master of arts in transpersonal psychology
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M A S T E R O F A R T S I N T R A N S P E R S O N A L P S Y C H O L O G Y
ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
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TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY-ORIGIN-
Psychology must
recognize that:
• There is a soul
• Consciousness
involves many
states, including
hidden
Spiritual
Pathological
Published in1890
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TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY-FORMATION-
Mid 20th Century
Two Major Schools of Psychology
Behaviorism
• Study the behavior
of animals
Freudian
• Psychoanalysis
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TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY-FORMATION-
Questions Arose:
• What about the uniquely human experience?
o Love, self-consciousness, personal freedom, morality,
art, science, religion, etc.
• What about healthy populations, human potential, and
higher functions of psyche?
Humanistic Psychology
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TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY-FOUNDATION-
…but they forgot something…
Stanislav Grof
The Spiritual Dimension of the Human Psyche
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A NEW STUDENT AT ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
New Students enter the field of Transpersonal Psychology, first
through Edgar Cayce
Second through other academic sources:
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STUDENTS AT ATLANTICWILL LEARN ABOUT:
EHEs, Exceptional Human Experiences/Peak Experiences
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STUDENTS AT ATLANTICWILL LEARN ABOUT:
Spiritual/Psychic Awakening vs. Underlying or Emerging Mental Illnesses
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STUDENTS AT ATLANTICWILL LEARN ABOUT:
Dreamwork, Mythology, Meditation, Mindfulness
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STUDENTS AT ATLANTICWILL LEARN ABOUT:
Research, critical thinking, and analysis
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SPECIALIZATIONS:LEADERSHIP & CONFLICT
TRANSFORMATION
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HENRY REED, PHD SAID:
An Atlantic University graduate can communicate; they
can speak across the board about these topics that we
all find so interesting—they have the interdisciplinary
study, and the practice of writing and speaking on the
subject.
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QUICK FACTS
o Anyone can take a course (non-credit)
o 130 Students
o 243 Graduates
o 24 Faculty Members
o Atlantic University offers:
o 2 Graduate Degrees
o MA in Transpersonal Psychology
o MA in Mindful Leadership
o 2 Graduate Certificate Programs
o Integrated Imagery Regression Hypnosis
o Mindful Leadership
o Noncredit certificate in Spiritual Guidance Mentoring
o Lifelong Learning programo Courses are delivered via distance learning
o Online Classrooms
o Nationally Accredited by the Distance Education and Accrediting Commission
(DEAC)
o DEAC is recognized by the US Department of Education and the Council for Higher
Education Accreditation (CHEA)
FINAL THOUGHTS
William James
• “Our colleges ought to
have lit up in us a
lasting relish for a better
kind of (hu)man, a loss
of appetite for
mediocrities.”
Edgar Cayce
• High Ideal for Atlantic
University
• Make manifest the love
of God and man(kind)
• “Doing Something”
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