The Transpersonal Relationship in Psychotherapy

by Clarkson, Petruska

• ISBN13: 9781861562494
• ISBN10: 1861562497
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-02-26
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This book is written with the sap of three disciplines- philosophy, psychology and physical science: the study of thinking, the study of the psyche and the study of nature. It comes from a lifelong engagement with the meaning of life, death and transformation for the author and for others, which has included a dedication to the mystic traditions in several religions. Professor Clarkson examines the transpersonal relationship, which permeates the work of creativity, healing, growth and dying - particularly in all the healing relationships of psychotherapy. This book is for psychotherapists and all others involved in the healing professions.

Author Biography

Professor Petruska Clarkson is affiliated to PHYSIS in London. She is world-renowned for her work in the psychotherapy field.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgements	xvii
What is the transpersonal?	1	(40)
Overview of the transpersonal relationship dimension in all psychotherapies	41	(24)
Transpersonal psychotherapy	65	(49)
Prima materia -- the opening of the work	114	(26)
Nigredo -- disillusionment in the therapeutic relationship and in life	140	(23)
Albedo -- getting better -- the reparative or developmentally needed relationship	163	(14)
Citrinitas -- the existential person-to-person relationship	177	(18)
Rubedo -- death and rebirth: the transpersonal relationship	195	(16)
The continuation of the work -- eternal return	211	(27)
Transpersonal training, supervision and continuing education	238	(36)
Appendix 1 Psychotherapy of the Dead	274	(5)
Samuel E. Menabem
Appendix 2 Jesus Christ and the five modes of the therapeutic relationship	279	(10)
Appendix 3 A gift from someone who has `come through'	289	(3)
Appendix 4 Summary of Systemic Integrative Relational Psychotherapy	292	(2)
Appendix 5 Scientist-practitioner supervision in action	294	(11)
References	305	(18)
Index	323