Stanislav Grof

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This journey through the worlds of psychology, psychotherapy, breathwork, transpersonal experiences, reincarnation, and karma is one of the most important books ever written on the human psyche and the spiritual quest. The depth and breadth of knowledge that Grof exhibits in this book is astonishing, his writing is easy and accessible, and is peppered with engaging personal accounts, humorous anecdotes, and brilliant case studies.

The definitive overview of this transformative breathwork. In the second edition of this classic text, Stanislav Grof and Christina Grof describe their groundbreaking 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 nonordinary 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 second edition includes an expanded section on the history of holotropic breathwork, as well as information on Grof® Legacy Training.

He aqu uno de los libros m s importantes jam s escritos sobre la psique humana y la b squeda espiritual. Se trata de un recorrido por los mundos de la psicolog a, la psicoterapia, la respiraci n holotr pica, los mapas de la psique, el nacimiento, el sexo, la muerte, las experiencias transpersonales, el renacimiento psicoespiritual, el karma, los estados m sticos, los arquetipos, la emergencia espiritual y la creatividad. La profundidad y amplitud del conocimiento que Grof exhibe en este libro es sorprendente, su escritura es f cil y accesible y est salpicado de interesantes relatos personales, divertidas an cdotas y brillantes estudios de casos. En El camino del psiconauta Grof revisa la historia de la psicoterapia profunda y las actualizaciones necesarias para hacerla m s efectiva y aclara por qu la b squeda interior es una actividad tan esencial. Here is one of the most important books ever written on the human psyche and the spiritual quest. It is a journey through the worlds of psychology, psychotherapy, and holotropic breathing. In El camino del psiconaut, Grof reviews the history of depth psychotherapy and the updates needed to make it more effective, and clarifies why inner search is such an essential activity.

A pioneering and revolutionary book that lays the foundation for a radical new psychology, based on an expanded cartography of the human unconsciousness. Famous for his lifelong research into psychedelic drugs, Dr. Grof constructs a comprehensive and helpful framework out of the broad range of experiences triggered by LSD in patients and research subjects. Current research into the brain and ways of expanding consciousness give this seminal book, first published in 1979, new importance for the light it throws on many fundamental, but hitherto mysterious, human potentialities. Grof's theory of the human psyche transcends the personal and opens ways to a greater understanding of our inner selves.

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--as well as other psychedelic substances. This comprehensive work is a tour de force through the worlds of psychology and psychotherapy, Holotropic Breathwork, maps of the psyche, birth, sex, and death, psychospiritual rebirth, the roots of trauma, spiritual emergency and transpersonal experiences, karma and reincarnation, higher creativity, great art, and archetypes. Written in his late eighties, at the height of his magnificent career, The Way of the Psychonaut is possibly Grof's greatest contribution. The commanding breadth and depth of his knowledge is astounding, the tone of his writing easy and accessible, and his narratives brightened with amusing anecdotes, intriguing personal accounts, 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 pursuit As one of the fathers of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, its most experienced practitioner, and deeply deserving of a Nobel Prize in medicine, in these two volumes Grof has successfully unveiled a new and sweeping paradigm in self-exploration and healing. The vast and practical 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.

A unique interpretation of Giger's work - essential reading for psychology buffs, visionary art lovers, and admirers of the classic film Alien. This hardcover collector's edition is a stunning compilation of paintings from the late surrealist artist H R Giger, brought together for the first time alongside a revealing essay by transpersonal psychologist and pioneer in consciousness research, Dr. Stanislav Grof. Never before has such a comprehensive display of Giger's work been made available with the psychoanalytic toolkit for interpreting the often claustrophobic and nightmarish images and grasping their profound social and psychological relevance. "I had always admired H R Giger deeply, not only as an artistic genius, but also as a visionary with an uncanny ability to depict the deep, dark recesses of the human psyche revealed by modern consciousness research." Stanislav Grof H R Giger's lifelong struggle with haunting biomechanoid visions takes on new meaning once seen through the lens of Dr. Grof's revolutionary theory of 'Basic Perinatal Matricies.' By understanding the essential characteristics of the four stages of imprinting from birth trauma and their effects on the human psyche as mapped out by Grof, the reader discovers a remarkable synergy bridging the innermost traces of our being with outward social relevance. With a foreword by art historian Claudia M ller-Ebeling, H R Giger and the Zeitgeist of the Twentieth Century contains rare images of Giger's early work, reflecting his personal journey through art.

· Published on the 70th anniversary of LSD's discovery · A history of science, consciousness research and psychedelic studies. · LSD and the man who discovered it Albert Hofmann, voted one of the 20th century's "greatest living geniuses" by the Daily Telegraph in 2007, the century's best-known and most influential chemist, was the man who discovered LSD. Dieter Hagenbach and Lucius Werthmüller, who knew Hofmann, show how Hofmann's childhood fascination with nature influenced his work as a scientist, which led to his discovery of LSD in 1943 and its effects which he experienced when experimenting on himself, most famously on his legendary bicycle ride home. The book brings us Hofmann, the complex humanist within the wider social, scientific and political impact of LSD. The drug became the object of numerous clinical studies, paving the way for innovative forms of therapy, at the same time fuelling the hippie movement in the 1960s. Society's relationship to drugs has never been more controversial and politically charged. Yet Albert Hofmann, believed, until he drew his last breath at the age of 102, that his discovery would one day benefit humanity.

Extensively examiningphilosophical and spiritual concepts, this psychological study explores fundamental questions that have plagued man's existence, such as "How was the universe born?" Many theories are analyzed, including those regarding identity, spiritual traditions, the borders of human consciousness, and the potential of the individual psyche to achieve wholeness." Examinando extensivos conceptos filosoficos y espirituales, este estudio psicologico explora preguntas fundamentales que se han planteado los seres humanos, como" Como nacio el universo?" Varias teorias se analizan, incluyendo aquellos sobre la identidad transpersonal, tradiciones espirituales, las fronteras de la conciencia humana, y la potencial del psique individual de lograr la plenitud.""

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.