Graduates in Action – Meeting

**FREE**

This event is for Graduates of the Trust only, with limited numbers of spaces available. Apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

This Event will be held by Catherine Ann Lombard

Catherine Ann Lombard is the researcher who edited, annotated and wrote the “Introduction” to Freedom in Jail. She is a psychosynthesis psychologist, practitioner and researcher and has had numerous scientific articles published on psychosynthesis. She writes a bimonthly blog on psychosynthesis at LoveAndWill.com.

The event

“Freedom in Jail: A Reflection on Pigeons, Paper, and Paradise”

Nearly all of us have experienced some form of “lock down” during the past year of the pandemic. This event allows attendees to more fully explore their own experience of freedom and ‘imprisonment’.

Learn more about Roberto Assagioli’s reflections on the deeper meaning of ‘freedom’ – a word that is bandied about without much thought – from advertising soda drinks to promoting war.

What to expect?

We will begin with a presentation by Catherine Ann Lombard, the editor of Freedom in Jail, on how Assagioli described his time in prison, practiced his psychosynthesis concepts and techniques, and ultimately experienced his own personally transformation and self-realization.

The concept of freedom will be explored through Assagioli’s autobiographical account Freedom in Jail. This book outlines Assagioli’s own experience before, during and after his own imprisonment in Regina Coeli prison by the Italian fascist regime in 1940.

This will be followed by Q&A.

Then we will break up into smaller groups and share our thoughts on a specific excerpt from the book.

At the end, we will gather together as a larger group and share whatever insights we might have gained.

Attendees will:

• Hear about what happened to Assagioli before, during, and after his imprisonment.
• Become aware of the magnitude of Assagioli’s meditations on the concept of freedom.
• Read and reflect on a specific passage from Freedom in Jail. Engage with others in a smaller group on the passage in order to gain insights into one’s own experience of ‘imprisonment’ and ‘freedom.’
• Gain a deeper understanding of the concept of ‘freedom’ through the sharing of insights with the larger group as a whole.

This event will help attendees to explore freedom in the context of Assagioli’s book Freedom in Jail. Insights gained into Assagioli’s understanding of true “inner freedom, pure freedom… attained rising above the fetters, a sense of expansion…” will help attendees to come to a better understanding of the higher qualities of acceptance, cooperation with the inevitable, disidentification, inner attitude and humour. 

Who is it for?

This event is open to Psychosynthesis Post-graduate, MA and Advanced Diploma holders as well as graduates from other Psychosynthesis institutions around the world.

In this video, Catherine Ann Lombard explains to Sue Fox what brought her to psychosynthesis, why she loves to write and how important writing is in psychosynthesis.

Come join us on October 11th! We hope to see you there.

Please email Paula at events@ptrust.org.uk to request your password and book your space.