Dictionary of Gnosis & Western Esotericism

Get access
Search Results: | 3 of 6 |

Human Potential Movement
(4,923 words)

The term Human Potential Movement (HPM) arose in the 1960s as referring to a highly eclectic mix of therapies, many of which were poised on the border between a psychological and a religious framework. They must be regarded as belonging to the history of gnosis and Western esotericism both for historical reasons and because of doctrina…

Cite this page
Hammer, Olav, “Human Potential Movement”, in: Dictionary of Gnosis & Western Esotericism. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1873-8338_dgwe_DGWE_169>
First published online: 2008
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004141872, 20061031



▲   Back to top   ▲