Among the disciplines that are considered to be transpersonal we find: Walsh[2] mention other areas of interest that could also be conceptualized as a transpersonal discipline, including exploration of clinical disorders (addiction and spiritual emergencies), and research in fields such as near-death experiences, psychedelics, somatics, philosophy, education and meditation.
A few years later Valle and Harari[8] described a number of psychological and philosophical traditions that might be considered to be transpersonal in their orientation, and related these disciplines to the concept of the perennial philosophy.
In 1993 Walsh and Vaughan provided a definition of the term while also relating it more closely to academic categories and disciplines.
[9] Boucouvalas discusses how sociology, anthropology, business studies, law, art, acting and ecology may all gain benefits from a transpersonal focus.
This journal includes a seminal paper by Gaylinn,[10] arguing that the media is almost inherently transpersonal insofar as it involves addressing a wider community, therefore helping people to transcend their individuality.