Realms of the Human Unconscious: Observations from LSD Research
by Stanislav Grof
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"The pioneering book that identified and explored the unknown landscape and non-ordinary states of human unconscious made visible by LSD"--Provided by publisher.Tags
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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 psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies. show more His 20 books include Beyond the Brain, Psychology of the Future, The Cosmic Genius, and Spiritual Emergency. He live in California. show less
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- Original title
- Realms of the Human Unconscious: Observations from LSD Research
- Original publication date
- 1975
- Dedication
- To my wife, Joan, and my parents
- First words
- Preface
This volume is the first of a series of books in which I plan to summarize and condense in a systematic and comprehensive way my observations and experiences during seventeen years of research with LSD and o... (show all)ther psychedelic drugs.
1 General Introduction: The LSD Controversy
More than a quarter of a century has elapsed since the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann accidentally discovered the potent psychoactive properties of diethylamide of d-lyserg... (show all)ic acid, better known as LSD-25. Shortly afterward, this substance became the subject of considerable controversy, which over the years has
reached unprecedented dimensions. It seems pertinent to start the discussion of LSD by a brief review of its stormy history. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)I would like to offer the material on which this book
is based for detailed analysis to every serious researcher who finds it of interest from the point of view of his own discipline. In turn, I would appreciate any critical comments and suggestions from the specialists of various disciplines that would help to clarify the findings described in this volume. - Blurbers
- Campbell, Joseph
- Original language
- English
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