Introduction to Transpersonal Psychology and Psychotherapy

According to transpersonal psychology, the psyche is multidimensional, and there are several levels of consciousness, each with distinct characteristics and governed by distinct laws. Transpersonal psychology does not exclude other schools of thought, just as psychoanalysis does not arise as opposed. Transpersonal psychology is the study of human nature and development based on the assumption that humans have the potential to move beyond the ego's limitations. Transpersonal theory's main goal is to integrate the spiritual experience into a broader understanding of the human psyche and consciousness. The goal of this chapter is to introduce transpersonal psychology, its history, the major contributors to the theoretical aspects of this modern psychology viewpoint that combines spiritual and neurological aspects of the psyche and principles of transpersonal psychotherapy.