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CONSCIOUS CHANGE AND CHANGING CONSCIOUSNESS: SOME THOUGHTS ON THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDITATION.
- Source :
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British Journal of Psychotherapy . Autumn2004, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p103-118. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2004
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Abstract
- This paper investigates some aspects of consciousness by drawing on the psychology of meditation. Three states of mind are described: semiconsciousness, consciousness and, following the mystics, the possibility of a consciousness which transcends ordinary ego awareness. Some experiences of three authorities on Christian spirituality - Augustine of Hippo, Evagrius of Pontus and Teresa of Avila - are explored in the light of psychoanalytic reflections provided by Erikson, Jung, and Winnicott. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CONSCIOUSNESS
*PSYCHOLOGY
*MEDITATION
*SPIRITUALITY
*PSYCHOANALYSIS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02659883
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Psychotherapy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 14900040
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-0118.2004.tb00190.x