John Firman (1945–2008) was a psychotherapist in private practice in Palo Alto, California, and an Associate Core Faculty member at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. Ann Gila is a psychotherapist in private practice in Palo Alto and an Associate Core Faculty member at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. Their books include Psychosynthesis: A Psychology of the Spirit and The Primal Wound: A Transpersonal View of Trauma, Addiction, and Growth, both also published by SUNY Press.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Psychosynthesis Personality Theory2. A Psychosynthesis Developmental Theory3. Spiritual Empathy4. The Death and Rebirth of the Therapist5. Empathic Resonance6. Love, Power, and Ethics7. Stage Zero of Psychosynthesis, Survival8. Stage One of Psychosynthesis, Exploration9. Stage Two of Psychosynthesis, Emergence of "I"10. Stage Three of Psychosynthesis, Contact with Self11. Stage Four of Psychosynthesis, Response to Self12. Psychosynthesis as a Psychology of LoveNotesReferencesIndex

John Firman (1945–2008) was a psychotherapist in private practice in Palo Alto, California, and an Associate Core Faculty member at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. Ann Gila is a psychotherapist in private practice in Palo Alto and an Associate Core Faculty member at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. Their books include Psychosynthesis: A Psychology of the Spirit and The Primal Wound: A Transpersonal View of Trauma, Addiction, and Growth, both also published by SUNY Press.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Psychosynthesis Personality Theory2. A Psychosynthesis Developmental Theory3. Spiritual Empathy4. The Death and Rebirth of the Therapist5. Empathic Resonance6. Love, Power, and Ethics7. Stage Zero of Psychosynthesis, Survival8. Stage One of Psychosynthesis, Exploration9. Stage Two of Psychosynthesis, Emergence of "I"10. Stage Three of Psychosynthesis, Contact with Self11. Stage Four of Psychosynthesis, Response to Self12. Psychosynthesis as a Psychology of LoveNotesReferencesIndex