Transpersonal psychology named (1967–69) — from Julian Huxley's 'transhumanistic'
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A new school of psychology was launched at Esalen in 1967 — with a name built from Julian Huxley's word.
Who they are
Anthony Sutich and Abraham Maslow, naming 'transpersonal' psychology[1].
What they do
It is a documented thread of language from the eugenicist Julian Huxley into Esalen.
How it works
Sutich wrote that Julian Huxley's term 'transhumanistic' became the key word for the new movement, on Maslow's recommendation. The first public presentation was a lecture recorded on an Esalen tape in September 1967.
Why it matters
It links words and ideas, not money or membership.
The engine's record — word for word
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Report #196] **In plain terms:** the 'fourth force' of psychology was first presented publicly on an Esalen stage, and its name was built from Julian Huxley's word.
Anthony Sutich, Journal of Transpersonal Psychology vol. 1 (1969), p. 13: '[transhumanistic, coined by] Julian Huxley (1957) became the key word for this force. It was recommended by Dr. Maslow, who expressed his preference for it in place of my previously suggested term, "Humanisticism."' Same volume, p. 1: 'Esalen Institute), September 14, 1967. Copies of this tape are available from the Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California. This lecture is the first public presentation of the emergence of Transpersonal psychology (fourth force)'. A documented line of TERMINOLOGY from huxley_julian (British Eugenics Society president, coiner of 'transhumanism') into the Esalen program via Maslow and Sutich. It is not a link to a eugenics or Malthusian body. Held.
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