This research has been a study in amazement. Initially an agnostic physics graduate, the researcher undertook training in the person-centred approach (pca) to self-development and counselling, during which she came to experience strange personal experiences which she could neither gainsay nor fit into her then worldview. Sketching these briefly, exceptional human experiences (EHEs) and synchronicities increasingly happened until (shockingly) they declared a seeming spirit guide (Mungo) to her, also juxtaposed in time with her first-ever chance encounter with dowsing. Thereafter these phenomena, combined with randomisable image-cards, tutored her into a physically observable method of 'discussion' with them (alone or with another) conducted with pca values. This PhD involved researching that phenomenon-complex through 'discussions' with 35 participants. The methodology used was heuristics and its heuristic self-search inquiry specialism (HSSI) whose attention to personal experiencing, indwelling to contact tacit knowledge, and incubatory rest phases to foster illuminatory new 'ahaa!' apprehensions suited this nascent mysterious subject. Both participants and researcher experienced coincidences weaving the 'discussions' and their wider lives together. Thus synchronicity became equal-partner research-topic, being studied as it occurred and, through affecting certain choices, becoming part of the methodology itself. The phenomenon-complex was experienced as fostering ethical living, creativity, personal development and science-spirituality interconnection in ways wellpitched and paced for each experiencer. The phenomena were also experienced as synergizing with each other, and as fostering integration within and between persons. After work on the participant sessions was completed, the writings of further thesis chapters were 'butted into' by in-the-moment relevant synchronicities, not just singly but in flows and patterns in which the researcher found herself discerning overarching meanings. Given this exceptional opportunity the researcher (in effect doing a bonus research-section) tracked her experiencing of these synchronistic flows and her responses thereto wherever they led, using Sela-Smith's first-person heuristic self-search inquiry (HSSI) methodology. Each synchronistically-influenced chapter was experienced as exploring certain themes, with themes building as the thesis progressed. Heuristics and HSSI are usually transformative. This researcher was transformed from the ground up from agnosticism to credence in 'something more' through her experiencings (both alone and inter-relationally with participants). Their 'package deal' presented personal shadow-work alongside help in life difficulties, and great fascination but darker times too. In total she came to feel part of an interconnected, spiritually-intelligent and compassionate cosmic domain, and existentially happier.

CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / Esta dissertaÃÃo tem como objetivo investigar, mediante uma perspectiva epistemolÃgica, a noÃÃo de organismo no fieri teÃrico de Carl Rogers. Por fieri entende-se o devir ou o fato que faz uma ciÃncia nÃo ficar estagnada em suas concepÃÃes. Para realizar esta investigaÃÃo foram: identificadas as fases do fieri teÃrico de Rogers; pesquisado o fato de como Rogers concebeu a noÃÃo de organismo; examinados os principiais teÃricos e influÃncias que Rogers reconheceu a este respeito; verificadas as linhas epistemolÃgicas gerais da noÃÃo de organismo em Rogers. Neste trabalho adotou-se uma abordagem epistemolÃgica de pesquisa, inspirada no uso que Jean Piaget fez do mÃtodo histÃrico que, segundo ele, consiste em determinar como procedeu à invenÃÃo de um conceito ou teoria, reconhecendo as ideias que a tornaram possÃvel. O mÃtodo utiliza-se de um sistema dedutivo do que foi levado a imaginar a criaÃÃo da ideia de organismo em Rogers. Foram utilizados como fontes de pesquisa os textos escritos de Rogers e de suas influÃncias. A seleÃÃo destes seguiu o critÃrio de conter aspectos relativos à concepÃÃo organÃsmica de Rogers. Como resultado, ficou evidente que Rogers foi um pensador ligado Ãs questÃes de sua Ãpoca. Ele assimilou e elaborou, com suporte em sua experiÃncia com essas influÃncias, uma concepÃÃo organÃsmica que integrou as dimensÃes da personalidade (eu), sociedade (inter-elaÃÃes) e natureza (cosmos). Em cada fase do seu pensamento, Rogers indicou as seguintes influÃncias para essa concepÃÃo: (1) no aconselhamento nÃo-diretivo o funcionalismo-pragmatismo dos Estados Unidos e a psicanÃlise neofreudidana de Rank, Horney e Sullivan; (2) na terapia centrada no cliente repetem-se as influÃncias anteriores acrescidas do cientificismo estadunidense e sua Psicologia aplicada, a Psicologia da Gestalt, Kurt Lewin, a filosofia educacional, social e polÃtica estadunidense e os teÃricos da personalidade; (3) na transiÃÃo entre terapia centrada no cliente e abordagem centrada na pessoa - o impacto do conceito de experienciaÃÃo de Gendlin, as experiÃncias com grupos, a atuaÃÃo no campo da educaÃÃo, as reflexÃes de perspectivas alternativas Ãs ciÃncias do comportamento e os estudos sobre organismo e auto-realizaÃÃo de Goldstein, Maslow, Angyal e alusÃes a Whyte; (4) na abordagem centrada na pessoa â se acresce aos estudos de organismo e auto-realizaÃÃo, as pesquisas de Szent-Gyoergy, e a emergÃncia do paradigma sistÃmico e holÃstico de Capra, Prigogine e Maruyama. Considera-se que à possÃvel traÃar uma nova inelegibilidade de Rogers com base em noÃÃo de organismo. Por esta à possÃvel pensar no avanÃo de uma abordagem cosmolÃgica da pessoa que nÃo se restringe somente à personalidade. Percebe-se que Rogers deu pistas de como desenvolver um solo cientÃfico para a abordagem centrada na pessoa, com arrisco paradigma emergente de ciÃncia contemporÃnea. / This master thesis proposes an epistemological inquiry within the concept of Organism as developed along the theoretical fieri of Carl Rogers. This fieri is hereby taken as representative of what to be made or to become in a science not arrested by its own previous conceptions. As to advance this research: it has been identified the phases among the theoretical fieri of Carl Rogers; the understanding of Rogers concerning the Organism as presented in each of his intellectual phases; considered the main theorists and academic influences Rogers recognized upon his own work; made explicit the broader epistemological frameworks which informed Rogers understanding of Organism. This thesis has been inspired by the historical-method developed by Jean Piaget as an epistemological approach for scientific research which focus on recognizing the ideas that have supported the development of a concept or a theory. This methodology was based in a deductive formulation as for what may have grounded the notion of Organism as formulated in the original texts as well as from those who were theoretically influential on Rogers system. Coming from a selection of those pieces of work explicitly referring to the concept of Organism, we may infer Rogers was profoundly part of this cultural moment. Not only restricted to assimilating and elaborating these diffused influences at his experience, his Organismic conceptualization turned possible the integration of different dimensions as such Personality (I/Me), Society (interrelations) and Nature (Cosmos). At each stage of his thought, Rogers indicated the following influences on the construction of that conception: (1) in non-directive couseiling â the functionalism-pragmatism north american and new psychoanalysis of Rank, Horney and Sullivan; (2) in client-centered therapy â repeat the previous influences and increases scientism and its north american applied Psychology, Gestalt Psychology and Kurt Lewin, educacional, social and politic philosophies, and theorists of personality; (3) in transition from client-centered therapy and person-centered approach, the impact of the experiencing concept of Gendlin, experience with groups, the performance in education, reflections of alternative perspectives and behavioral sciences and studies on organism and self-actualization Goldstein, Maslow, Angyal and allusions to Whyte; (4) in person-centered approach, it adds to studies of organism and self-actualization, the research of Szent-Gyoergy and the emergency of Capra, Prigogine and Maruyama systemic paradigm and holistic. This present thesis led us to reveal a new intelligibility traced with Rogers notion of Organism where emergency a cosmological approach for the person which does not restrain itself to the Personality. We understood Rogers was tracking his person-centered academic ground largely dependent on the new findings of the emergent contemporary science.

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This thesis has been inspired by the historical-method developed by Jean Piaget as an epistemological approach for scientific research which focus on recognizing the ideas that have supported the development of a concept or a theory. This methodology was based in a deductive formulation as for what may have grounded the notion of Organism as formulated in the original texts as well as from those who were theoretically influential on Rogers´ system. Coming from a selection of those pieces of work explicitly referring to the concept of Organism, we may infer Rogers was profoundly part of this cultural moment. Not only restricted to assimilating and elaborating these diffused influences at his experience, his Organismic conceptualization turned possible the integration of different dimensions as such Personality (I/Me), Society (interrelations) and Nature (Cosmos). At each stage of his thought, Rogers indicated the following influences on the construction of that conception: (1) in non-directive couseiling – the functionalism-pragmatism north american and new psychoanalysis of Rank, Horney and Sullivan; (2) in client-centered therapy – repeat the previous influences and increases scientism and its north american applied Psychology, Gestalt Psychology and Kurt Lewin, educacional, social and politic philosophies, and theorists of personality; (3) in transition from client-centered therapy and person-centered approach, the impact of the experiencing concept of Gendlin, experience with groups, the performance in education, reflections of alternative perspectives and behavioral sciences and studies on organism and self-actualization Goldstein, Maslow, Angyal and allusions to Whyte; (4) in person-centered approach, it adds to studies of organism and self-actualization, the research of Szent-Gyoergy and the emergency of Capra, Prigogine and Maruyama systemic paradigm and holistic. This present thesis led us to reveal a new intelligibility traced with Rogers´ notion of Organism where emergency a cosmological approach for the person which does not restrain itself to the Personality. We understood Rogers was tracking his person-centered academic ground largely dependent on the new findings of the emergent contemporary science. / Esta dissertação tem como objetivo investigar, mediante uma perspectiva epistemológica, a noção de organismo no fieri teórico de Carl Rogers. Por fieri entende-se o devir ou o fato que faz uma ciência não ficar estagnada em suas concepções. Para realizar esta investigação foram: identificadas as fases do fieri teórico de Rogers; pesquisado o fato de como Rogers concebeu a noção de organismo; examinados os principiais teóricos e influências que Rogers reconheceu a este respeito; verificadas as linhas epistemológicas gerais da noção de organismo em Rogers. Neste trabalho adotou-se uma abordagem epistemológica de pesquisa, inspirada no uso que Jean Piaget fez do método histórico que, segundo ele, consiste em determinar como procedeu à invenção de um conceito ou teoria, reconhecendo as ideias que a tornaram possível. O método utiliza-se de um sistema dedutivo do que foi levado a imaginar a criação da ideia de organismo em Rogers. Foram utilizados como fontes de pesquisa os textos escritos de Rogers e de suas influências. A seleção destes seguiu o critério de conter aspectos relativos à concepção organísmica de Rogers. Como resultado, ficou evidente que Rogers foi um pensador ligado às questões de sua época. Ele assimilou e elaborou, com suporte em sua experiência com essas influências, uma concepção organísmica que integrou as dimensões da personalidade (eu), sociedade (inter-elações) e natureza (cosmos). Em cada fase do seu pensamento, Rogers indicou as seguintes influências para essa concepção: (1) no aconselhamento não-diretivo o funcionalismo-pragmatismo dos Estados Unidos e a psicanálise neofreudidana de Rank, Horney e Sullivan; (2) na terapia centrada no cliente repetem-se as influências anteriores acrescidas do cientificismo estadunidense e sua Psicologia aplicada, a Psicologia da Gestalt, Kurt Lewin, a filosofia educacional, social e política estadunidense e os teóricos da personalidade; (3) na transição entre terapia centrada no cliente e abordagem centrada na pessoa - o impacto do conceito de experienciação de Gendlin, as experiências com grupos, a atuação no campo da educação, as reflexões de perspectivas alternativas às ciências do comportamento e os estudos sobre organismo e auto-realização de Goldstein, Maslow, Angyal e alusões a Whyte; (4) na abordagem centrada na pessoa – se acresce aos estudos de organismo e auto-realização, as pesquisas de Szent-Gyoergy, e a emergência do paradigma sistêmico e holístico de Capra, Prigogine e Maruyama. Considera-se que é possível traçar uma nova inelegibilidade de Rogers com base em noção de organismo. Por esta é possível pensar no avanço de uma abordagem cosmológica da pessoa que não se restringe somente à personalidade. Percebe-se que Rogers deu pistas de como desenvolver um solo científico para a abordagem centrada na pessoa, com arrisco paradigma emergente de ciência contemporânea.