I propose a two-fold discussion of the Sufi conceptions of the nafs, or ego/self. First I will describe the classic Sufi, seven-stage model of the nafs, and discuss its implications for transpersonal psychology. I will present the seven stage model as an integration of concepts of Western psychology (such as narcissism, self-esteem, ego, id, and superego) with transpersonal concepts (including channeling, wisdom of the heart, and self-transcendence).

In the second half of the discussion I will present a modern psychological model I have developed, based on the nafs. I have used this four-stage model in business consulting. It integrates both individual and institutional levels of functioning, and also utilizes Ken Wilber’s four quadrant model of inner-outer/ and individual/collective.

Robert Frager Ph.D.
1478 Richardson Avenue
650-965-0128
Los Altos, California 94024
fax 650-254-8979
e-mail: rfrager@earthlink.ne
tProfessional Specialties

Transpersonal Psychology
Sufi Psychology
Business Psychology
Social Psychology
Personality Theory Psychology and Religion

Education

Reed College 1957-1961 B.A., Psychology
Harvard University 1961-1967 Ph.D., Social Psychology
East West Center, Honolulu Fellow 1963-1965 East-West Center
Keio University, Tokyo 1967-1968 Research Fellow

Teaching Experience
1975-present Professor of Psychology; Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto, California
1987-1994 Professor of Spirituality; Institute for Culture and Creation Spirituality; Holy Names College
1969-1975 Assistant Professor of Psychology; University of California, Santa Cruz
1968-1969 Visiting Lecturer in Psychology; University of California, Berkeley
1966-1967 Teaching Fellow; Harvard University

Selected Publications

1967, Dento-shugi to confuomitei. (Traditionalism and conformity). Annals of Japanese Social Psychology, 10, 229-239.
1969, The psychology of the samurai. Psychology Today, January.
1970, Conformity and anti-conformity in Japan.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 15, 203-210.
1970, Aikido: A way of mind-body coordination. Bulletin of Structural Integration, 2, 33-39.
1970, Y. Uno, R. Frager, K. Takashima, and R. Rosenthal. Experimenter's hypothesis confirmation as determinant of experimental results among Japanese experimenters and subjects. Psychologia, 14, 11-17.
1974, A proposed model for a graduate program in Transpersonal Psychology, Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 6, 193-166.
1975, J. Fadiman and R. Frager. Personal growth in Yoga and Sufism. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 7, 66-80.
1975, R. Frager, J. Kennett-Roshi, and Swami Radha. How to be a transpersonal teacher without becoming a guru. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 7, 48-65.
1976, R. Frager and T. Rohlen. The future of a tradition; The Japanese spirit in 1980. Chapter in L. Austin (Ed.) Japan by 1980. New Haven: Yale University Press.
1977, Aikido--A Japanese approach to self-development and mind-body harmony. Chapter in C. Garfield (Ed.). Rediscovery of the Body. New York: Dell.
1980, Aikido. Chapter in R. Herink (Ed. ) The Psychotherapy Handbook. New York: Meridan.
1980, Therapeutic touch. Chapter in A. Hastings, J. Fadiman, and J. Gordon (Eds.) Health for the Whole Person. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
1982, Aikido. Yoga Journal, 43, March/April, 12-16.
1986, (Supervising Editor). A. Maslow. Motivation and Personality (3rd edition). New York: Harper & Row.
1987, Love is the Wine. Putney, VT: Threshold Books.
1987, Food and spirit. Creation Magazine, 3, 15-17.
1989, Theory and promise of transpersonal psychology. Chapter in R. Valle and S. Halling (Eds.). Existential -Phenomological Perspectives on Psychology. New York: Plenum.
1993, J. Fadiman and R. Frager. Personality and Personal Growth (3rd edition). New York: Harper/Collins.
1994, Who am I? Personality Types for Self-Discovery. Los Angeles: Tarcher/Putnam.
1997, Spiritual psychology. A course for The Holmes Institute Graduate School of Consciousness Studies, Los Angeles.
1997 J. Fadiman and R. Frager. Essential Sufism. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco.
1998, R. Frager and J. Fadiman. Personality and Personal Growth (4th edition). New York: Adison Wesley Longman.
1999, Heart, Self, and Soul: The Sufi Psychology of Growth, Balance and Harmony. Wheaton, IL:
Quest Books
1999, Love is the Wine (2nd edition). Los Angeles, Philosophical Research Press.
2000, The Man with Two Heads. What is Enlightenment Magazine.
2000, Introduction, A. Pryor. Psychology in Sufism. San Rafael, CA. International
Association of Sufism.
2000, Conversation with Robert Frager. Enneagram Monthly. 78, pp. 1, 20-22.
2001, Conversation with Robert Frager, Part 2. Enneagram Monthly. 78, pp. 8-10.
2002, J. Fadiman and R. Frager. Personality and Personal Growth (5th edition). New York: Adison Wesley Longman.
In Preparation, K. Gozdz and R. Frager. Nothing Extra: Using the Everyday Challenges of Business to Transform Individuals and Organizations. In R. Giacolone (Ed.) Spirituality in Business.
In Preparation, R. Frager. The Heart of Aikido. In K. Tanahashi (Ed.) Amazing Turn.
In Preparation, R. Frager. The Wisdom of Islam. Devon, Great Britain: Godsfield Press. (expected publication date, October, 2002)

Home | Our Mission | Who We Are | The Journal | Events | Resources | Membership | Woodfish Institute | Members Only | Marketplace