Abstract
Clergymen and other psychotherapists have difficulty incorporating spirituality into their work with clients and in dealing openly with it with themselves and each other. As a possible explanation, spirituality is defined and considered as something for which there is a basic human drive. As such, it is subject to various healthy and destructive psychodynamic influences. Evidences of society's need for increased spiritual experience, and “taboo” aspects of spirituality are investigated. Generally inadequate spiritual training for clergyman is seen as a result of personal and societal defenses against spirituality. The need for more honest, critical appraisal is established, laying a groundwork for spiritual development.
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