Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/johp

CiteULike is a free service for managing and discovering scholarly references - click here to get started.

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
Journal of Humanistic Psychology
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow All Versions of this Article:
0022167809334000v1
49/3/316    most recent
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Scopus
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Bradford, G. K.
Right arrow Articles by Sterling, M. M.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Complore   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati   Add to Twitter  
What's this?

The Journey Is the Goal

The Legacy of James F. T. Bugental

G. Kenneth Bradford

John F. Kennedy University, ken{at}bradfordphd.com

Molly Merrill Sterling

A founder and exemplar of Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy, James Bugental left a rich legacy in his many publications. But more importantly, it was his unwavering dedication to the search for authenticity that attests to the fertile depth of his life. Drawing upon his personal presence, his final words, and his pith instructions in teaching the art of psychotherapy, this article honors the heart of his work. Above all, he emphasized the practice of presence: daring to be open and responsive to an Other, and the willingness to trust in the mystery of being. While much therapy seeks answers or insights, for Jim, the discovery of vital meaning was less important than the experiential process of searching for it. As he said, "life is not a problem to be solved but a mystery to be lived." How to more fully live the mystery of our lives is his remarkable legacy.

Key Words: Bugental • existential • psychotherapy • presence • authenticity • journey • resilience

This version was published on July 1, 2009

Journal of Humanistic Psychology, Vol. 49, No. 3, 316-328 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0022167809334000
Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Complore Complore   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati   Add to Twitter Twitter    What's this?