History

In its present form at the beginning of the twenty first century, our viewpoints about Process Work grew out of Arny’s studies at M. I. T., and the Jung Institute in Zurich, and Amy’s studies at Antioch College and the Union Institute, as well as our contacts with indigenous and modern peoples the world over. Our work is enriched, but also limited by our nationality, education, color, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, and present good health.

Grandparents

We acknowledge our heartfelt indebtedness to many people and realms of knowing and belief, which include, but are not limited to:

• Taoism; “The Tao Te Ching” and the “I Ching”

• Shamanism: Especially specific individuals and groups and cultures of the East Coast of Africa, The West Coast of Canada, South Western Australia

• World spiritual and religious systems, Swami Muktananda and the various sects of Buddhism; especially to Zen Master, Keido Fukushima.

• Social Activists: Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, John L. Johnson (ProcessWork diplomate in Washington D.C.), and others who support democracy and the equality of all beings.

• The work of C.G. Jung (Download “A letter to Jung on his 125th birthday”), William James, Jacob
  Moreno, Sigmund Freud, Stan Grof, the Jungian, Humanistic, Gestalt, Transpersonal, and Conflict Resolution communities.

• Science and Consciousness research: Especially physics, both Newtonian thinking as well as the quantum and string theories, especially Erwin Schroedinger, David Bohm, Hugh Everett, Richard Feynman, Edwin Taylor.

• Jazz Musicians such as  Ellis Marsalis: the Great New Orleans Jazz pianist and educator. While studying the land and history of New Orleans, while studying Loyola University, we learned about Ellis Marsalis, regarded by many as the greatest jazz pianist in New Orleans. Today, he teaches music at Loyola and is director of the Creative Arts jazz studies program. In his own words, he follows “the moment and the process while teaching”. We loved hearing him speak (RealAudio file).

  (We are very grateful to NPR radio, to their Jazz Profiles.)

• Puppet Makers, Artists, Painters, Dancers, Poets, and Musicians everywhere.

Individuals and Groups

In our opinion, process work and theory are indebted to, and created by, group consensus and the people who further explore, adapt and express the applications of process work in various cultures. We, Amy and Arny, are especially thankful to our personal teacher(s) who have now passed away; Ben Thompson,
Franz Riklin, Barbara Hannah, and M. L. von Franz. We are also thankful to the students and diplomates of pw who have taught us a great deal, and to the whole process work community, who have created worlds to explore, dislike, love, and understand. We look forward to future transdisciplinary and transcultural
discoveries and amplifications.