Gateway to Inner Space: Sacred Plants, Mysticism and Psychotherapy [Paperback]

Christian Ratsch (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Prism Pr Ltd (January 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853270377
• ISBN-13: 978-1853270376
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 4.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,516,180 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Compendium, March 10, 2006

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This review is from: Gateway to Inner Space: Sacred Plants, Mysticism and Psychotherapy (Paperback)

This book is edited by Ratsch and has a few essays by him as well.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Exploration of Inner Space - Christian Ratsch

From Mysteries to Paradigms: Humanity's Journey From Sacred Plants
To Psychedelic Drugs - Rich Yensen

Beyond the Brain: New Dimensions in Psychology and Psychotherapy
- Stanislav Grof

Molecular Mysticism: The Role of Psychoactive Substances in the Transformation of Consciouness - Ralp Metzner

Purification, Death, and ReBirth: The Clinical Use of Entheogens within a Shamanic Context - Tom Pinkson

Using Altered States to Experience Choice - George Greer

Psychedelic Experience in the Light of Meditation - Claudio Naranjo

Psychedelic Drugs and Spiritual States of Consciousness in Light of Modern Neurochemical Research - Wolfgang Coral

The Sacred Plant of Ancient Egypt - Charles Muses

St. Anthony's Fire in Yucatan - Christian Ratsch

The Return to Matter: The Temptaions of Odilon Redon - Claudia Muller-Ebeling

Among Ayahuascquera - Terence McKenna

A Report on the Symposium On the Current State of Research in the Area of Psychoactive Substances - Hanscarl Leuner and Michael Schlichting

5 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entheogens: Professional Listing, May 3, 1999

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This review is from: Gateway to Inner Space: Sacred Plants, Mysticism and Psychotherapy (Paperback)

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