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Being the Other: A Transpersonal exploration of the meaning of human difference

Turner, D. Being the Other: A Transpersonal exploration of the meaning of human difference. PhD thesis. University of Northampton.

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Abstract:
This research recognized that being other was an experience we all endure at varying times. Rooting itself within post-colonial theories, this research sought to expand the understanding of this experience into the worlds of relational psychotherapy and the transpersonal. With a phenomenological epistemology, this research therefore utilized creative techniques such as visualizations, drawing, and sand tray work, to understand the unconscious experience of being other, and what the other is. It also explored the unconscious impact of othering, and why the other is drawn to the subject. This research also undertook a heuristic study recognizing that a connection to our own sense of otherness was a route towards psychological wholeness.
Creators:
Turner, D.
Department:
Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:
Faculties > Faculty of Health & Society
Language:
English
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
No
Institution:
University of Northampton
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