Customer Reviews

The Transpersonal Vision

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This audioseries is a nice summary on the work by Stanislav Grof and some others, it covers a wide range of topics on the transpersonal, paranormal and ancient eastern wisdom.

The audio is not perfect but very much acceptable.

I purchased the multiple cassette version, before the CD set version was available and sincerely enjoyed. However, a few days ago I also purchased it at Audible for 1 Credit, which can be very reasonable, for example with a trial membership or bulk credit purchases.

I first attended a talk by Dr. Grof in 1973 at a Symposium on Transpersonal Psychology in Amherst, MA, when I was a 18 year old freshman at UMass, and have been impressed by his career over the years.

Aside from the previous reviewer's comment about the audio quality, the subject that is being discussed is truly excellent! A well-researched (audio)book. It is fascinating to me to have someone other than an American-born person giving detailed information about such a subject. Indeed, it seems that these subject matters are more than just mere fads of thought within the American culture, but something that the world has been aware of and still coming to. Again, worth the listen past the quality of the audio.

While the content may be interesting (I say may be because how would I know), the poor quality of sound dictates the poor rating. With an arcane subject such as this is, a clear voice is necessary. The narrator (and author) not only has a Mid-European accent, but the recording sounds as though it was done through a closed door, creating a "muffled" tone.

These factors combine to produce a book that is "unlistenable."