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Validity and Reliability

Self Search was the subject of a doctoral dissertation study: Psychological Assessment Of Personality Types Proposed in The Theories of Alice Bailey And Roberto Assagioli, A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of the California Graduate Institute by Paul F. Dorin, November, 1988.  This dissertation includes a reliability and validity study showing significant correlations between the types as measured by Self Search and other tests including:  The Study of Values, The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire, The Personality Research Form, The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, and The Human Information Processing Survey.


Sources of Information on the Seven Types

The literature on ray psychology is of value to those who know their type.  Following are some books on the subjects.

Esoteric Psychology, A Treatise On The Seven Rays, Alice A. Bailey.  Lucis Publishing Co., New York.  Primary source material: an advanced series of books on the psychological and spiritual significance of the rays.

The Tapestry of the Gods, Dr. Michael Robbins.  The Seven Ray Institute, 128 Manhattan Ave., Jersey City Heights, NJ 07307. A monumental work on the seven rays that offers a thorough and orderly presentation of the rays and their interactions.

Psychosynthesis Typology, Roberto Assagioli, M.D.   Institute of Psychosynthesis, 1 Cambridge Gate Regents Park London NW1.   A psychological introduction to the rays.

The Seven Rays of Energy, Michal J. Eastcott.  Sundial House, Nevill Court, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, TN4 8NJ.   A brief overview and introduction to the rays with a picture of their metaphysical implications.

The Seven Human Temperaments, Geoffrey Hodson.  The Theosophical Press, Wheaton, Illinois.  An older introduction from a Theosophical perspective.