transpersonal
adjective
trans·per·son·al
(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈpərs-nəl 
-ˈpər-sə-nᵊl
1
: extending or going beyond the personal or individual
2
: of, relating to, or being psychology or psychotherapy concerned especially with esoteric mental experience (such as mysticism and altered states of consciousness) beyond the usual limits of ego and personality
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The transpersonal quality of great art has its dark side in the vacuity of hotel paintings, Muzak, and formulaic paperback novels.
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Meghan O'Gieblyn, WIRED, 20 Feb. 2024
It’s about data that is personal yet transpersonal.
—New York Times, 27 Dec. 2021
Meghan O'Gieblyn, WIRED, 20 Feb. 2024
It’s about data that is personal yet transpersonal.
—New York Times, 27 Dec. 2021
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transpersonal
adjective
trans·per·son·al
-ˈpərs-nəl, -ᵊn-əl
: of, relating to, or being psychology or psychotherapy concerned especially with esoteric mental experience (as mysticism and altered states of consciousness) beyond the usual limits of ego and personality
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