The Transpersonal Vision: The Healing Potential of Non-ordinary States of Consciousness

In 1954, physician and research scientist Stanislav Grof began his investigations into non-ordinary states of consciousness. On The Transpersonal Vision, this pioneering cartographer of the human psyche tells the story of his quest for a new architecture of the self. You will hear about Dr. Grof's forays into the worlds of the shaman and mystic; what past-life experiences can teach us about our life purpose; how non-ordinary states reveal the intrinsic structure of the universe itself; and much more. Here is Stanislav Grof's own front-line account of his search beyond the domain of our personal biographies and into the territory of mystical states, archetypal forces, and even the intrinsic structure of the universe itself.

Stanislav Grof

Stanislav Grof, MD, received his doctorate in medicine from the Charles University School of Medicine in Prague and his doctorate in the philosophy of medicine from the Czechoslovakian Academy of Sciences. Dr. Grof has served as a research fellow at John Hopkins University and chief of psychiatric research at the Maryland Psychiatric Center. He currently teaches psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Stanislav Grof is the founding president of the International Transpersonal Association. He is the author of 11 books, including Realms of the Human Unconscious; Beyond the Brain; The Holographic Mind; andThe Stormy Search for the Self (with Christina Grof).