Stanislav Grof
Author of LSD Psychotherapy
About the Author
Stanislav Grof, M.D., is a psychiatrist who has been principal investigator at the Psychiatric Research Institute in Prague. Chief of Psychedelic Research at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, and assistant professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University. He is now professor of show more psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies. His 20 books include Beyond the Brain, Psychology of the Future, The Cosmic Genius, and Spiritual Emergency. He live in California. show less
Works by Stanislav Grof
The Holotropic Mind: The Three Levels of Human Consciousness and How They Shape Our Lives (1992) 303 copies
The Adventure of Self-Discovery: Dimensions of Consciousness and New Perspectives in Psychotherapy and Inner… (1987) 176 copies
The dimensions of dying and rebirth : lectures from the 1976 Easter conference at the Association for Research and… (1977) 9 copies
Reizen door de geest : de drie niveaus van het menselijk bewustzijn en hoe ze ons leven vormgeven (1994) 4 copies
LSD: Doorway to the Numinous: The Groundbreaking Psychedelic Research into Realms of the Human Unconscious (2009) 3 copies
Modern Consciousness Research and the Understanding of Art, including the Visionary World of H.R. Giger (2015) 3 copies
The Transpersonal Vision: The Healing Potential of Nonordinary States of Consciousness (1999) 2 copies
Além do cérebro 1 copy
El camino del psiconauta [vol. 2]: La enciclopedia del viaje interior (Spanish Edition) (2023) 1 copy
脳を超えて 1 copy
魂の航海術 -死と死後の世界- イメージの博物誌 10 1 copy
Más allá de la muerte 1 copy
Den indre rejse 3 LSD-psykoterapi i teori og praksis / appendiks II oversat af Ole Hetmar (1977) 1 copy
Associated Works
Higher Wisdom: Eminent Elders Explore the Continuing Impact of Psychedelics (2005) — Contributor — 41 copies
Twilight of the Clockwork God: Conversations on Science and Spirituality at the End of an Age (1999) 25 copies
What is Reality?: The New Map of Cosmos, Consciousness, and Existence (A New Paradigm Book) (2016) — Introduction — 22 copies
The Revelation of the Breath: A Tribute to Its Wisdom, Power, and Beauty (2009) — Contributor — 8 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1931-07-31
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Czech Republic
- Birthplace
- Prague, Czech Republic
- Education
- Charles University (MD|1956)
Czechoslovakian Academy of Sciences (Phd|Medicine|1965) - Occupations
- psychiatrist
psychologist - Relationships
- Halifax, Joan (first wife)
Grof, Christina (second wife) - Organizations
- California Institute for Integral Studies
International Transpersonal Association - Awards and honors
- Boulder Prize (2007)
The VIZE 97 Prize (2007) - Short biography
- Stanislav Grof, docteur en médecine et psychiatre de formation, a plus de cinquante années de recherche sur le potentiel de guérison et de transformation des états non-ordinaires de conscience. Il est un des fondateurs et des théoriciens principaux de la Psychologie Transpcrsonnelle. Il est aussi le fondateur de l’Association International du Transpersonnel - International Transpersonal Association (ITA) - et son président. Quelques ouvrages en français : Nouvelles perspectives en psychiatrie, psychologie et psychothérapie : Aux confins de la recherche contemporaine sur la conscience, de Stanislav Grof et Olivier Clerc (Ed. Alphée, 2010) ;
Pour une psychologie du futur : Le potentiel de guérison des états modifiés de conscience de Stanislav Grof et Patrick Baudin (Ed. Dervy, 2009) ; Psychologie transpersonnelle de Stanislav Grof (Ed. du Rocher, 1996).
Site internet : www.stangrof.com
Voir aussi le site de l’institut de Recherche et d’Etude en Thérapie Transpersonnelle : www.irett.net
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This book is written by Stanislav Grof, a man described as a Transpersonal Psychologist. I was not exactly certain (euphemism for, 'I had no idea') what this might be so, I tried Wikipedia for a quick explanation. The entry came up emblazoned with the warning "THIS ARTICLE HAS MULTIPLE ISSUES": I know the feeling, having read this book.
I am presuming, from the scraps of knowledge that I have in the area, that the historical detail contained in this book is accurate and this gives a fascinating insight into the views upon death of the Egyptians, Tibetans and Mayans. It is interesting to note the similarities, which leads to the unasked question, at least in this book, as to whether these points of agreement are a form of borrowing or the result of a common source for these beliefs: i.e. was the Christian God, of my belief system, the same deity behind these other, seemingly disparate ideologies?
Mr, or should it be Doctor, Grof sidesteps this issue to head into a series of theories that would have seemed much more at home in the nineteen-sixties, linking the experience of dying with drug induced states. This I struggled to take seriously but, I still enjoyed the book, which is a well illustrated, pleasant trawl through the death rituals and beliefs of the aforementioned civilisations.… (more)
I am presuming, from the scraps of knowledge that I have in the area, that the historical detail contained in this book is accurate and this gives a fascinating insight into the views upon death of the Egyptians, Tibetans and Mayans. It is interesting to note the similarities, which leads to the unasked question, at least in this book, as to whether these points of agreement are a form of borrowing or the result of a common source for these beliefs: i.e. was the Christian God, of my belief system, the same deity behind these other, seemingly disparate ideologies?
Mr, or should it be Doctor, Grof sidesteps this issue to head into a series of theories that would have seemed much more at home in the nineteen-sixties, linking the experience of dying with drug induced states. This I struggled to take seriously but, I still enjoyed the book, which is a well illustrated, pleasant trawl through the death rituals and beliefs of the aforementioned civilisations.… (more)
Stanislav Grof, um dos fundadores da psicologia transpessoal, defende que as suposições e conceitos actuais e básicos da psicologia e da psiquiatria requerem uma revisão radical baseada na investigação intensiva e sistemática dos estados invulgares de consciência.
Em A Psicologia do Futuro, que serve como um sumário introdutório a meio século de carreira, Grof apresenta as contribuições que fez para os campos da psiquiatria e da psicologia - em especial o seu conceito central de experiência holotrópica, em que holotrópico significa "movendo-se em direcção à totalidade" -, desde as primeiras tentativas de proceder a uma cartografia da psique humana mediante psicoterapia com LSD, passando pela prática clínica com pessoas moribundas e pelo seu trabalho com respiração holotrópica, técnica terapêutica que desenvolveu, até às suas reflexões mais recentes sobre a consciência e as perspectivas para lidarmos com uma crise planetária crescente.… (more)
Em A Psicologia do Futuro, que serve como um sumário introdutório a meio século de carreira, Grof apresenta as contribuições que fez para os campos da psiquiatria e da psicologia - em especial o seu conceito central de experiência holotrópica, em que holotrópico significa "movendo-se em direcção à totalidade" -, desde as primeiras tentativas de proceder a uma cartografia da psique humana mediante psicoterapia com LSD, passando pela prática clínica com pessoas moribundas e pelo seu trabalho com respiração holotrópica, técnica terapêutica que desenvolveu, até às suas reflexões mais recentes sobre a consciência e as perspectivas para lidarmos com uma crise planetária crescente.… (more)
This is an interesting book. More from the point of view of assuring people who believe in alternative views of reality that they aren't necessarily insane just seeing the world in a different way. Also interesting in that Mr (actually Dr) Grof is a qualified psychologist and recognises that persons going through this kind of problem may be labeled as clinically suffering from some form of mental illness when that is not the treatment they need.
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Grof realized altered states of awareness had great healing potential. When drugs couldn't be obtained, he turned his attention to natural ways of producing altered states. He settled on developing a breathing technique that he called "holotropic breathwork".
I've had 4 breathwork sessions over the past 10 years with two different certified practitioners. My experiences are my personal treasures providing me with some remarkable insights. If you are interested in self exploration and are willing to confront past difficulties and traumas, this might be worth considering. It isn't a light read.
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