Piero Ferrucci

Piero Ferrucci is a practitioner of Psychosynthesis and author of articles and books in the English, Italian, and German languages. Topics include psychosynthesis, kindness, spirituality, music appreciation, beauty, and children. Although first educated in positivist analytic philosophy, he practices in methods associated with new age philosophy. He is a member of the Huxley family, as nephew of Aldous Huxley and Laura Huxley. He is the co-director of the intellectual property of, and executor of the estate of Aldous Huxley. In 2008, he was the keynote speaker for the commencement ceremony of the University of Santa Monica school of Spiritual psychology at UCLA. He lives in Italy Australia, and Los Angeles.

Ferucci has two sons, Emilio Ferrucci and Jonathan Ferrucci, both music prodigies. Prior to the 2008 death of Laura Huxley at age 96, the three male Ferrucci's spent summers at her well known Spanish colonial Hollywood home "under the "O" of the Hollywood sign, where both sons performed, Emilio on violin and Jonathan on piano. Piero Ferucci's aunt, Laura Huxley, debuted on violin at Carnegie hall at age 13. Jonathan is known for having given an address to a Los Angeles gathering of members of the American Psychiatric Association, at the age of 11 years old. After thus being seen by the collected group of psychiatrists, he was determined to be normal. Emilio Ferucci is also known as inventor of the "Eriogonum dance", based on the geometric pattern of the flower structure of the local Eriogonum fasciculatum.

Select publications and books of Piero Ferrucci-

*The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life (2007)

*Nur die Freundlichen überleben (2006)

*Unermesslicher Reichtum des Herzens (2006)

*What We May Be (2004)

*What Our Children Teach Us (2002)

*Psicosíntesis (Psychosynthesis) (2001)

*I bambini ci insegnano (Ingrandimenti) (1997)

*Inevitable Grace: Breakthroughs in the Lives of Great Men and Women (1994)

*The Child of Your Dreams: Approaching Conception and Pregnancy with Inner Peace and Reverence for Life (1992)

*Werde was du bist. Selbstverwirklichung durch Psychosynthese. (1991)

*Inevitable Grace: Breakthroughs in the Lives of Great Men and Women -- Guides to Your Self-Realization (1991)

*Roberto Assagioli 1888-1988 (1990)

*Esperienze delle vette: Creativita estasi illuminazione : le nuove frontiere della psicologia transpersonale (Psiche e coscienza) (1989)

*What We May Be: Techniques for Psychological and Spiritual Growth (1982)

*Psychosynthesis (1981)

*The Human Situation: Lectures at Santa Barbara, 1959 (A Cass Canfield Book) (1977)

*Between Heaven and Earth (coauthored with Laura Huxley, ) (1976)