Nearly all of us have experienced some form of “lock down” during the past year of the pandemic.
This Webinar offers you an opportunity to 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.
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.
Freedom in Jail offers insights into Assagioli’s understanding of true “inner freedom, pure freedom … attained rising above the fetters, a sense of expansion …” 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. 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.
Learning Objectives – 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.
Presenter: Catherine Ann Lombard is the researcher who edited, annotated and wrote the “Introduction” to Freedom in Jail. Biography: Catherine Ann Lombard, M.A. is a psychosynthesis psychologist, practitioner and researcher. She has had numerous scientific articles published on psychosynthesis and is currently exploring the relationship between Roberto Assagioli and Rabindranath Tagore, the Bengali poet and Nobel Prize winner of Literature. She writes a bimonthly blog on psychosynthesis at LoveAndWill.com.
