The Humanized No-Self

A Response to Schneider's Critique of Transpersonal Psychology

Bibliographic Data

ID9020550
AuthorsMark Edward Koltko (19 South Street, Newark, NJ 07102., corresponding author)
Year1989
Volume29
Issue4
Pages482-492
Publication date1989-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Humanistic Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-1678 • E-ISSN: 1552-650X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0022167889294006
OpenAlexW2134182574
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited11

This article responds to Schneider's (1987) critique of transpersonal psychology. It is contended that Schneider seriously misunderstood transpersonal consciousness and psychology. Transpersonal consciousness is achievable, as evidenced by abundant credible literature, but it is not immediately available to everyone. Research suggests that transpersonal consciousness is positively related to mental health. Transpersonal consciousness can have beneficial and significant social, therapeutic, and life-style consequences. Transpersonal psychology is as scientifically feasible as are most areas of human psychology, but personal experience is necessary to investigate this area, and there are no guarantees that a given method of attaining transpersonal consciousness will be successful in a given instance

Consciousness · Epistemology · Psychotherapist · Social consciousness · Transpersonal · Transpersonal psychology · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Neuroscience · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications

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