Psychology of the future : lessons from modern consciousness research / Stanislav Grof.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grof, Stanislav, 1931-

Series:

SUNY series in transpersonal and humanistic psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Altered states of consciousness.

Consciousness.

Spirituality.

Psychology--Philosophy.

Psychology.

Psychiatry--Philosophy.

Psychiatry.

Transpersonal psychology.

Physical Description:

xv, 345 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, [2000]

Summary:

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 and psychology, especially his central concept of holotropic experience, where holotropic signifies "moving toward wholeness". Grof maintains that the current basic assumptions and concepts of psychology and psychiatry require a radical revision based on the intensive and systematic research of holotropic experience. He suggests that a radical inner transformation of humanity and a rise to a higher level of consciousness might be humankind's only real hope for the future.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Healing and Heuristic Potential of Nonordinary States of Consciousness 1

Chapter 2 Cartography of the Human Psyche: Biographical, Perinatal, and Transpersonal Domains 20

Chapter 3 Architecture of Emotional and Psychosomatic Disorders 70

Chapter 4 Spiritual Emergency: Understanding and Treatment of Crises of Transformation 137

Chapter 5 New Perspectives in Psychotherapy and Self-Exploration 178

Chapter 6 Spirituality and Religion 206

Chapter 7 The Experience of Death and Dying: Psychological, Philosophical, and Spiritual Perspectives 219

Chapter 8 The Cosmic Game: Exploration of the Farthest Reaches of Human Consciousness 269

Chapter 9 Consciousness Evolution and Human Survival: Transpersonal Perspective on the Global Crisis 293.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-330) and index.

ISBN:

0791446212

0791446220

OCLC:

43569425