The Subconscious God: Psychotherapy and Religion

 

Readers are presented with one of the most unique books by the outstanding Austrian psychologist Viktor Frankl. The author examines the unconscious tendency towards religiosity as inherent to all people. It is not necessary to belong to any particular confession... or to adapt to the demands of a specific religion. This tendency manifests itself in a person's thoughts and actions, as well as in dreams. The intermediate step towards conscious religiosity is the phenomenon of conscience, which the scholar considers as an organ of meaning. Here, for the first time, Frankl introduces the concept of supermeaning and examines the relationship between humans and this incomprehensible reality. «The Subconscious God» is one of Viktor Frankl's most important works and a necessary read for those who are professionally engaged in psychotherapy or are deeply interested in human psychology.