Abstract: This dissertation explores how the body's movement in spatial orientation may play an influential role in the dis-ordering tendencies of personality. The somatic psychodiagnostic approach to personality presented in this dissertation advances the case for a more rigorous examination of the body/psyche dynamic in the formation, assessment, and treatment of personality issues. The hypothesis of this study is that stimulation of the motor/sensory system in movements through various spatial planes substantially impacts perceptions of self, others, and the world. These perceptions form the basis of the evolving personality. Rather than viewing personality as a set of fixed traits, personality is viewed as a state of consciousness on a continuum of adaptations to self, others, and the world. Research findings of this study with 70 research participants indicate that fixations in movement correlate with fixations in personality. In this schema a causal comparative relation between 12 fixated spatial orientations and 12 clinically recognized personality disorders is demonstrated in matrix, tabular, and textual formats. The findings point to exciting possibilities for the further exploration of a somatic-oriented clinical psychology. Intensive examination of various psychodiagnostic paradigms is treated with an explicit advocacy for new thinking in the field of clinical assessments, particularly of personality disorders. Innovative formulations for personality disorder clusters and suggestions for addressing personality dis-ordering tendencies are presented. The implicit transdisciplinary approach demonstrated throughout this dissertation opens up new vistas of exploration for transpersonal psychology. Based on the research, recommendations are made for a mindful, integral life approach to the psychodiagnosis of personality. Our changing world paradigm requires such approaches. In the body of this work, personality is honored for its complexity, and celebrated for its sacred relationship to mundane and transpersonal dimensions.* *This dissertation is a compound document (contains both a paper copy and a CD as part of the dissertation). The CD requires the following system requirements: Adobe Acrobat.