A concepção de espiritualidade na obra de Roberto Assagioli: a abordagem emergente da psicossíntese

Abstract

This dissertation s goal is the one of understanding spirituality s conception in the emerging approach of Psycosynthesis proposed by Roberto Assagioli. It has an interpretative theoretical study character and it began with a compilation of the author s piece, followed by a analysis throughout fifteen elements that characterize the concept of spirituality were identified. They refer to the individual s sense of identity; the existence of a spiritual dimension which transcends the psychological one and has specific characteristics; what allows the human being to reflect on its acts, acknowledge itself as integrating and indissoluble part of the universe and living identified with higher, ethics and spiritual values; the religious experiences, the states of consciousness and the functions and activities regarding above the average values; free will; the meaning and purpose of universal life. Such features point that the concept presented by the author, although broad, is well delimited