The paper considers some essential foundations of Russian culture that serve as the foundation of Russian spiritually oriented psychology. It is shown that spiritually oriented dialogue by T.A. Florenskaia continues the tradition of Russian psychology that was interrupted at the beginning of the 20th century. The paper also identifi es the principles of comprehension and cognition in Russian spiritual psychology which are determined by patristic psychological knowledge. These are the diff erentiation between methods of perception of a thing and a person; understanding the inner life of the person not in the light of sensory and material conditions, but also in the light of its inner substance, from within; understanding the person as developing, self-determining, and endowed with free will. One of the basic problems of spiritually oriented psychology is the problem of fi nding the method of study which would be adequate for the object being studied. It is shown that the methodology of the interlocutory psychology by T. A. Florenskaia is a methodology of the new type. It realises principles that are in line with the patristic tradition of cognition. The method of study in the interlocutory psychology is at the same time the method of actualisation of the object of study and the method of assisting the interlocutor. The interlocutory methodology requires a special dialogic attitude to the partner, the establishment of a dialogic connection with him or her.
personality, personal development, dialogue, culture, internal dialogue, dominants of culture
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