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Spiritual transformation

Spiritual transformation is a fundamental change in a person's sacred or spiritual


life.

In psychology, spiritual transformation is understood within the context of an


individual's meaning system,[2] especially in relation to concepts of the sacred or
ultimate concern.[3] Two of the fuller treatments of the concept in psychology come
from Kenneth Pargament and from Raymond Paloutzian. Pargament says that "at its
heart, spiritual transformation refers to a fundamental change in the place of the
sacred or the character of the sacred in the life of the individual. Spiritual
transformation can be understood in terms of new configurations of strivings"
(p. 18).[4] Paloutzian says that "spiritual transformation constitutes a change in the
meaning system that a person holds as a basis for self-definition, the interpretation of
[5]
life, and overarching purposes and ultimate concerns" (p. 334).

Contents
Research
See also
Spiritual transformation is a major
References
theme in Western art - a version of
External links Remedios Varo's 1955 painting
Ruptura[1]

Research
The Metanexus Institute in New York has sponsored scientific research onspiritual transformation.[6]

See also
Aurobindo
Integral transformative practice
Meditation
Sivananda
Spiritual evolution
Supermind
Transpersonal psychology
Shriram Sharma Acharya
Mahdi

References
1. http://www.iupui.edu/~lmena1/varo.html
2. Israela Silberman (2005).Religion as a meaning system: Implications for the new millennium(https://dx.doi.org/10.1
111/j.1540-4560.2005.00425.x). Journal of Social Issues, v61 n4, pp641-663. doi:10.1111/j.1540-4560.2005.00425.x
(https://doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1540-4560.2005.00425.x)
3. Robert A. Emmons (1999). The psychology of ultimate concerns: Motivation and spirituality in personality
. New York:
Guilford.
4. Kenneth I. Pargament. (2006). The meaning of spiritual transformation. In Joan D. Koss-Chioino & Philip Hefner
(Eds.), Spiritual transformation and healing: Anthropological, theological, neuroscientific, and clinical perspectives
(ht
tps://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=J-eLj6_hO7IC&oi=fnd&pg=PR9&dq=pargament+koss+spiritual+transfo
rmation&ots=6buwBhmOTJ&sig=GNnF-aX7kI83nop9iw7BnmGgbZQ#v=onepage&q=pargament%20the%20meanin
g%20of%20spiritual%20transformation&f=false)(pp. 10-39), Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press. ISBN 0-7591-0867-
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5. Raymond F. Paloutzian. (2005). Religious conversion and spiritual transformation: A meaning-system analysis. In
Raymond F. Paloutzian & Crystal L. Park (Eds.), Handbook of the psychology of religion and spirituality(https://book
s.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=mGscSLMA_P4C&oi=fnd&pg=P A331&dq=paloutzian+spiritual+transformation&o
ts=JOgGmhk6ko&sig=AIy9dNmA2LuHtDpQk2JXxVvJCdE#v=onepage&q=paloutzian%20spiritual%20transformation
&f=false) (pp. 331-347), New York: Guilford. ISBN 1-57230-922-9
6. Solomon Katz (2008). A brief history of the Spiritual Transformation Scientific Research Program(http://www.metane
xus.net/magazine/tabid/68/id/10609/Default.aspx)The global spiral. Metanexus Institute, Accessed 9 Nov., 2009.

External links
The Spiritual Transformation Scientific Research Program
The University of Philosophical Research T ransformational Psychology program
Article about Spiritual Transformation for Christians

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