Ira Progoff
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Ira Progoff (August 2, 1921 – January 1, 1998) was an American psychotherapist, best known for his development of the Intensive Journal Method while at Drew University. His main interest was in depth psychology and particularly the humanistic adaptation of Jungian ideas to the lives of ordinary people. He founded Dialogue House in New York City to help promote this method.
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[edit] Events
- Served in United States Army during World War II era
- Received PhD in psychology from New School for Social Research in New York City
- 1952, 1953, 1955: Studied with Carl Jung in Switzerland as a Bollingen Fellow
- 1959-1971: Depth psychologist and Director of the Institute for Research in Depth Psychology at Drew University
- 1975: At a Journal Workshop first published, popularizing basics of Intensive Journal Method
- 1998: Succumbed to progressive supranuclear palsy, dying in January, 1998.
[edit] Works
This is a partial, chronological list of Progoff's books
- Progoff, Ira (1956). The Death and Rebirth of Psychology: An integrative evaluation of Freud, Adler, Jung and Rank and the impact of their culminating insights on modern man. (in English). New York, Julian Press. OCLC 1375551.
- Progoff, Ira (1959). Depth psychology and modern man: A new view of the magnitude of human personality, its dimensions & resources. (in English). New York, Julian Press. OCLC 1025952.
- Progoff, Ira (1963). The Symbolic & The Real; A New Psychological Approach to the Fuller Experience of Personal Existence. (in English). New York, McGraw-Hill. OCLC 1039530.
- Progoff, Ira (1971). The Star/Cross: A Cycle of Process Meditation. (in English). New York, Dialogue House Library. ISBN 0879410019. OCLC 206826.
- Progoff, Ira (1972). The White Robed Monk: A cycle of process meditation. (in English). New York, Dialogue House. ISBN 0879410027. OCLC 409796.
- Progoff, Ira (1973). Jung, synchronicity, & human destiny: Noncausal dimensions of human experience. (in English). New York, Julian Press. ISBN 0870970569. OCLC 763819.
- Progoff, Ira (1974). Death and Rebirth of Psychology. (in English). New York, Julian Press.
- Progoff, Ira (1975). At a Journal Workshop: The Basic Text and Guide for Using the Intensive Journal Process. (in English). New York, Dialogue House. ISBN 0879410035. OCLC 1580592.
- Progoff, Ira (1977). The Well and the Cathedral: With an Introduction on Its Use in the Practice of Meditation. (in English). New York, Dialogue House Library. OCLC 2318423.
- Progoff, Ira (1979). The White Robed Monk: As an Entrance to Process Meditation. (in English). New York, Dialogue House Library. ISBN 0879410078. OCLC 4776805.
- Progoff, Ira (1980). The Practice of Process Meditation: The Intensive Journal Way to Spiritual Experience. (in English). New York, Dialogue House Library. ISBN 0879410086. OCLC 7064455.
- Progoff, Ira (1985). The Dynamics of Hope: Perspectives of Process in Anxiety and Creativity, Imagery and Dreams. (in English). New York, Dialogue House Library. ISBN 0879410132. OCLC 12419811.
- Progoff, Ira (1985). Jung's Psychology and Its Social Meaning: An Integrative Statement of C. G. Jung's Psychological Theories and an Interpretation of Their Significance. (in English). New York, Dialogue House Library. ISBN 12419811. OCLC 12752371.
- Progoff, Ira (1987). Jung, Synchronicity, and Human Destiny: C.G. Jung's Theory of Meaningful Coincidence. (in English). New York, Julian Press. ISBN 0517566362. OCLC 15790031.
[edit] References
- At a Journal Workshop, 1975 edition.
