Biotransenergetics and Essential Transe. The Self, the Field, and Transe as Foundations of an Integral Transpersonal Psychotherapy

Biotransenergetics (BTE) is an integral transpersonal psychotherapy grounded in an embodied, participatory, and non-dual epistemology of consciousness. Developed by Pier Luigi Lattuada, BTE redefines the therapeutic process through the centrality of the Self, the concept of Transe, and the experiential realization of Essential Transe. The Self is understood as a unifying field of consciousness rather than a psychological construct. Transe is redefined as the fundamental structure of human experience, not an altered state. Essential Transe involves three processes: Passage through Zero (suspension of egoic identification), Persistence of Contact (remaining present without avoidance), and Mastery of Transe (conscious participation in experience). Psychotherapy becomes a path of awakening and reconnection with the Self, with symptoms seen as meaningful expressions of consciousness seeking reintegration.

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Abstract

This article presents Biotransenergetics (BTE) as an integral transpersonal psychotherapy grounded in an embodied, participatory, and non-dual epistemology of consciousness. Developed by Pier Luigi Lattuada, BTE proposes a radical redefinition of the therapeutic process through the centrality of the Self, the concept of Transe, and the experiential realization of Essential Transe. The article explores the ontological foundations of BTE, rooted in the assumption that reality is fundamentally interconnected and that psychological suffering originates from disconnection from the essential dimension of being. Within this framework, the Self is not understood as a psychological construct or egoic identity, but as a unifying field of consciousness, an essential and participatory ground from which experience emerges. The notion of Transe is redefined not as an altered or exceptional state, but as the fundamental structure of human experience itself. Every experience unfolds within a dynamic field of participation that transcends the classical subject-object dichotomy. Particular attention is devoted to the concept of Essential Transe, considered the experiential core of the BTE methodology. Essential Transe is described as a mode of being characterized by three foundational processes: the Passage through Zero, understood as the suspension of egoic identification; the Persistence of Contact, defined as the capacity to remain fully present within experience without avoidance or control; and the Mastery of Transe, referring to conscious participation in the relational and symbolic field of experience. Through these processes, psychotherapy becomes a path of awakening, embodied presence, and progressive realization of the Self. The article further introduces the concept of Transe-Cognition, a transpersonal mode of knowing grounded in embodied awareness, participatory consciousness, and non-dual perception. Through the notions of Second Attention, Further Mode, and Integral Transpersonal Thinking, BTE proposes an epistemological shift from representational and dualistic cognition toward an embodied and participatory form of knowledge. Drawing from phenomenology, systems theory, embodied cognition, complexity studies, contemplative traditions, and relational physics, BTE articulates a meta-epistemological framework capable of integrating subjective experience, therapeutic transformation, and expanded states of consciousness. Finally, the article discusses the clinical implications of this perspective, proposing a process-oriented vision of psychotherapy in which symptoms are understood not merely as dysfunctions but as meaningful expressions of consciousness seeking reintegration and coherence. Healing emerges not through symptom suppression or egoic control, but through reconnection with the Self and harmonization with the living field of experience.