Ira Progoff
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Ira Progoff (1921—1998) was an American psychotherapist, best known for his development of the Intensive Journal Method while at Drew University. His main interest was in depth psychology and particularly the humanistic adaptation of Jungian ideas to the lives of ordinary people. He founded Dialogue House in New York City to help promote this method.
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[edit] Events
- Served in United States Army during World War II era
- Received PhD in psychology from New School for Social Research in New York City
- 1952, 1953, 1955: Studied with Carl Jung in Switzerland as a Bollingen Fellow
- 1959-1971: Depth psychologist and Director of the Institute for Research in Depth Psychology at Drew University
- 1975: At a Journal Workshop first published, popularizing basics of Intensive Journal Method
- 1998: Succumbed to progressive supranuclear palsy, dying in January, 1998.
[edit] Works
This is a partial, chronological list of Progoff's books
- 1956. The Death and Rebirth of Psychology: An integrative evaluation of Freud, Adler, Jung and Rank and the impact of their culimating insights on modern man.
- 1959. Depth psychology and modern man: A new view of the magnitude of human personality, its dimensions & resources
- 1971. The Star/Cross: A Cycle of Process Meditation
- 1972. The White Robed Monk;: A cycle of process meditation
- 1973. Jung, synchronicity, & human destiny;: Noncausal dimensions of human experience1974 Death and Rebirth of Psychology
- 1975. At a Journal Workshop: The Basic Text and Guide for Using the Intensive Journal Process
- 1977. The Well and the Cathedral: With an Introduction on Its Use in the Practice of Meditation
- 1979. The White Robed Monk: As an Entrance to Process Meditation
- 1980. The Practice of Process Meditation: The Intensive Journal Way to Spiritual Experience
- 1985. The Dynamics of Hope: Perspectives of Process in Anxiety and Creativity, Imagery and Dreams
- 1985. Jung's Psychology and Its Social Meaning: An Integrative Statement of C. G. Jung's Psychological Theories and an Interpretation of Their Significance.
- The Symbolic and the Real
- Jung, Synchronicity, and Human Destiny : C.G. Jung's Theory of Meaningful Coincidence
[edit] References
- At a Journal Workshop, 1975 edition.
