Juko Martina Holiday

Publications

• The Word, the Body, and the Kinfolk: The Intersection of Transpersonal Thought with Womanist Approaches to Psychology

  Juko Martina Holiday

  International Journal of Transpersonal Studies. 01/2011;

  Since Alice Walker coined the term womanist in the early 1980s, black feminists and feminists of color have created a rich, soulful body of scholarly work. Contributions to womanist thought have emerged primarily in the fields of theology and ethics. The aim of this article is to put womanism in his... [more] Since Alice Walker coined the term womanist in the early 1980s, black feminists and feminists of color have created a rich, soulful body of scholarly work. Contributions to womanist thought have emerged primarily in the fields of theology and ethics. The aim of this article is to put womanism in historical context, examine transpersonal expression in womanist scholarship, and to articulate the values that inform emotional healing in a womanist context. Womanism is spiritualized due to its original definition and subsequent development, making transpersonal thought a resonant fit for unearthing paths to authentic cultural competency in psychology and other disciplines.

• Integrating Eastern, Feminine, and African Influenced Spirituality into the Transpersonal Contribution: The Beyond-Self Here on Earth

  Judy Schavrien, Juko Martina Holiday

  Association for Transpersonal Psychology conference on Spirituality in Action: Bringing Transpersonal Psychology to a World in Crisis, Atherton, California; 01/2010

  Transpersonalists can reach across to learn from African-influenced spiritualities instead of reaching down—acknowledging what we don’t know to augment what we do. Eastern cultures were at first viewed as effeminate; women tolerated as special interest contributors. As transpersonalists now integrat... [more] Transpersonalists can reach across to learn from African-influenced spiritualities instead of reaching down—acknowledging what we don’t know to augment what we do. Eastern cultures were at first viewed as effeminate; women tolerated as special interest contributors. As transpersonalists now integrate these contributions, we gain both outer and inner cultural competence. In such a spirit, let us approach the North/South dialogue. Presenters begin by exploring steps forward, offering personal instances: from an African American in Western psychotherapy, both as client and practitioner; from a Euro American visiting South Africa, discovering ubuntu as it heal s large-scale bereavement.