BEING VALUES AND BENEFICENT OBSESSIONS: APPLYING THEORIES FROM MASLOW AND ASSAGIOLI TO EVOLUTIONARY GUIDANCE MEDIA

Authors

  • Dana Klisanin

Keywords:

social systems design, evolutionary development, evolutionary guidance systems, media, transpersonal studies, humanistic psychology, positive psychology

Abstract

Memes are units of cultural information, the symbols that shape our worldview. In seeking to create a sustainable worldview we require memes, i.e., words, images, and systems, capable of serving as evolutionary guides for societies at varying levels of development. The evolutionary guidance systems framework designed by Bela H. Banathy is one such societal meme. Its application to media resulted in evolutionary guidance media, a framework for creating media designed to promote planetary consciousness. In continuing the design of evolutionary guidance media, this paper explores the application of Maslow’s theory of “metapathologies” as a means of isolating and/or diagnosing societal ills, and examines the use of “being values” as antidotes. To expedite the healing process Assagioli’s “technique of evocative words” and the “beneficent obsession” are presented.

Author Biography

Dana Klisanin

Independent researcher with a special interest in applying theories from systems sciences and transpersonal studies to the creation of media that promotes planetary consciousness. Earned Ph.D. in psychology from Saybrook Graduate School & Research Center.

Published

2008-07-04

How to Cite

Klisanin, D. (2008). BEING VALUES AND BENEFICENT OBSESSIONS: APPLYING THEORIES FROM MASLOW AND ASSAGIOLI TO EVOLUTIONARY GUIDANCE MEDIA. Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the ISSS - 2008, Madison, Wisconsin, 3(1). Retrieved from https://journals.isss.org/index.php/proceedings52nd/article/view/1021

Issue

Section

Evolutionary Development