Subject-Object in Oneself
Transcending Labels An Interview with Scott Barry Kaufman
Scott Barry Kaufman knows a lot about the labels bright, quirky people often stick upon themselves. In this interview with Third Factor’s editor in chief, he suggests we might be missing something much more important.
To the Far Side of the Earth and Back Disintegration and Reintegration as an Expat, Part II
After China sent Max into a spiral of positive disintegration, his return to the United States—and to crisis—ensured his moral transformation.
A Look in the Mirror A Letter from the Editor for Issue 11
Our editor in chief introduces the March/April 2020 issue, featuring Dabrowski’s dynamism of subject-object in oneself and several articles that show it in action.
Dabrowski’s Dynamisms: Subject-Object in Oneself
Dynamisms are the heart of the theory of positive disintegration. But what exactly did Dabrowski mean by that abstruse term, “subject-object in oneself?” Our editor explains this powerful process.
What Goes Into Free Thought? An Interview with Dr. Marta Lenartowicz of the School of Thinking
Think you know how to think? The brand new School of Thinking at Vrije Universiteit Brussel is designed to teach students precisely this. Dr. Marta Lenartowicz sat down with Third Factor Magazine to tell us just what the School does—and offers you a few ideas to of areas to focus your own thinking, even if you can’t make it to Belgium for class.
Transformative Life Experiences Through the Decision-Making Process
Emotion fuels our decisions; our decisions, in turn, mark the points in our lives that put us on the higher path. So argues Krystyna Laycraft as she reflects on her own inner psychic transformation while deciding to return to Poland after the fall of Communism.
Third Factor Reads: The Mind Illuminated by Culadasa
The Mind Illuminated is a great meditation manual that will guide you, step by step, from establishing your practice to achieving tranquility and equanimity. If all you’re looking to do is learn to sustain your focus, it’ll help you with that, too.
An Introduction to Dabrowski’s Levels and Dynamisms
- Issue 2: Harnessing Overexcitability
- Autopsychotherapy
- Dynamisms
- Level I: Primary Integration
- Level II: Unilevel Disintegration
- Level III: Spontaneous Multilevel Disintegration
- Level IV: Organized Multilevel Disintegration
- Level V: Secondary Integration
- Personality Ideal
- Subject-Object in Oneself
- Third Factor (dynamism)
Dabrowski’s hierarchy of levels is one of the most well-known aspects of his theory of positive disintegration. But what’s really going on in those levels? And what are those “dynamism” things, anyway? The editors of Third Factor Magazine explain the basics here.