Papers by Constance A. Jones
Techniqueless Meditation
SUNY Press eBooks, Aug 31, 2015
The inner life
Microcosmus: An essay concerning man and his relation to the world, Vol 2 (4th ed.).
Journal of Research in Personality, 2008
The narcissist has been described as ''dependent on others to provide confirmation of the grandio... more The narcissist has been described as ''dependent on others to provide confirmation of the grandiose ego ideal" (American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.). The present study shows how the combination of dependent identification and unhealthy narcissism leads to decreasing psychological health across 42 years of adulthood. Change in psychological health is studied in 156 participants of the Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Human Development, University of California, Berkeley. We predicted that longitudinal decline in psychological health, as assessed by longitudinal hierarchical linear modeling analyses of the California Personality Inventory v3 scale [Gough, H. G., & Bradley, P. (1996). California Psychological Inventory. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press], would be predicted by the joint presence in early adulthood of maladaptive narcissism [Wink, P. (1992). Three narcissism scales for the California Q-set. Journal of Personality Assessment, 58, 51-66] and defensive identification [Cramer, P. (1991a). The development of defense mechanisms: Theory, research and assessment. New York: Springer-Verlag]. In contrast, we predicted healthy narcissism would be positively related to psychological health throughout adulthood. Predictions were confirmed via regression analyses including interaction terms, and are explained by the insoluble conflict that occurs when narcissistic gratification is dependent on the admiration of others, but the tie to others interferes with independent growth and accomplishment.
Leadership Among Spiritual Teachers
ReVision, 2010
Constance A. Jones, Ph.D., Professor in the Transfor-mative Studies Doctoral Program at the Calif... more Constance A. Jones, Ph.D., Professor in the Transfor-mative Studies Doctoral Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies and Wendy Mason, MSN, ARNP, and graduate stu-dent in the Transformative Studies Doc-toral Program at the California Institute of Integral ...
Review: Line of Sight: Work with Lord Pentland, by Barbara Probst
Nova Religio
Gnostic sensibility in Gurdjieff’s “Work”
The Gnostic World, 2018
New Religious Movements, Western Esotericism, and Integral Consciousness
Sensibilities toward Eastern thought in the West, fostered in large part through the growth of ne... more Sensibilities toward Eastern thought in the West, fostered in large part through the growth of new religious movements, align with the elements of Western esoteric teachings which have appeared in many guises throughout the history of the West and are reemerging in our time. Understanding these sensibilities and their alignment can deepen our appreciation of the foundations of integral consciousness.
Nova Religio, 2018
syncretism. But none of these is part of Satanism, and, in fact, the Abramović Method is about he... more syncretism. But none of these is part of Satanism, and, in fact, the Abramović Method is about healing techniques aimed at mobilizing what is positive and luminous in human life and in the Earth's deepest energies. But why all the fuss? There is little doubt that populist politicians like to depict their enemies as part of secret groups involved in the occult. It started with accusations against Queen Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) in revolutionary France, and went on with the campaigns against Freemasonry in the nineteenth century, in which Freemasons were falsely accused of worshiping the Devil. Basically it has never stopped. It is part of an ever-recurring populist rhetoric, where the fear of the occult easily becomes the fear of the elites. Massimo Introvigne, CESNUR (Center for Studies on New Religions)
Metaphysical Religious Movements in the United States: A Comparison of Church Universal and Triumphant, Ramtha's School of Enlightenment, and Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness
Alternative Spirituality and Religion Review, 2011
New Religious Movements, Modern Esoteric Movements, and Integral Consciousness
Sensibilities toward Eastern thought in the West, fostered in large part through the growth of ne... more Sensibilities toward Eastern thought in the West, fostered in large part through the growth of new religious movements, align with the elements of Western esoteric teachings which have appeared in many guises throughout the history of the West and are reemerging in our time. Understanding these sensibilities and their alignment can deepen our appreciation of the foundations of integral consciousness.
Review: Gurdjieff: Mysticism, Contemplation, and Exercises, by Joseph Azize
Nova Religio, 2021
Review: The Enneagram of G. I. Gurdjieff: Mathematics, Metaphysics, Music, and Meaning, by Christian Wertenbaker
Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions
Leadership Among Spiritual Teachers
ReVision, 2010
Leadership Among Spiritual Teachers
ReVision, 2010
Conference Presentations by Constance A. Jones
Gurdjieff InstituteTbilisi 100 Years celebration, 2019
It is very difficult to imagine a person in the twentieth century whose influence on art and cult... more It is very difficult to imagine a person in the twentieth century whose influence on art and culture would be as large as Gurdjieff's.
This time my area of interest is directly related to him and art, and in particular, his ideas and movements influence in the performing arts.
It is also important to talk about the sources that might be a source of inspiration for Gurdjieff's creation.
Tbilisi is also an important point to consider in Gurdjieff's life, the importance that this city and the meetings with people in this city have brought to his life.
Tbilisi was also a crossroad for him at various stages of his life.
The role of Tbilisi and Georgia in poorly studied in Gurdjieff literature, while here - in Tbilisi he spent some of his youth and part of adult life, made serious decisions, in the sense that in Tbilisi he saw for the first time Zoroastrianism, a Yezidi ritual, met Stalin, met Jeana and Alexander Salzmanns and as a result of crossing with them Gurdjieff's already Sufi traditions and sacred dances (oriental resource outlook) have been added to the Western-Dalcroze rhythm theory (rhythm) and the Steiner-introduced Eurhythmics, taught by Jeanne de Salzmannin Tbilisi.
It can be said that in Tbilisi happened to be influenced on sacral gymnastics, sacral dance, movements and the serious force of which was Jeanne de Salzmann.
Alexander Salzmann's merit, besides his knowledge in the performing arts, he was the creator of scared dancers costumes, he was also the author of scenography of public shows of sacral dances in the Elysées in Paris in 1923/24, which impressed the local audience a lot.
The Institute for Harmonious Development of Man is being established in Tbilisi for the first time legally, with the support of the local government. Here he works on the “Battle of Magicians” through Alexander Salzmann in his studio at the Tbilisi Opera Theatre, where Gurdjieff is even contracted to perform.
Tbilisi's culture and history are naturally infused with different traditional music and poetry, Ashughs and diversity of rituals that were part of Tbilisi - urban folk from the medieval Ages.
It is a city at the crossroads of Eastern and Western civilization and Progressive ideas, mystics and intellectuals.
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This time my area of interest is directly related to him and art, and in particular, his ideas and movements influence in the performing arts.
It is also important to talk about the sources that might be a source of inspiration for Gurdjieff's creation.
Tbilisi is also an important point to consider in Gurdjieff's life, the importance that this city and the meetings with people in this city have brought to his life.
Tbilisi was also a crossroad for him at various stages of his life.
The role of Tbilisi and Georgia in poorly studied in Gurdjieff literature, while here - in Tbilisi he spent some of his youth and part of adult life, made serious decisions, in the sense that in Tbilisi he saw for the first time Zoroastrianism, a Yezidi ritual, met Stalin, met Jeana and Alexander Salzmanns and as a result of crossing with them Gurdjieff's already Sufi traditions and sacred dances (oriental resource outlook) have been added to the Western-Dalcroze rhythm theory (rhythm) and the Steiner-introduced Eurhythmics, taught by Jeanne de Salzmannin Tbilisi.
It can be said that in Tbilisi happened to be influenced on sacral gymnastics, sacral dance, movements and the serious force of which was Jeanne de Salzmann.
Alexander Salzmann's merit, besides his knowledge in the performing arts, he was the creator of scared dancers costumes, he was also the author of scenography of public shows of sacral dances in the Elysées in Paris in 1923/24, which impressed the local audience a lot.
The Institute for Harmonious Development of Man is being established in Tbilisi for the first time legally, with the support of the local government. Here he works on the “Battle of Magicians” through Alexander Salzmann in his studio at the Tbilisi Opera Theatre, where Gurdjieff is even contracted to perform.
Tbilisi's culture and history are naturally infused with different traditional music and poetry, Ashughs and diversity of rituals that were part of Tbilisi - urban folk from the medieval Ages.
It is a city at the crossroads of Eastern and Western civilization and Progressive ideas, mystics and intellectuals.