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Stanislav "Stan" Grof is a Czech psychiatrist, one of the founders of the field of transpersonal psychology and a researcher into the use of non-ordinary states of consciousness for purposes of exploring, healing, and obtaining growth and insights into the human psyche.
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What is Reality?
Ervin Laszlo - 2016-10-04
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Explore a new paradigm of reality with Ervin Laszlo's What is Reality?. With cutting-edge scholarship and deep contemplation, this book offers a seamless understanding of the cosmos as a single, coherent consciousness. Laszlo challenges accepted wisdom, showing how we are all part of an infinite cycle of existence. This thought-provoking book is augmented with commentary from scholars and a foreword by Deepak Chopra.
Stanislav Grof
Goes through these different experiments that we have related to consciousness.      source
The Toad and the Jaguar a Field Report of Underground Research on a Visionary Medicine book cover
The Toad and the Jaguar a Field Report of Underground Research on a Visionary Medicine
Bufo Alvarius and 5-Methoxy-Dimethyltryptamine
Ralph Metzner - 2013-12-01
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This monograph is a field report of underground research on Bufo alvarius and 5-methoxy-dimethyltryptamine. The author shares first-hand observations from an underground subculture in the US and Europe, highlighting the experiences of selected participant-observers. The book emphasizes that experiences with these substances can go beyond physical and psychological effects, reaching deep into cosmic and spiritual dimensions.
Stanislav Grof
An amazing book.      source
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On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres
Nicolaus Copernicus - 2004-12-01 (first published in 1543)
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Discover the revolutionary work that changed our understanding of the universe. On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres explores Nicolaus Copernicus' groundbreaking shift from the Ptolemaic geocentric system to a heliocentric model, putting the sun at the center of the universe. This influential work challenged long-held beliefs in philosophy, science, and religion, and paved the way for important scientific discoveries by Galileo and Sir Isaac Newton.
Stanislav Grof
The shift from the geocentric system to the heliocentric system was after the publication of this book.      source
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The Psychoanalytic Theory of Neurosis
Otto Fenichel - 1995-12-17 (first published in 1945)
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Explore the complex relationship between biology and external influences in this classic text on psychoanalysis. Investigate the development of neuroses and their social roots, illuminated through the expertise of acclaimed psychoanalyst Otto Fenichel. With an introduction by Leo Rangell, this edition celebrates the enduring impact of Fenichel's work on generations of psychoanalysts.
Stanislav Grof
A psychoanalytic understanding of emotional and psychosomatic disorders.      source
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The Way of the Animal Powers
Joseph Campbell - 1983-10-01
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This captivating volume is a must-read for anyone interested in mythology, comparative religion, history, and the study of humanity. It's filled with stunning color plates, full-color maps, black and white photographs, drawings, and illuminating charts. Written by Joseph Campbell, this scholarly and readable book draws on cultural and art history, as well as anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, paleontology, and linguistics. The Way of the Animal Powers is an indispensable masterpiece of bookmaking.
Stanislav Grof
About shamanic mythologies of the world.      source