Robert Augustus Masters, Ph.D., is the author of 11 books (including Transformation through Intimacy and Spiritual Bypassing), a relationship expert, a spiritual teacher, and a highly experienced psychotherapist (and trainer of psychotherapists) with a doctorate in Psychology. His uniquely integral, intuitive work (developed over the past 33 years) dynamically blends the psychological and physical with the spiritual, emphasizing full-blooded embodiment, authenticity, emotional openness and literacy, deep shadow work, and the development of relational maturity.
At essence, his work is about becoming more intimate with all that we are, in the service of deep healing, awakening, and integration. In all this, he works side-by-side and in very close conjunction with Diane, his wife and partner in all things.
Website: robertmasters.com
Books:
- Spiritual Bypassing: When Spirituality Disconnects Us from What Really Matters
- Knowing Your Shadow
- Emotional Intimacy
- To Be a Man
Interview recorded July 30, 2011, with assistance from Fax and Sharon Gilbert.
YouTube Video Chapters:
- 00:00:00 – Introduction to Robert Augustus Masters and Spiritual Bypassing
- 00:05:11 – Breakthrough in Spiritual Work
- 00:09:23 – The Heroic Journey Into the Underground
- 00:13:00 – The Circuitous Journey of Personal Growth
- 00:17:14 – Shedding Familiarity and Embracing Darkness
- 00:20:06 – Exploring Fear and its Gifts
- 00:23:05 – The Unpleasant Feeling of Shame
- 00:25:46 – The Power of Deep Groups
- 00:28:13 – Awakening Through Intimate Relationships
- 00:30:55 – Embracing the Uncomfortable and Blowing the Whistle
- 00:33:32 – Poetry and Paradox in Writing
- 00:37:30 – The Moral Development of Spiritual Teachers
- 00:41:30 – Therapy and Spiritual Practices
- 00:44:34 – Going Beyond Separation
- 00:48:10 – The Importance of Attachment in Relationships
- 00:51:52 – Feeling Fully and Passionately
- 00:54:55 – Body-Centered Therapy and Connected Catharsis
- 00:58:05 – Therapy as an Adjunct to the Spiritual Path
- 01:00:59 – The Possibility of Integral Enlightenment
- 01:04:05 – The Rarity of Authentic Community in Relationships
- 01:07:39 – Working through Friction and Honoring Individuality
- 01:10:36 – The Relevance of Personal Stories in Healing and Transformation
- 01:14:06 – Going Beyond the Rush to Reach the Universal
- 01:18:05 – Spiritual Bypassing and Spiritual Ambition
- 01:22:14 – Reflections on Life and Death
- 01:25:31 – The Breaking Point and the Ayahuasca Phenomenon
- 01:29:25 – The Intensity of the LSD Experience
- 01:33:40 – Transformation Through Intimacy
- 01:37:40 – Mature Monogamy and the Paradox of Freedom
- 01:41:00 – Cultivating Intimacy with Ourselves
- 01:44:07 – Prioritizing People according to Demand
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