The Evolving Self

Author : Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780061843143

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The Evolving Self by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Pdf

The acclaimed sequel to the international bestseller Flow: an intelligent, inspiring guide to unlocking the evolutionary history of our present consciousness, and “becoming at one with the power that is the universe.” “A book of singular importance and timeliness, one with momentous implications for the future.”— Howard Gardner In Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s bestselling Flow, he introduced readers to a radical new theory of happiness. Now in The Evolving Self—his breakthrough sequel—he demonstrates how we can understand and overcome our evolutionary shortcomings. Premised on the idea that only through a reckoning with our evolutionary past can we build a stable, meaningful future, The Evolving Self covers the challenges associated with our cognitive evolutionary history (“As far as controlling the mind is concerned, we are like a novice driver behind the wheel of a racing car”); the distortions of reality we experience due to genes, culture, and our sense of self; and the central importance of “flow” from an evolutionary perspective as we look toward the future. Erudite, perceptive, and insightful—and more important now than ever, as our consciousnesses are increasingly mediated by electronic devices—The Evolving Self is a timely resource for anyone looking to improve our world for ourselves and for generations to come.

Author : Robert KEGAN
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780674039414

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The Evolving Self by Robert KEGAN Pdf

The Evolving Self focuses upon the most basic and universal of psychological problems—the individual’s effort to make sense of experience, to make meaning of life. According to Robert Kegan, meaning-making is a lifelong activity that begins in earliest infancy and continues to evolve through a series of stages encompassing childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. The Evolving Self describes this process of evolution in rich and human detail, concentrating especially on the internal experience of growth and transition, its costs and disruptions as well as its triumphs. At the heart of our meaning-making activity, the book suggests, is the drawing and redrawing of the distinction between self and other. Using Piagetian theory in a creative new way to make sense of how we make sense of ourselves, Kegan shows that each meaning-making stage is a new solution to the lifelong tension between the universal human yearning to be connected, attached, and included, on the one hand, and to be distinct, independent, and autonomous on the other. The Evolving Self is the story of our continuing negotiation of this tension. It is a book that is theoretically daring enough to propose a reinterpretation of the Oedipus complex and clinically concerned enough to suggest a variety of fresh new ways to treat those psychological complaints that commonly arise in the course of development. Kegan is an irrepressible storyteller, an impassioned opponent of the health-and-illness approach to psychological distress, and a sturdy builder of psychological theory. His is an original and distinctive new voice in the growing discussion of human development across the life span.

Author : Steven D. Axelrod
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0881632074

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Work and the Evolving Self by Steven D. Axelrod Pdf

In Work and the Evolving Self, Steven Axelrod begins to remedy this serious oversight by setting forth a comprehensive psychoanalytic perspective on work life. Consonant with his analytic perspective, Axelrod sets out to illuminate the workplace by examining the psychodynamic meaning of work throughout the life cycle. He begins by exploring the various dimensions of work satisfaction from a psychoanalytic perspective and then expands on the relationship between work life and the adult developmental process. This developmental perspective frames Axelrod's central task: an examination of the typical work-related problems encountered in clinical practice, beginning with a psychodynamic definition of a "work disturbance." Moving on to treatment issues, Axelrod elaborates on the manner in which assessment, supportive, and exploratory interventions all enter into the treatment of work disturbances. Axelrod concludes by considering issues of career development that emerge in individual psychotherapy and exploring the psychological implications of dramatic changes now taking place in the workplace. As such, Work and the Evolving Self is an impressive contribution to the task with which psychoanalytic therapists are increasingly engaged: that of broadening their identities and treatment approaches in a world that increasingly demands flexibility and innovation.

Author : Robert Kegan
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0674445880

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In Over Our Heads by Robert Kegan Pdf

Surveying the disparate expert "literatures," which normally take no account of each other, Kegan brings them together to reveal, for the first time, what these many demands have in common. Our frequent frustration in trying to meet these complex and often conflicting claims results, he shows us, from a mismatch between the way we ordinarily know the world and the way we are unwittingly expected to understand it. In Over Our Heads provides us entirely fresh perspectives on a number of cultural controversies - the "abstinence vs. safe sex" debate, the diversity movement, communication across genders, the meaning of postmodernism. What emerges in these pages is a theory of evolving ways of knowing that allows us to view adult development much as we view child development, as an open-ended process born of the dynamic interaction of cultural demands and emerging mental capabilities.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789814474177

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The Self-Evolving Cosmos by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gibbs A. Williams
Publisher : Jason Aronson
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780765707048

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Demystifying Meaningful Coincidences (Synchronicities) by Gibbs A. Williams Pdf

Demystifying Meaningful Coincidences (Synchronicities) is an original naturalistic theory of meaningful coincidences (synchronicities) as well as a blueprint for identifying, decoding, interpreting, and utilizing their embedded self-generated 'messages' in ways that are intellectually innovative and experientially useful. Interested readers are promised an experience that will unquestionably stimulate their self-awareness and, in so doing, expand their consciousness.

Author : Vito Trianni
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008-05-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783540776116

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Evolutionary Swarm Robotics by Vito Trianni Pdf

In this book the use of ER techniques for the design of self-organising group behaviours, for both simulated and real robots is introduced. The book tries to mediate between two apparently opposed perspectives: engineering and cognitive science. The experiments presented in the book and the results obtained contribute to the assessment of ER not only as a design tool, but also as a methodology for modelling and understanding intelligent adaptive behaviours.

Author : Louis Sander
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-22
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781136871580

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Living Systems, Evolving Consciousness, and the Emerging Person by Louis Sander Pdf

This collection of previously published papers can be viewed as a story of the gradual emergence of an overarching idea through the course of a life’s work. The idea concerns the way emerging knowledge of developmental processes, biological systems, and therapeutic process can be integrated in terms of basic principles that govern the living system as an ongoing creative process – a process in which there is a continuing impetus, both energizing and motivational, that moves the living system toward an enhanced coherence in its engagement with its surround as it achieves an ever-increasing inclusiveness of complexity. The papers have been selected in a roughly chronological order from a career of early developmental research within the background of psychoanalytic thinking. The biological underpinnings of psychoanalysis can be extended by systems thinking. Our notions of the evolution of consciousness can also be extended from this simple level of a neural machinery essential for adaptation and survival to the capacity for the awareness of one’s own inner state within the flow of one’s engagement with one’s surround. From this enrichment of inner experiencing through evolving self-awareness, the unique organization of the "person" emerges within the developmental process – from expectancies and emotions, to values, meaning, purpose, goals, and "direction". The title of the book has been chosen to capture this sequence. Further evolution of conscious organization will enable the human species to achieve the state of being "together-with" and yet "distinct-from" as the system as a whole, on a wider, more global level, gains increasing coherence as it complexity increases. Hopefully, the implications of this idea will emerge in the reader’s thinking, as the chapters move from the level of adaptation to recognition.

Author : Lainie Rowell,Kristy Andre,Lauren Steinmann
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781544338347

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Evolving Learner by Lainie Rowell,Kristy Andre,Lauren Steinmann Pdf

Learn from Kids, Peers, and the World to Transform Professional Learning What can kids teach us about educational practices? It turns out, plenty. PD is evolving into professional learning (PL), where personalized experiences focus on goals and outcomes, rather than seat time. In Evolving Learner, successful PL is framed through three critical sources: learning from kids, from peers, and from the world. Woven throughout the book are tangible connections to cycles of inquiry where a harmonious balance is the ultimate goal when students are engaged in inquiry for deeper learning and teachers are engaged in a parallel process to improve their practice. The authors’ unique framework shifts away from factory model "PD" and transforms it into experiences tailored to kids’ and adult learners’ specific needs. Clear strategies for accomplishing PL are presented through A framework where both students and teachers are active agents of learning Cycles of inquiry to empower students to become the owners of learning Techniques to make thinking visible for teachers and students Cutting edge coverage of applying technology to professional learning including the use of social media, gamification, and digital badges The time is right to reclaim ownership of your professional learning: Evolving Learner is an essential guide for embarking on this journey.

Author : Tobe Terrell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1072702509

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Who Do You Think You Are? by Tobe Terrell Pdf

Why am I writing this book? It's a humble effort to reopen some human hearts and reverse the direction that we are following toward extinction. Rescue can only come through the efforts of each individual. We have relied on politicians, technology, corporations, charitable organizations, religious organizations, schools and other impersonal efforts. All have failed to reverse a course that drives us ever faster to extinction. Fundamental changes have to be made. They can only be made in the human heart. Yoga changed my heart and spun me in a different direction. I am only one person. You are only one person. To make the necessary changes seems impossible when made one person at a time. But I believe that it is the only means available to us. None of us individually knows how to fuel the kind of changes that must happen. And the organizations that have enough power the make great social change, lack the will. But there is a force that can arise from each human heart that knows how and has the power. It's up to each of us to release it.

Author : Terry Dixon
Publisher : Young Writers
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0955813603

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Evolving Self Confidence by Terry Dixon Pdf

This text brings the reader a new understanding of anxiety disorders and depression and shows how we can cure the very cause of these problems not just the symptoms. It takes us on a journey from childhood to adult, through the experiences, thoughts and feelings that can lead to the development of these problems.

Author : James Redfield,Michael Murphy,Sylvia Timbers
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2003-01-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781101144077

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God and the Evolving Universe by James Redfield,Michael Murphy,Sylvia Timbers Pdf

In a world racked by violence and conflict, James Redfield and Michael Murphy—leading cocreators of today's spiritual boom—present a message of hope and a vision for the future. It is no accident, they argue, that the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries have witnessed a revolution in new human capacities. Daily we hear and read about supernormal athletic feats; clairvoyant perception; lives transformed by meditative practices; healing through prayer-and we ourselves experience these things. The authors contend that thousands of years of human striving have delivered us to this very moment, in which each act of self-development is creating a new stage in planetary evolution—and the emergence of a human species possessed of vastly expanded potential.

Author : Nicolya Christi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-02
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781591438434

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Contemporary Spirituality for an Evolving World by Nicolya Christi Pdf

A practical guide to conscious evolution for personal, spiritual, and global transformation • Provides spiritual practices to manifest a meaningful connection between Self and God/Source/Creator and psychological exercises to heal the shadow self • Offers an in-depth overview of religion and spirituality, both the old paradigm and the evolving new one • Includes the first fully written account of the First Nations Peoples’ oral wisdom teachings on the 7 Dark, 7 Light, and 7 Rainbow Arrows for evolving consciousness We are living in an unprecedented time of change, a new epoch with a new consciousness. We have reached Zero Point in our personal and collective consciousness and are now in a phase of accelerated conscious evolution and manifestation of personal and collective vision. As the current political, economic, and social systems begin to collapse, people are instinctively and intuitively reevaluating their lives and asking what has real meaning and value and what brings them true peace and happiness. Humanity is now poised to establish a unified, co-creative new world that reflects the evolved consciousness of awakened hearts and minds, of collaboration, and of peace. Presenting a guide for these auspicious times, Nicolya Christi offers psychological and spiritual tools to accelerate conscious and global evolution and initiate a New Consciousness for the post–December 21st, 2012, epoch. She gives an in-depth overview of religion and spirituality, both the old paradigm and the evolving new one, and explains how all trauma results from “empathic disconnection,” which hinders our spiritual growth. She provides spiritual practices to manifest a meaningful connection between Self and God/Source/Creator as well as psychological exercises to heal and integrate the shadow self and dissolve psychological wounds. She offers the first fully written account of the First Nations Peoples’ oral wisdom teachings on the 7 Dark, 7 Light, and 7 Rainbow Arrows for evolving consciousness. She also writes in depth about the evolution of relationship and aspiring to a higher love and sexuality. Detailing several maps and models for conscious and global evolution, this handbook inspires each of us toward a consciously evolving spirituality and a true and authentic relationship with God/Source/Creator.

Author : Linda Backman
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-08
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780738740706

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The Evolving Soul by Linda Backman Pdf

Balancing past-life karma is the key to soul evolution. In The Evolving Soul, Dr. Linda Backman shows how healing relationships, caring for one's self, and working through fear and loss can help you mend the wounds of your past lives. Using wisdom she's amassed from hundreds of hypnotic regression clients, Dr. Backman shows how people create the pre-birth blueprints that infuse life with purpose. Uncover the ways spirit guides and the ascended masters can influence your opportunities for growth. Discover the seven soul archetypes and your soul ray. Providing fascinating examples from dozens of regression clients, The Evolving Soul also includes questions and prompts to help readers gain profound insights. Praise: "It is crucial that Dr. Linda Backman's The Evolving Soul be widely read."—Larry Dossey, MD, author of One Mind "An extraordinary fount of wisdom and deep thought."—P. M. H. Atwater, LHD, author of The Big Book of Near-Death Experiences "Now is the time to heal yourself at a soul level."—C. Norman Shealy, MD, PhD, author of 90 Days to Self-Health "If you've ever wondered what your life is truly about, this book is a wondrous place to look."—Robert Schwartz, author of Your Soul's Gift: The Healing Power of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born "An uplifting book that will change the way you see yourself and your relationship to the cosmos."—Carol Bowman, author of Return from Heaven

Author : Mary Ellen Morbeck,Alison Galloway,Adrienne Zihlman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1996-12-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 1400822068

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The Evolving Female by Mary Ellen Morbeck,Alison Galloway,Adrienne Zihlman Pdf

A human female is born, lives her life, and dies within the space of a few decades, but the shape of her life has been strongly influenced by 50 million years of primate evolution and more than 100 million years of mammalian evolution. How the individual female plays out the stages of her life--from infancy, through the reproductive period, to old age--and how these stages have been formed by a long evolutionary process, is the theme of this collection. Written by leading scholars in fields ranging from evolutionary biology to cultural anthropology, these essays together examine what it means to be female, integrating the life histories of marine mammals, monkeys, apes, and humans. The result is a fascinating inquiry into the similarities among the ways females of different species balance the need for survival with their role in reproduction and mothering. The Evolving Female offers an outlook integrating life history with an intimate examination of female life paths. Behavior, anatomy and physiology, growth and development, cultural identity of women, the individual, and the society are among the topics investigated. In addition to the editors, the contributors are Linda Fedigan, Kathryn Ono, Joanne Reiter, Barbara Smuts, Mariko Hiraiwa-Hasegawa, Mary McDonald Pavelka, Caroline Pond, Robin McFarland, Silvana Borgognini Tarli and Elena Repetto, Gilda Morelli, Patricia Draper, Catherine Panter-Brick, Virginia J. Vitzthum, Alison Jolly, and Beverly McLeod.