transpersonal

American  

[trans-pur-suh-nl] / trænsˈpɜr sə nl /

adjective

1. extending beyond or transcending the personal.

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Other Word Forms

• transpersonally adverb

Etymology

Origin of transpersonal

First recorded in 1905–10; trans- + personal

Example Sentences

“Holotropic breathwork provides access to biographical, perinatal and transpersonal domains of the unconscious and thus to deep psychospiritual roots of emotional and psychosomatic disorder,” the Grofs wrote in their 2010 book on the technique.

From Salon

One way to think about the future of transpersonal data comes from danah boyd, one of the anthropologists who first described networked privacy: Just as choice is not really individual in the network, harm isn’t individual, either — it happens to everyone.

From New York Times

It’s about data that is personal yet transpersonal.

From New York Times

If that’s you, it’s OK if this stage of the pandemic does not feel joyous, said Shannon South, a transpersonal psychologist based in Asheville, N.C.

From New York Times

Charles T. Tart, a spiritually inclined transpersonal psychologist, and Raymond Moody, an author who popularized the study of near-death experiences, became the first two chairs, but Mr. Bigelow shut down the program after several years.

From New York Times