Spiritual Psychology

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Spiritual Psychology is an original, revolutionary view of human nature that provides guidelines to create an extraordinary extended life amidst the chaos, confusion and opportunities inherent in rapid progress. Freud ushered in the 20th century with the Id, Ego and Super-Ego; Jung unveiled our Anima and Animus; Maslow offered the path to Peak Performance; Maltz demonstrated the power of visualization and Bern reassured us we’re all O.K. Today, Spiritual Psychology offers an innovative understanding of human nature that parallels the current, creative breakthroughs in medicine and technology. Its major distinction redefines human nature, first by including spirit as the primary creative source of life, and an integral part of our makeup, and second, as ego’s equal and inseparable partner. Through new lens we see that Spirit takes on the original, unabridged definition of “breath” or “energy-giving”, viewed as the primary
core of our nature inextricably intertwined with Ego, its emotional counterpart.

THE SPIRIT/EGO FUNCTIONS
SPIRIT	EGO
Psychological cardiovascular system	Psychological immune system
Provides energy	Provides strength
Gives creatively	Takes action
Lives in the now	Lives in memory-expectation
Makes observations	Makes assessments
Operates on compassion	Operates on passion
Intuitively based	Rationally based
Manifests as indirect desires	Manifests as direct demands
Needs to be free to create	Needs to be in control
Seeks change and risks	Fears change and possible loss
Needs to be grounded	Needs to be matured

Spiritual Psychology is based on the three Absolute Truths of life: It is the nature of Spirit to give, It is the nature of Ego to take, and It is the nature of life to express. Ego, traditionally viewed as the part of our nature that gets a bad rap, is redefined as the innate, complementary partner of the spirit, capable of reaching spirit’s desires and dreams. We propose that the power of creative energy is generated in the Spirit, while the power of dynamic action is in Ego’s control. Ego is viewed as capable of being transformed into a healthy state and not in need of transcendence. See the graph below for more information on the states of the Ego an Spirit.

Spirit and Ego, when in sync, create the alchemy of the Practical Magic Blueprint. To this end, this seminar offers intriguing exercises including provocative questionnaires, insightful case studies and other groundbreaking training tools to maintain sync and balance within and between these two aspects of our nature, thus ensuring the quality of our protracted life.

SPIRIT (Energy)
Ardent Spirit	Balanced Spirit	Apathetic Spirit

Dissipated	Grounded	Defeated
Energy is scattered	Energy is directed	Energy is depleted


EGO (Strength)
*Hyper-vigilant Ego*	*Balanced Ego*	*Vulnerable Ego*

Defended	Mature	Fragile
Uses strength to protect	Uses strength to cope	Uses strength to survive

This exciting field offers a fresh, revolutionary look at the Spirit and the Ego as two innate, complementary components of human nature, that when synchronized, create spiritual and emotional fulfillment.

The central aim of Spiritual Psychology is to teach how to balance the desires of the Spirit with the drive of the Ego. By balancing the states within between these states, harmony in live may be achieved. Many individuals find fulfillment of their spirit within a religion, others with a secular perspective. Spiritual Psychology suggests that spirituality and religion may be mutually inclusive or exclusive and proposes various paths to achieve the Spirit’s desires as well as fulfill the Ego’s emotional and psychological needs. This seminar is extremely useful to those practitioners looking to find different approaches to assist clients in defining their goals and desires. This model is useful in assisting clients who are suffering from depression and lack the ability to find creative outlets in their lives

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