The Unfolding Self: Varieties of Transformative Experience - Softcover

Metzner, Ralph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1579830005 ISBN 13: 9781579830007

Publisher: Origin Press, 1998

Synopsis

This book identifies the universal structures that underlie the varieties of transformative experiences, much as William James did a century ago in The Varieties of Religious Experience. Featuring dozens of illustrations, this book, now a "One Spirit" Book-of-the-Month-Club selection, is a brilliant cross-cultural examination of the power of archetypal metaphors to nurture profound experiences of transformation.

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About the Author

Raplh Metzner is world-renowned as a pioneer in the study of consiousness and transformative experience. He worked with Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert on psychedelic research at Harvard, where he received a Ph. D. in clinical psychology. He has since practiced psychotherapy and pursued research in consciousness studies in a variety of settings. Today he teaches at the california Institute of Integral Studies, where he was Academic Dean for 10 years. His other books include The Psychedelic Experience, Maps of Consciousness, and The Well of Remembrance.

From the Back Cover

In The Unfolding Self Dr. Ralph Metzner unveils the dynamics and archetypes of transformative experience-offering seekers reliable guidance along their own inner path. No comparable psychology of spirituality exists that draws from such a rich lifework of scholarship, experiment, and spiritual practice. Drawing from multiple disciplines and ranging across the world's cultures, Dr. Metzner goes beyond his roots in transpersonal psychology to uncover universal structures of spiritual transformation. Readers who immerse themselves in these masterful descriptions can catalyze their own process of evolution.

Edition details

• Publisher: Origin Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1579830005
• ISBN 13: 9781579830007
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 319