The Ultimate Journey: Consciousness and the Mystery of Death - Brossura

Grof, Stanislav

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0966001990 ISBN 13: 9780966001990

Casa editrice: Multidisciplinary Assn for, 2006

Riassunto

Beyond personal history and archetypal themes, a comprehensive psychology must also address the fundamental significance of birth and death. Stanislav Grof, M.D., renowned for his pioneering contributions regarding the psychological and spiritual aspects of the birth process, now adds invaluable insights from more than half a century of research and personal discovery into the experience of death and dying. Dr. Grof distills teachings from ancient wisdom and modern science that suggest how to face the process of death and dying. The ultimate journey challenges us all, and how we approach it is much more than major personal issue. Those who come to terms with death in deep experiential self-exploration tend to develop a sense of planetary citizenship, reverence for life in all its forms, and spirituality of a universal and all-encompassing nature. Such radial inner transformation might be humanityís only real chance for survival. The Ultimate Journey describes ancient and aboriginal ritual and spiritual practices that help us understand the experience of death, develop effective ways of making dying easier, and integrate it as a meaningful part of life. The book also summarizes modern studies that shed new light on a variety of phenomena related to death and dying, including psycho-spiritual death and rebirth, near-death experiences, and the new expanded cartography y of the psyche that has emerged from Grofís fifty years of research of psychedelic therapy, Holotropic Breathwork, and spontaneous psychospiritual crises.

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Stanislav Grof, M.D., is a psychiatrist with more than fifty years of experience in research of non-ordinary states of consciousness. In the past, he was Principal Investigator in a psychedelic research program at the Psychiatric Research Institute in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Chief of Psychiatric Research at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, and Scholar-in-Residence at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. Currently, he is Professor of Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) and Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, CA, conducts professional training programs in holotropic breathwork and transpersonal psychology, and gives lectures and seminars worldwide. He is one of the founders and chief theoreticians of transpersonal psychology and the founding president of the International Transpersonal Association (ITA). At the 25th Anniversary Convocation held at Asilomar, California, in August 1993, he was given a Honorary Award from the Association for Transpersonal Psychology (ATP) for major contributions to and development of the field of transpersonal psychology.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Multidisciplinary Assn for
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0966001990
• ISBN 13: 9780966001990
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 360
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile