With intuition we can see beyond to the farther reaches of human nature... Abraham H. Maslow, for instance, developed Third-&-Fourth Forces in psych to complement the cognitive-behavioral approach which were developed principally by Freud & the stimulus & response theorists and, in fact, are still the predominant approach or forces because it is more observable, measurable, and scientifically quantifiable.
There is so much about human behavior that is not so easily observable such as ideas, thoughts, dreams, and images which also qualify as behaviors as well as overt muscular and neurophysiologic activities. Therefore, much of human behavior is both quantifiable and qualitative and has to, ideally, be seen more holistically to get an integral view of reality with an integrated, unifying perspective.
As we meditate, ingather our energy evermore pin-pointedly like a laser beam, a higher state of consciousness and being can be tapped into. Chakras or energy centers are progressively opened up with the purpose or goal, as in yoga and martial arts, to produce healthier, more fully functioning well-being towards therapeutic outcomes that are transformative and life-enhancing.
In our world of profit and loss orientation it is increasingly difficult for the individual to discover his true sense of value, of worth, except on ticker tape. Thus, everything seems to be assessed in terms of pecuniary value, of extrinsic rather than intrinsic, inner, built-in value which is inherent and essential to prosper optimally and fully...
Marx thought that each, according to his need and to his ability, could produce an ideal kind of society that would create a more equitable and harmonious social order; unfortunately, such a system has of yet not been able to evolve to full fruition. Interestingly, Fromm’s greatest influence was Marx not Freud, which he considered a far greater genius. Of the four of the greatest geniuses of the last century – namely, Freud, Marx, Einstein, and Darwin - Fromm modeled much of his life and work after Marx’ vision of a humanist society.
“The majority of people are not death lovers. But they can be influenced, especially in times of crisis… Psychoanalysis teaches one to be skeptical of what a man says, because his words usually reveal, at best, only his consciousness: and to read between the lines, to listen with the ‘third ear,’ to read his face, his gestures, and every expression of his body.
Psychoanalysis can help people to spot the death lovers behind their mask of lofty ideologies, and to see them for what they are, and not for what they say. On the other hand, to discover the life lovers, again not by their words, but by their being. Above all it can help to discover the necrophilious (love of death) and biophilious (love of life) elements in oneself; to see this struggle, and to will the victory of one’s own love of life against its enemy. Speaking in the name of man, of peace or of God – these words remain ambiguous unless they are accompanied by a word with which to begin and to end: ‘In the name of Life’ ”
(Erich Fromm, The Crisis of Psychoanalysis: Essays on Freud, Marx, and Social Psychology)