Introduction to Transpersonal Psychology and Psychotherapy

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