Presents an array of data and speculation in support of the timely demand that Western science acknowledge consciousness and its many non-ordinary states. Stanislav Grof is the author of "Realms of the Human Consciousness".
Feelings of oneness with other people, nature, and the universe. Encounters with extraterrestrials, deities, and demons. Out-of-body experiences and past-life memories. Science casts a skeptical eye. But Dr. Stanislav Grof, the psychiatric researcher who co-founded transpersonal psychology, believes otherwise. When the Impossible Happens presents ...
Argues that many episodes of transformational crisis have been misdiagnosed as mental illness, and explains how to use such a crisis for spiritual development.
This accessible and comprehensive overview of the work of Stanislav Grof, one of the founders of transpersonal psychology, was specifically written to acquaint newcomers with his work. Serving as a summation of his career and previous works, this entirely new book is the source to introduce Grof's enormous contributions to the field of psychiatry ...
Presents a useful model of the psyche for understanding such phenomena as shamanism, mysticism, psychedelic states, spontaneous visionary experiences, and psychotic episodes.
Increasing numbers of people are experiencing "spiritual emergency"--a crisis that occurs when the process of growth and change becomes chaotic and overwhelming. Here, the pioneers of the field of spiritual emergency validate that such episodes have profoundly healing potential.
Combining philosophical reflections with deep self-exploration to delve into the ancient mystery of death and rebirth, this book emphasizes collective rather than individual transformation. Drawing upon twenty years of experience working with nonordinary states, Bache argues that when the deep psyche is hyper-stimulated using Stanislav Grof's ...
The Cosmic Game discusses the broadest philosophical, metaphysical and spiritual insights gleaned in Grof's research concerning human nature and reality, addressing the most fundamental questions human beings have asked about the nature of existence since time immemorial. Insights from research into nonordinary states of consciousness portray ...
This pioneering book explores the landscape of human consciousness induced by LSD and other psychedelics. Author Stanislav Grof shows the relationship between shamanism, near-death experiences, and other mystical and altered states with those induced by psychedelics.
The "art of dying" and the posthumous journey of the soul have been the subject of extensive literature and visualization in many cultures. "Dying before dying", or practice in dying, has been sought throughout human history, not just to overcome fear and give help at the moment of death, but actually to transfigure the quality of life. Stanislav ...
Giger hand has fathered some of the most remarkable creatures in recent memory including the creatures in Ridley Scott's film Allen. This pocket-sized book highlights his best work.
This pioneering cartographer of the human psyche offers a stunning summation of the quest for a radical new architecture of the self. Listeners learn about the field's daring forays into the worlds of the shaman and mystic; what past-life experiences can teach one about one's life purpose; how non-ordinary states reveal the intrinsic structure of ...
Extensively examining philosophical and spiritual concepts, this psychological study explores fundamental questions that have plagued man's existence, such as "How was the universe born?" Many theories are analyzed, including those regarding identity, spiritual traditions, the borders of human consciousness, and the potential of the individual ...
In this stimulating dialogue, three of today's most respected intellectuals analyze the roles that art, science, education, spirituality, and consciousness play in society. Many thought-provoking questions are explored, such as "How is the map of reality changing?" "How do humans participate in the planet's global transformations?" "How do these ...
Increasing numbers of people involved in personal transformation are experiencing spiritual emergency--a crisis that occurs when the process of growth and change becomes chaotic and overwhelming. Rather than attributing this crisis to mental illness, the authors maintain that such episodes have profound healing potential, when properly understood.
This guide provides a psychic map to guide the reader through the steps of change that take place as people move from one state of being to another. It is a gateway to understanding the living experience of the hero archetype in people's lives. The challenges of change and inevitable crises that arise are more bearable when their function is known ...
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