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The Cosmic Game: Explorations of the Frontiers of Human Consciousness (SUNY series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology) Mar 19, 1998

by Stanislav Grof

( 60 )

$24.15

In this, his culminating work, the leading international figure in consciousness research masterfully synthesizes his vast findings, drawing not only upon psychedelic therapy and Holotropic Breathwork, but also from literature, cross-cultural studies, ancient mystical sources and psychological data, resulting in a profound consolidation and articulation of what is now known about nonordinary states of consciousness.

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 existence as an astonishing play of the cosmic creative principle that transcends time, space, linear causality, and polarities of every kind and suggest an identity of the individual psyche in its furthest reaches with the universal creative principle and the totality of existence. This identity of the human being with the Divine is the ultimate secret that lies at the core of all great spiritual traditions.

"What moves this book into the status of a classic is that it is in substantial agreement with the world's great wisdom and spiritual traditions. This modern corroboration of the perennial philosophy is a stunning achievement and deserves publication to the widest audiences." -- Ken Wilber, author of Up from Eden: A Transpersonal View of Human Evoution and The Atman Project: A Transpersonal View of Human Development

"The Cosmic Game is the latest and best of Stanislav Grof's extraordinary contributions to our understanding of human consciousness. This book provides a coherent picture of how individual experience fits into universal patterns of consciousness" -- Frances Vaughan, author of Shadows of the Sacred: Seeing through Spiritual Illusions

"Perhaps the most important of all his works, representing as it does an integration of the most profound of his clients' experiences and demonstrating a remarkable convergence with the deepest spiritual experiences reported across centuries and cultures. This convergence is a finding of the greatest significance." -- Roger Walsh, author of The Spirit of Shamanism

"Grof is the world's leading authority on the deep exploration of the mind and soul... This is a wonderful gift!" -- Charles Tart, author of States of Consciousness and Psi: Scientific Studies of the Psychic Realm

Stanislav Grof, MD, is a psychiatrist with more than fifty years of experience in research of nonordinary states of consciousness. He has been 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; and Scholar-in-Residence at the Esalen Institute. He is currently Professor of Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, conducts professional training programs in holotropic breathwork, 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). In 2007, he was granted the prestigious Vision 97 award from the Vaclav and Dagmar Havel Foundation in Prague. He is the author and editor of many books, including The Adventure of Self-Discovery: Dimensions of Consciousness and New Perspectives in Psychotherapy and Inner Exploration; Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science; Beyond the Brain: Birth, Death, and Transcendence in Psychotherapy; Human Survival and Consciousness Evol

Holotropic Breathwork: A New Approach to Self-Exploration and Therapy (SUNY series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology) Aug 1, 2010

by Stanislav Grof, Christina Grof, Jack Kornfield

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$19.49

In this long awaited book, Stanislav Grof and Christina Grof describe their groundbreaking new form of self-exploration and psychotherapy: Holotropic Breathwork. Holotropic means 'moving toward wholeness,' from the Greek holos ( whole) and trepein (moving in the direction of). The breathwork utilizes the remarkable healing and transformative potential of non-ordinary states of consciousness. These states engender a rich array of experiences with unique healing potential—reliving childhood memories, infancy, birth and prenatal life, and elements from the historical and archetypal realms of the collective unconscious. Induced by very simple means—a combination of accelerated breathing, evocative music, and bodywork in a safe and supportive setting, Holotropic Breathwork integrates the insights from modern consciousness research, depth psychology, transpersonal psychology, anthropology, Eastern spiritual practices, and mystical traditions. The Grofs' work with holotropic states of consciousness has introduced revolutionary changes to psychiatry, psychology, and psychotherapy. Written in a clear, easily understandable style, this indispensable book summarizes their remarkable insights.

The Way of the Psychonaut Volume One: Encyclopedia for Inner Journeys Aug 1, 2019

by Stanislav Grof, Richard Tarnas

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$18.60

The Way of the Psychonaut is one of the most important books ever written about the human psyche and the spiritual quest. The new understandings were made possible thanks to Albert Hofmann’s discovery of LSD—the “microscope and telescope of the human psyche”—and other psychedelic substances. This comprehensive work is a tour de force through the worlds of psychology, psychotherapy, Holotropic Breathwork, maps of the psyche, birth, sex, and death, transpersonal experiences, psychospiritual death and rebirth, reincarnation, karma, mystical states, archetypes, spiritual emergency, art, artists, and higher creativity. Although written in his late eighties, Psychonaut is possibly Grof’s greatest contribution. The commanding breadth and depth of knowledge is astounding, the tone of his writing easy and accessible, and the narratives brightened with intriguing personal accounts, amusing anecdotes, and brilliant case studies. Grof reviews the history of depth psychotherapy, the important revisions that are needed to make it more effective, and why the inner quest is such an essential activity. Arguably one of the fathers of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, its most experienced practitioner, and deeply deserving of a Nobel Prize in medicine, he has successfully unveiled a new and sweeping paradigm in self-exploration and healing. The vast and useful knowledge in this book is sure to be an invaluable and treasured resource for all serious seekers.

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The Way of the Psychonaut Volume Two: Encyclopedia for Inner Journeys Aug 8, 2019

by Stanislav Grof , Rick Doblin

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$21.49

The Way of the Psychonaut is one of the most important books ever written about the human psyche and the spiritual quest. The new understandings were made possible thanks to Albert Hofmann’s discovery of LSD—the “microscope and telescope of the human psyche”—and other psychedelic substances. This comprehensive work is a tour de force through the worlds of psychology, psychotherapy, Holotropic Breathwork, maps of the psyche, birth, sex, and death, transpersonal experiences, psychospiritual death and rebirth, reincarnation, karma, mystical states, archetypes, spiritual emergency, art, artists, and higher creativity. Although written in his late eighties, Psychonaut is possibly Grof’s greatest contribution. The commanding breadth and depth of knowledge is astounding, the tone of his writing easy and accessible, and the narratives brightened with intriguing personal accounts, amusing anecdotes, and brilliant case studies. Grof reviews the history of depth psychotherapy, the important revisions that are needed to make it more effective, and why the inner quest is such an essential activity. Arguably one of the fathers of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, its most experienced practitioner, and deeply deserving of a Nobel Prize in medicine, he has successfully unveiled a new and sweeping paradigm in self-exploration and healing. The vast and useful knowledge in this book is sure to be an invaluable and treasured resource for all serious seekers.
The second volume of this encyclopedia focuses on the observations and experiences from the research of holotropic states that indicate an urgent need for a radical revision of some basic assumptions of mainstream psychiatry and psychology. It also suggests the areas in which these changes are needed and describes their nature.

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LSD Psychotherapy Nov 1, 2018

by Stanislav Grof MD, Albert Hofmann

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The sensationalism surrounding the widespread use of LSD in the late 1960s and the subsequent legislative overkill virtually ended psychotherapeutic LSD research. Much of what had been learned over thirty years of scientific medical study was so distorted or suppressed that no objective overview was available to the general reader except for this book.

LSD Psychotherapy is a complete account of a remarkable chapter in the ever-continuing inquiry into our transpersonal nature and origins. The controlled studies described in this book reveal exciting and challenging data about the nature of human consciousness, perception, and reality itself. Drawing on this work, Stanislav Grof outlines a new cartography of the human mind, one which accounts for experiences such as shamanic trances, near-death experiences and altered states of consciousness. This vision is also the foundation for Dr. Grof's revolutionary Holotropic Breathwork techniques.

This book is also a visual feast, with numerous color drawings and paintings created by research participants (see featured artist Sherana Harriette Frances’ book, Drawing It Out: Befriending the Unconscious. Many of these depict archetypal images from the collective human consciousness, forming a powerful addition to the text. LSD Psychotherapy is a valuable source of information for those who are involved with LSD in any way, whether as parents, teachers, researchers, legislators, or students of the human psyche. The approach to healing described in this book is inspired by the eternal desire of humankind for wholeness and an enduring grasp of reality.

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The Holotropic Mind: The Three Levels of Human Consciousness and How They Shape Our Lives Oct 13, 2009

by Stanislav Grof, Hal Zina Bennett

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A TURNING POINT IN PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN HISTORY

Stanislav Grof, M.D., formerly a professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and founder of the International Transpersonal Association, has written many books, including 'Realms of the

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Healing Our Deepest Wounds: The Holotropic Paradigm Shift Jun 28, 2012

by Stanislav Grof

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Dr. Grof's consciousness research over the last five decades has shown that the deepest roots of trauma often lie in experiences from birth or in events from human history that have not yet been resolved and are still active in the collective unconscious. This unresolved personal or collective history then expresses through an individual or group that has some connection to the earlier events. Traditional therapeutic approaches which focus only on events in the personal biography or tranquilizing medications do not access or heal these deeper wounds in the human psyche.

From a more general perspective, Dr. Grof examines the broad problems of violence and greed in society and finds that the widespread fear and aggression between individuals and groups may also originate in large part from the unconscious acting-out of unresolved historical traumas from the collective unconscious.

The message of Dr. Grof and this book is, however, a hopeful one: there are approaches to therapy which utilize a specific non-ordinary state of consciousness which enables individuals, with support, to access and heal these deeper levels of trauma from the personal and collective unconscious. He has named this state of consciousness Holotropic, a composite word which means “oriented toward wholeness” or “moving in the direction of wholeness” (from the Greek holos = whole and trepo, trepein = moving toward or in the direction of something).

Dr. Grof describes various approaches to achieving this Holotropic state and using it for healing, with his focus on Holotropic Breathwork, which he developed with his partner Christina, and psychedelic therapy, which he pioneered in the 1950s and which is now experiencing a renaissance of clinical research for treatment of addictions and PTSD.

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LSD: Doorway to the Numinous: The Groundbreaking Psychedelic Research into Realms of the Human Unconscious Apr 10, 2010

by Stanislav Grof M.D.

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A pioneering book that explores the unknown landscape of human consciousness induced by LSD and other psychedelics

• Shows the relationship between shamanism, near death experiences, and other mystical and altered states with those induced by psychedelics

• Lays the conceptual foundation for the creation of important new therapies in psychiatry and psychology

Stanislav Grof’s first 17 years of research into nonordinary states of consciousness induced by LSD and other psychedelics led to a revolutionary understanding of the human psyche. His research was the impetus behind a vastly expanded cartography of the unconscious, including two new realms still unacknowledged by official academic circles--the perinatal domain, which holds memories of the various stages of birth, and the transpersonal domain, which mediates experiential identification with other species and mythic figures, visits to archetypal realms, access to past life memories, and union with the cosmic creative principle.

The research presented in this book provides a map of the psyche that is essential for understanding such phenomena as shamanism and near death experiences as well as other nonordinary states of consciousness. This map has led to the development of important new therapies in psychiatry and psychology for treating mental conditions often seen as disease and therefore suppressed by medication. It also provides a new threshold to understanding and entering the numinous realm of spirit.

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Respirazione olotropica. Teoria e pratica: Nuove prospettive in terapia e nell'esplorazione del sé (Italian Edition) Feb 20, 2020

by Stanislav Groff, Christina Grof

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“Un libro visionario. Sulla guarigione, la salute mentale e il potenziale umano”
Il primo testo completo sulla teoria e la pratica della Respirazione olotropica. Una tecnica in grado di scavalcare le barriere costruite dal lavorìo mentale e di portare rapidamente in superficie il materiale emotivo da elaborare. La Respirazione olotropica è quindi una tecnica di esplorazione dell’inconscio, in grado di intensificare tutte le strategie utilizzate dalle terapie verbali tradizionali: dall’allentamento dei meccanismi psicologici di difesa al ricordo degli eventi traumatici repressi o rimossi, dalla ricostruzione del passato mediante il lavoro sui sogni o sui sintomi nevrotici fino all’analisi del transfert. Inoltre, in uno spazio di totale regressione, può non solo riportare alla luce ricordi traumatici da elaborare, ma anche far rivivere la propria nascita biologica. Negli anni, la tecnica si è rivelata efficace per un’ampia gamma di disagi emotivi e psicosomatici, nella trasformazione della personalità e delle strategie di vita, ma anche nel trattamento di alcuni disturbi organici. I principali vantaggi della prospettiva olotropica sono quindi una comprensione più profonda del disagio emotivo e psicosomatico e una maggiore efficacia terapeutica in tempi più brevi.

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When the Impossible Happens Apr 1, 2006

by Stanislav Grof

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$18.95

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 cofounded transpersonal psychology—believes otherwise. When the Impossible Happens presents Dr. Grof 's mesmerizing firsthand account of over 50 years of inquiry into waters uncharted by classical psychology, one that will leave readers questioning the very fabric of our existence. From his first LSD session that gave him a glimpse of cosmic consciousness to his latest work with Holotropic Breathwork, When the Impossible Happens will amaze readers with vivid explorations of topics such as:

“Temptations of a Non-Local Universe—experiments in astral projection
“Praying Mantis in Manhattan” and other tales of synchronicity
“Trailing Clouds of Glory—remembering birth and prenatal life
“Dying and Beyond”—survival of consciousness after death

Here is an incredible opportunity to journey beyond ordinary consciousness—guaranteed to shake the foundations of what we assume to be reality—and sure to offer a new vision of our human potential, as we contemplate When the Impossible Happens.

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Der Weg des Psychonauten – Band 2: Enzyklopädie für Reisen in innere Welten (German Edition) Jul 8, 2021

by Stanislav Grof

( 3 )

$31.99

Stanislav Grofs großes Handbuch der psychonautischen Praxis, eine Enzyklopädie über die Vielfalt psychedelischer Erfahrungen, vermittelt die wegweisenden Erkenntnisse des Autors, eines erfahrenen Psychiaters, Psychotherapeuten und Psychonauten, der sich seit sechs Jahrzehnten professionell mit der Erforschung holotroper Bewusstseinszustände befasst.
Ein wertvolles Nachschlagewerk für alle Psychonauten, ob Privatforscher oder akademische Wissenschaftler.
Nach dem großen Erfolg des ersten Teils komplettiert Band 2 die Enzyklopädie der psychonautischen Lebenspraxis von Bewusstseinsforscher Stanislav Grof. In diesem zweiten Band geht Grof auf spirituelle Selbsterkundung und psychedelische Therapien ein und erläutert die Bedeutung von Synchronizitäten, holotropen Bewusstseinszuständen,"höherer Kreativität", der Archetypen und der Bewusstseinsforschung. Darüber hinaus erhellt der Autor eine Reihe brisanter zeitloser Themen wie die Wurzeln der menschlichen Gewalt und die psychospirituellen Dimensionen des Sterbens und des Todes.

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LSD: L’innovativa ricerca psichedelica nei reami dell’inconscio. La nuova mappa della psiche (Italian Edition) Jul 5, 2021

by Stanislav Grof

( 1 )

$15.99

Questo libro è veramente importante. In esso sono condensati i risultati clinici dei primi diciassette anni di ricerca di Stanislav Grof sugli stati di coscienza non ordinari indotti dall’Lsd e da altre sostanze psichedeliche. Apparso per la prima volta a metà degli anni Settanta, il libro è stato ripubblicato in seguito in diverse altre edizioni. Si tratta di un testo pionieristico e rivoluzionario che pone le basi per una psicologia radicalmente nuova, basata su una cartografia ampliata dell’inconscio umano. Dopo oltre quattromila sessioni registrate, Grof è così approdato a una comprensione inedita e per certi versi rivoluzionaria della psiche umana. La sua ricerca ha dato impulso a una cartografia dell’inconscio totalmente inedita. Una mappa che include due nuovi reami: il dominio perinatale, che comprende tutti i ricordi delle varie fasi che precedono la nascita, e il campo transpersonale, che definisce le proprie esperienze in relazione ad altre specie e figure mitiche, regni archetipici, ricordi di vite passate e di unione con il principio creativo cosmico. La ricerca qui presentata fornisce quindi una mappa della psiche, essenziale per comprendere fenomeni come lo sciamanesimo e le esperienze di premorte, nonché altri stati di coscienza non ordinari. Un libro decisivo, un vero e proprio classico della nuova psicologia radicale, finalmente disponibile al pubblico italiano. Introduzione di Jonas Di Gregorio.

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