Summary of Linda Gregory’s book “Three Paths to Autonomy and Self-Actualization. Integration of Transactional Analysis, Spirituality, and Quantum Field”

Abstract

This article is a detailed review of Linda Gregory’s book “Three Paths to Autonomy and Self-Actualization. Integration of Transactional Analysis, Spirituality, and Quantum Field”. We all strive for self-actualization and are in search of answers to deep existential questions: “Who am I? What am I like? What am I doing here?” Often, people are led into psychotherapy not only by a conscious desire to solve certain problems, but also by the desire for self-actualization and transcendence. This review highlights one of the disadvantages of the classical theory of transactional analysis — the focus on the cognitive understanding of a client’s problems and the almost complete lack of attention to the spiritual component. The author of the review, following Linda Gregory, talks about how important it is to integrate spirituality into the theories and practices of the transactional-analytical approach. Gregory suggests considering spirituality as a deep personal connection with oneself, higher consciousness and the universal quantum field, and also suggests using meditation as a way to establish contact with oneself and find answers to one’s existential questions.