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Editor: We at John Rowan & Partners would definitely agree with the suggestion that the proposed Homes for Londoners (HfL) should be a more 'interventionist body' (p12, 08.07.16). In London, [...]

Re'Of Many Things,' by Matt Malone, SJ. (8/3): Canon law as well as civil law in most jurisdictions makes the ordinary/diocesan bishop the actual owner or at least the principal [...]

Archbishop Lori's use of the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life report of government infringement of religious beliefs and practices around the world was inappropriate. While it [...]

Sir, Anthony Lee asks the industry to give the community infrastructure levy (CIL) a chance (feedback, 18.01.13, above). Lee, working with London boroughs on CIL, reminds us that rates must [...]

Re 'How Well Are They Being Heard?' (Signs of the Time, 7/2): I am among the 57 percent of American Catholics who do not believe that the right to religious [...]

Sir, I write in response to the news that Eric Pickles has revoked regional spatial strategies so local people can support new homes in the right places and receive direct [...]

Bishop Emil Wcela's essay on the Latin Mass, 'A Dinosaur Ponders the Latin Mass' (10/8), was solid and insightful. It is useful to cut through the nostalgia and allow the [...]

Hanging cabinets solo is slow, frustrating work. A car jack, boosted by scrap wood, can hold a cabinet steady for as long as needed and without a complaint. [ILLUSTRATION […]

This article aims at relating Maslow's idea of self-actualization to the Jungian idea of individuation. It turns out that self-actualization is quite a definite and achievable level of consciousness, within reach of all of us. Individuation, on the other hand, is only vaguely stated, and it seems quite doubtful as to whether it is achievable at all. This article provides many references (see Further Relevant Readings section), enabling further corroboration of the arguments presented.

SynopsisWhy is it important nowadays to factor in the transpersonal movement when discussing the field of psychology and psychotherapy? The article presents a brief history of transpersonal psychology in order to highlight the process that developed a way of dealing with ‘mental dis-ease’ that has been known since ancient times and cannot be forgotten. Transpersonal psychology points to something that is beyond ordinary personality, and hence facilitates communication with people holding different belief systems.