this special section and concludes with a discussion of how auspicious bewilderment as applied to research may inspire new insights and envision new ways of being human in a troubled world.
INTUITIVE INQUIRY SPECIAL SECTION by Rosemarie Anderson, PhD
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
I am... more INTUITIVE INQUIRY SPECIAL SECTION by Rosemarie Anderson, PhD
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
I am pleased to announce that my guest-edited special section on intuitive inquiry has been published by Qualitative Psychology, the APA Division 5 journal devoted to qualitative research. Together, the Introduction and research examples describe the method and its transformational values in sufficient detail for researchers new to intuitive inquiry to employ the method in their research without additional resources, making intuitive inquiry readily available to both transpersonal and mainstream researchers.
In addition, UK researcher Deborah Kelly’s study using “embodied memory theatre in an intuitive inquiry study of therapeutic space for the dying,” was published last spring in the special issue of The Humanistic Psychologist, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Transpersonal Psychology. This article is available at https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fhum0000116.
With these publications, intuitive inquiry (and transformative research methods in general) enters a new era of development, bringing transformative research methods to researchers throughout the human sciences. Feel free to distribute the articles at your discretion to colleagues and students. Additional resources are available at http://www.sacredsciencecircle.org/intuitive-inquiry-archive/.
Many colleagues and doctoral students have contributed to intuitive inquiry over the last 20-plus years. I am deeply grateful for their efforts and enthusiasm.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Articles on Transpersonal Psychology Worldwide
• The Psycho-spiritual Dimension... more TABLE OF CONTENTS Articles on Transpersonal Psychology Worldwide • The Psycho-spiritual Dimensions in the Transition to Motherhood by Noelia Molina • Report on the International Symposium on Research in Transpersonal Psychology—Natal, Brazil • Why Transpersonal Psychology is in Demand by Johnny Stork • Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Transpersonal Psychology in The Humanistic Psychologist, Volume 47, Issue 2, June 2019 Upcoming 2019 Conferences and Research Events • British Psychological Society Transpersonal Psychology Section Conference, Scarborough, UK, August 30-September 1, 2019 • Transpersonal Research Methods with Rosemarie Anderson, Dublin, Ireland, September 18, 2019 • European Transpersonal Association (EUROTAS) Conference, Paris, France, September 25-29, 2019 • Transpersonal Research Colloquium, Paris, France, September 30 - October 1, 2019 • European Transpersonal Psychology Association (ETPA) Conference, Galati, Romania, October 5-6, 2019
The Introduction to this special issue on transpersonal psychology overviews the origins of the f... more The Introduction to this special issue on transpersonal psychology overviews the origins of the field as it emerged in the late 1960s, the challenges of the field in the current era, and how the field of transpersonal might revitalize the field by developing a professional culture that maintains support for the next generations of transpersonal scholars and researchers. Thereafter, the next generation of authors and book reviewers included in the special issue is introduced.
Keynote presentation at the European Transpersonal Psychology (EUROTAS) Conference, September 201... more Keynote presentation at the European Transpersonal Psychology (EUROTAS) Conference, September 2019, Paris
The first section of this article overviews the historical origins of transpersonal research meth... more The first section of this article overviews the historical origins of transpersonal research methods, since 1998, in three developmental phases, including brief overviews of the three original transpersonal research methods-intuitive inquiry, integral inquiry, and organic inquiry. The second section introduces the term transformative research praxis to describe new or renewed visions of transpersonal research as a journey of transformation, some of which have origins in transpersonal psychology and others in other fields. The third section describes three approaches to embodied transformative research praxis, namely a) micro-phenomenology, b) embodied writing, and c) embodied spiritual inquiry; four approaches to imaginal and artistic approaches to transformative research praxis that are ongoing, namely a) intuitive inquiry, b) alchemical hermeneutics, c) imaginal resonance, and d) imaginal inquiry; and three contemporary examples of efforts to advance indigenous-attuned approaches to research in mainstream psychology. Concluding the article with personal reflections on last 20 years, the author suggests that the rapid expanse of transformative approaches to research reflects a shift in consciousness from an epistemology of what is known to how we know. As mystics and philosophers have been telling us for untold centuries, how we know is inseparable from what we know-and comes first. KEYWORDS: transpersonal research methods, transformative research praxis, embodied research, art-based research, indigenous research Twenty years have passed since the late William Braud and I published Transpersonal Research Methods for the Social Sciences (Braud & Anderson, 1998) to meet the unique demands of studying the subtle, spiritual, and often inward dimensions of transpersonal research topics. Well aware of the quantitative and qualitative research methods available at the time, we presented the epistemological and methodological challenge of studying transpersonal topics like so: In transpersonal psychology-which concerns itself with issue of consciousness, alternative states of consciousness, exceptional experiences, transegoic development , and humanity's highest potentials and possible transformation-this tension between subject matter and research is strongly felt. Both students and practitioners ask whether it is possible to research the transpersonal without violating, distorting, or trivializing what we are studying.. .. We maintain that it is possible to conduct significant and satisfying research on all facets of human experience-even the most sensitive, exceptional, and sacred experiences-but only if we modify our assumptions about research and extend our research methods so that they become as creative and expansive as the subject matter we wish to investigate. (p. 4)
Intuitive inquiry seeks to transform the intuitive inquirer's understanding of a research topic a... more Intuitive inquiry seeks to transform the intuitive inquirer's understanding of a research topic and to support breakthrough insights. Using an inductive, 5-cycle hermeneutical process to contain the researcher's engagement, the interpretative process of each cycle moves the study forward at a reliable pace. Intuitive inquiry may be used as the single method for a study or its transformative epistemological values and procedures blended with other qualitative methods. After briefly describing the historical origins and development of intuitive inquiry's procedures, the introduction previews the 3 articles illustrating intuitive inquiry in this special section and concludes with a discussion of how auspicious bewilderment as applied to research may inspire new insights and envision new ways of being human in a troubled world.
Routledge International Handbook of Spirituality and Society edited by Laszlo Zsolnai & Bernadette Flanagan, 2019
Overview Transpersonal psychology has changed radically since 1992, when the late William Braud a... more Overview Transpersonal psychology has changed radically since 1992, when the late William Braud and I (Rosemarie Anderson) joined the Core Faculty at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (ITP), now Sofia University. Not only has transpersonal psychology expanded and diversified as a field, but we are no longer the only academic field interested in spiritual and related phenomena. Investigation of topics, such as compassion, forgiveness, altruism, and mindfulness are now commonplace in mainstream psychology and the health sciences worldwide. The subject matter of human spiritual experience is no longer radical and no longer defines transpersonal psychology as a unique field of study. Therefore, in hindsight, what William Braud and I learned in response to our doctoral students' needs in the 1990s and 2000s about transformative research methods has become a distinguishing feature of empirical research in transpersonal psychology and aligned fields that study spiritual experience (Anderson and Lancaster 2017). In our first book, Transpersonal Research Methods for the Social Sciences: Honoring Human Experience, we summarized the matter as follows: In transpersonal psychology-which concerns itself with issues of consciousness, alternative states of consciousness, exceptional experiences, transegoic development , and humanity's highest potentials and possible transformation-this tension between subject matter and research is strongly felt. Both students and practitioners ask whether it is possible to research the transpersonal without violating, distorting , or trivializing what we are studying. Is it possible to live, appreciate, and honor our transpersonal aspects and our most purposeful human qualities while, at the same time, conducting systematic research into these most significant facets of our being? We maintain that it is possible to conduct significant and satisfying research on all facets of human experience-even the most sensitive, exceptional, and sacred experiences-but only if we modify our assumptions about research and extend our research methods so that they become as creative and expansive as the subject matter we wish to investigate.
The dates are the same as an earlier version of the Call for Proposals, which I uploaded a few we... more The dates are the same as an earlier version of the Call for Proposals, which I uploaded a few weeks ago and than withdrew to avoid confusion. However, be advised that the theme is slightly changed. Warm regards, Rosemarie
This article provides a brief report on the Second Transpersonal Research Colloquium held in the ... more This article provides a brief report on the Second Transpersonal Research Colloquium held in the United Kingdom in 2016 and the Third Transpersonal Research Colloquium held in the Czech Republic in 2017. Types of research methods presented to support the study of transpersonal and spiritual phenomena and several examples of presentations are given for both colloquia. The article concludes with a brief discussion on the successes and challenges of developing a collaborative, interactive transpersonal research community through these events.
Adapted from an acceptance speech for the Abraham Maslow Heritage Award awarded in 2017 by Divisi... more Adapted from an acceptance speech for the Abraham Maslow Heritage Award awarded in 2017 by Division 32, Society of Humanistic Psychology, of the American Psychological Association, this article acknowledges those who have contributed significantly to the epistemological and methodological development of transformative research methods and reviews the historical junctures in the development of the methods since their inception in 1998. From the point of view of philosophy of science, transformative research methods partake and contribute to a larger, 21st Century paradigm shift taking place regarding what science is and might be within Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology and throughout the human and natural sciences. The article concludes with a discussion of the development of a Sacred Science as the next step forward in transformative approaches to research
With this issue of the Journal we introduce a new section that may appear periodically as materia... more With this issue of the Journal we introduce a new section that may appear periodically as material warrants. The purpose is to keep readers abreast of emerging and continuing developments on the transpersonal research front that arise particularly from research gatherings. Such a space also provides an opportunity for those unable to participate, attend, or travel distances to benefit from such events. Both solicited and unsolicited manuscripts may be published. As such, interested scholars are encouraged to submit material for consideration. We initiate this section with an article by Rosemarie Anderson, who reports and reflects upon some key aspects of the first annual Transpersonal Research Colloquium, held during 2015 in Italy. The second meeting, held during fall of 2016 in Northampton, UK, will appear in a future issue. We look forward as well to reports on other events worldwide. ABSTRACT: This article provides a brief report on the Transpersonal Research Colloquium 2015 in Italy and continues with reflections on the colloquium presentations of. These six presentations were chosen for their innovative approaches to research and are used as a source of data to explore current research and ''forecast'' future research trends in transpersonal psychology. The article concludes with a discussion of the (a) relevance of physiological/somatic and imaginal/artistic data and (b) challenges in the study of consciousness in that the researcher's developmental level may implicate the research methods chosen, the data recognized as relevant, and the interpretations made.
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• Intuitive Inquiry: Research to Nourish the Soul by Rosemarie Anderson
• Studying Archetypal Transference in Jungian Psychoanalysis by Zsolt Thomas Deak
Upcoming Conferences and Events
• 13th Annual Conference of the Society for Humanistic Psychology, March 19-22, 2020; New Orleans, Louisiana
• The Science of Consciousness Conference, April 13-18, 2020; Tucson, Arizona
• AQUANIMA Training, May 27-31, 2020; Carpathian Mountains in Romania
• Sixth International Conference of the British Association for the Study of Spirituality, June 1 -3, 2020; York, UK
• 6th European Summer School in Process Thought, July 27-August 2; Katowice, Poland
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
I am pleased to announce that my guest-edited special section on intuitive inquiry has been published by Qualitative Psychology, the APA Division 5 journal devoted to qualitative research.
Together, the Introduction and research examples describe the method and its transformational values in sufficient detail for researchers new to intuitive inquiry to employ the method in their research without additional resources, making intuitive inquiry readily available to both transpersonal and mainstream researchers.
My Introduction is entitled Intuitive Inquiry: Inviting Transformation and Breakthrough Insights in Qualitative Research is available at https://sofia.academia.edu/RosemarieAnderson.
Three research examples of intuitive inquiries follow the Introduction:
• Hungarian researcher Zsolt Deak’s study of “archetypal transference in Jungian Psychoanalysis” (http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/qup0000135)
• US researcher Stephanie Ludwig’s study of “women’s transformative experience while distance running in nature” (http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/qup0000137)
• US researcher Katherine Wade Unthank’s study of “how self-blame empowers and disempowers survivors of interpersonal trauma,” available at (http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/qup0000136)
In addition, UK researcher Deborah Kelly’s study using “embodied memory theatre in an intuitive inquiry study of therapeutic space for the dying,” was published last spring in the special issue of The Humanistic Psychologist, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Transpersonal Psychology. This article is available at https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fhum0000116.
With these publications, intuitive inquiry (and transformative research methods in general) enters a new era of development, bringing transformative research methods to researchers throughout the human sciences. Feel free to distribute the articles at your discretion to colleagues and students. Additional resources are available at http://www.sacredsciencecircle.org/intuitive-inquiry-archive/.
Many colleagues and doctoral students have contributed to intuitive inquiry over the last 20-plus years. I am deeply grateful for their efforts and enthusiasm.
Warm regards,
Rosemarie
Articles on Transpersonal Psychology Worldwide
• The Psycho-spiritual Dimensions in the Transition to Motherhood by Noelia Molina
• Report on the International Symposium on Research in Transpersonal Psychology—Natal, Brazil
• Why Transpersonal Psychology is in Demand by Johnny Stork
• Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Transpersonal Psychology in The Humanistic Psychologist, Volume 47, Issue 2, June 2019
Upcoming 2019 Conferences and Research Events
• British Psychological Society Transpersonal Psychology Section Conference, Scarborough, UK, August 30-September 1, 2019
• Transpersonal Research Methods with Rosemarie Anderson, Dublin, Ireland, September 18, 2019
• European Transpersonal Association (EUROTAS) Conference, Paris, France, September 25-29, 2019
• Transpersonal Research Colloquium, Paris, France, September 30 - October 1, 2019
• European Transpersonal Psychology Association (ETPA) Conference, Galati, Romania, October 5-6, 2019
Warm regards,
Rosemarie
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Articles
• Intuitive Inquiry: Research to Nourish the Soul by Rosemarie Anderson
• Studying Archetypal Transference in Jungian Psychoanalysis by Zsolt Thomas Deak
Upcoming Conferences and Events
• 13th Annual Conference of the Society for Humanistic Psychology, March 19-22, 2020; New Orleans, Louisiana
• The Science of Consciousness Conference, April 13-18, 2020; Tucson, Arizona
• AQUANIMA Training, May 27-31, 2020; Carpathian Mountains in Romania
• Sixth International Conference of the British Association for the Study of Spirituality, June 1 -3, 2020; York, UK
• 6th European Summer School in Process Thought, July 27-August 2; Katowice, Poland
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
I am pleased to announce that my guest-edited special section on intuitive inquiry has been published by Qualitative Psychology, the APA Division 5 journal devoted to qualitative research.
Together, the Introduction and research examples describe the method and its transformational values in sufficient detail for researchers new to intuitive inquiry to employ the method in their research without additional resources, making intuitive inquiry readily available to both transpersonal and mainstream researchers.
My Introduction is entitled Intuitive Inquiry: Inviting Transformation and Breakthrough Insights in Qualitative Research is available at https://sofia.academia.edu/RosemarieAnderson.
Three research examples of intuitive inquiries follow the Introduction:
• Hungarian researcher Zsolt Deak’s study of “archetypal transference in Jungian Psychoanalysis” (http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/qup0000135)
• US researcher Stephanie Ludwig’s study of “women’s transformative experience while distance running in nature” (http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/qup0000137)
• US researcher Katherine Wade Unthank’s study of “how self-blame empowers and disempowers survivors of interpersonal trauma,” available at (http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/qup0000136)
In addition, UK researcher Deborah Kelly’s study using “embodied memory theatre in an intuitive inquiry study of therapeutic space for the dying,” was published last spring in the special issue of The Humanistic Psychologist, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Transpersonal Psychology. This article is available at https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fhum0000116.
With these publications, intuitive inquiry (and transformative research methods in general) enters a new era of development, bringing transformative research methods to researchers throughout the human sciences. Feel free to distribute the articles at your discretion to colleagues and students. Additional resources are available at http://www.sacredsciencecircle.org/intuitive-inquiry-archive/.
Many colleagues and doctoral students have contributed to intuitive inquiry over the last 20-plus years. I am deeply grateful for their efforts and enthusiasm.
Warm regards,
Rosemarie
Articles on Transpersonal Psychology Worldwide
• The Psycho-spiritual Dimensions in the Transition to Motherhood by Noelia Molina
• Report on the International Symposium on Research in Transpersonal Psychology—Natal, Brazil
• Why Transpersonal Psychology is in Demand by Johnny Stork
• Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Transpersonal Psychology in The Humanistic Psychologist, Volume 47, Issue 2, June 2019
Upcoming 2019 Conferences and Research Events
• British Psychological Society Transpersonal Psychology Section Conference, Scarborough, UK, August 30-September 1, 2019
• Transpersonal Research Methods with Rosemarie Anderson, Dublin, Ireland, September 18, 2019
• European Transpersonal Association (EUROTAS) Conference, Paris, France, September 25-29, 2019
• Transpersonal Research Colloquium, Paris, France, September 30 - October 1, 2019
• European Transpersonal Psychology Association (ETPA) Conference, Galati, Romania, October 5-6, 2019
Warm regards,
Rosemarie
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