LSD Psychotherapy (4th Edition): The Healing Potential of Psychedelic Medicine - Softcover

Stanislav Grof

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0979862205 ISBN 13: 9780979862205

Publisher: Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, 2008

Synopsis

The sensationalism surrounding the widespread use of LSD in the late 60s 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 Dr. Stanislav Grof outlines a new cartography of the human mind, one which accounts for experiences such as shamanic trance, near-death experiences and altered states of consciousness. This vision is also the foundation for Dr. Grof's revolutionary new 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, which form a powerful addition to the text. LSD Psychotherapy is a valuable source of information for those who are involved with LSD in any way, 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 sensationalism surrounding the widespread use of LSD in the late 60's 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.LSD Psychotherapy is a complete account of a remarkable chapter in the ever-continuing inquiry into transpersonal nature and origins. The controlled studies described in this book reveal exciting and challenging data about the nature of the human mind, one which accounts for experiences such as shamanic trance, near-death experiences and altered states of consciousness. This vision is also the foundation for Dr. Grof's revolutionary new Holotropic Breathwork techniques.This book is also a visual feast, with numerous color drawings and paintings created by research participants. Many of theses depict archetypal images from the collective human consciousness, which form a powerful addition to the text.

About the Author:

Stanislav Grof, M.D., began his research into the psychothera-peutic uses of LSD in 1960 at the Psychiatric Research Institute in Prague, Czechoslovakia. More than thirty years of work in this field make him eminently qualified to write this book. He is the founding president of the International Transpersonal Association, and has taught and lectured in academic and workshop settings worldwide. Dr. Grof is the author of numerous other books, the latest of which is Psychology of the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research.

About this edition

• Publisher: Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0979862205
• ISBN 13: 9780979862205
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 374