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Author : Roger N. Walsh
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780394726908
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (269 download)
Download or read book Staying Alive written by Roger N. Walsh and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 1984 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Stanislav Grof
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780887065279
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (652 download)
Download or read book Human Survival and Consciousness Evolution written by Stanislav Grof and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In addition to the apocalyptic prospect of global nuclear destruction, there are other dismal scenarios involving resource and environmental issues that are less imminent but still serious in the long term. Past analyses, seeking remedies, have focused on symptoms rather than causes. They represent extensions and expressions of the same philosophies and strategies that created these situations. This book brings a fresh and optimistic perspective to the problem area. It explores modern consciousness research and transpersonal psychology for practices that accelerate the development of consciousness. It covers a wide range from laboratory techniques of experimental psychiatry, transpersonal psychotherapies, and Jungian psychology to the Oriental and Western mystical traditions.
Author : Rolf W. Frohlich
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1413409547
Total Pages : 443 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (134 download)
Download or read book Evolutionary Intelligence written by Rolf W. Frohlich and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human nature holds the intelligence of life. It provides a psychology that is much stronger, more effective and more reliable than the psychology society teaches us. This psychology taps into the evolutionary survival experience of our species, which occupied most of human history. It was the period when the species evolved and our ancestor survived as a hunter and gatherer. More than 99% of human history is encoded in the DNA of our genes and lastingly etched into the human psyche. Our natural psychology, the human psyche, is the result of evolutionary adaptation. The psyche provides the genetic capacity for behavioral, mental and spiritual adaptation. It supports the gratification of our needs. And it contains the blueprint of human life. The book is about human nature and human survival. Human nature, that is, the human psyche, has survival value. The book introduces a metapsychology that refers to the Jungian archetypes and the survival capabilities inherent in the psyche. Like all living organisms and forms of life, we possess an innate capacity for survival. By awakening this evolutionary intelligence, we gain access to the primordial power and wisdom of the archetypal psyche. This innate psychology transcends the cultural conditioning that has shaped us all and erects an entirely different reference system making us look at life in a new way. We live in a world that reflects human nature and we are well equipped to survive in it. Beyond that, there is also something in us that resonates with a larger context. Our psychological constitution relates us to the outer realities of nature and cosmos. It is in this sense that we partake in the evolution of life on this planet and in the larger design of a cosmic universe. This primary psyche is shared by all humanity as part of a common biological and psychological history.
Author : Robert Evan Ornstein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book New World, New Mind written by Robert Evan Ornstein and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Barbara Marx Hubbard
Publisher : New World Library
ISBN 13 : 1577312813
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (773 download)
Download or read book Conscious Evolution written by Barbara Marx Hubbard and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2010-10-14 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outlining the new worldview of conscious evolution, futurist Barbara Marx Hubbard has written a call to action for our current generation to fulfill its creative potential. She defines conscious evolution as “the awareness that humans have gained the power to affect our own evolution,” and she asserts that we must quickly become capable of wise and ethical guidance of evolution itself, if life on earth is to survive. Only in the last fifty years have we gained the scientific and technological power to destroy or enhance the planet's life-support system. Our generation has the ability to abuse or conserve these powers — to act, in a way, as “co-creator.” Conscious Evolution reveals the “path of the co-creator” — born out of these powers and society's new spirituality — and discusses the tools and opportunities that each of us has to fully participate in this exciting stage in history.
Author : Robert Evan Ornstein
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Evolution of Consciousness written by Robert Evan Ornstein and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1991 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1 I/S. Probes the evolutionary path of the human mind and the way we use it. On Booklist's Editors Choice list for 1991.
Author : Stanislav Grof
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 143840509X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)
Download or read book The Cosmic Game written by Stanislav Grof and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1998-03-19 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this, his culminating work, the leading international figure in consciousness research masterfully synthesizes his vast findings, drawing not only upon psychedelic therapy and Holotropic Breathwork, but also from literature, cross-cultural studies, ancient mystical sources and psychological data, resulting in a profound consolidation and articulation of what is now known about nonordinary states of consciousness. The Cosmic Game discusses the broadest philosophical, metaphysical and spiritual insights gleaned in Grof's research concerning human nature and reality, addressing the most fundamental questions human beings have asked about the nature of existence since time immemorial. Insights from research into nonordinary states of consciousness portray existence as an astonishing play of the cosmic creative principle that transcends time, space, linear causality, and polarities of every kind and suggest an identity of the individual psyche in its furthest reaches with the universal creative principle and the totality of existence. This identity of the human being with the Divine is the ultimate secret that lies at the core of all great spiritual traditions. "What moves this book into the status of a classic is that it is in substantial agreement with the world's great wisdom and spiritual traditions. This modern corroboration of the perennial philosophy is a stunning achievement and deserves publication to the widest audiences." -- Ken Wilber, author of Up from Eden: A Transpersonal View of Human Evoution and The Atman Project: A Transpersonal View of Human Development "The Cosmic Game is the latest and best of Stanislav Grof's extraordinary contributions to our understanding of human consciousness. This book provides a coherent picture of how individual experience fits into universal patterns of consciousness" -- Frances Vaughan, author of Shadows of the Sacred: Seeing through Spiritual Illusions "Perhaps the most important of all his works, representing as it does an integration of the most profound of his clients' experiences and demonstrating a remarkable convergence with the deepest spiritual experiences reported across centuries and cultures. This convergence is a finding of the greatest significance." -- Roger Walsh, author of The Spirit of Shamanism "Grof is the world's leading authority on the deep exploration of the mind and soul... This is a wonderful gift!" -- Charles Tart, author of States of Consciousness and Psi: Scientific Studies of the Psychic Realm Stanislav Grof, MD, is a psychiatrist with more than fifty years of experience in research of nonordinary states of consciousness. He has been Principal Investigator in a psychedelic research program at the Psychiatric Research Institute in Prague, Czechoslovakia; Chief of Psychiatric Research at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University; and Scholar-in-Residence at the Esalen Institute. He is currently Professor of Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, conducts professional training programs in holotropic breathwork, and gives lectures and seminars worldwide. He is one of the founders and chief theoreticians of transpersonal psychology and the founding president of the International Transpersonal Association (ITA). In 2007, he was granted the prestigious Vision 97 award from the Vaclav and Dagmar Havel Foundation in Prague. He is the author and editor of many books, including The Adventure of Self-Discovery: Dimensions of Consciousness and New Perspectives in Psychotherapy and Inner Exploration; Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science; Beyond the Brain: Birth, Death, and Transcendence in Psychotherapy; Human Survival and Consciousness Evolution; and Psychology of the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research; all published by SUNY Press.
Author : Stanislav Grof
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791492389
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (914 download)
Download or read book Psychology of the Future written by Stanislav Grof and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summarizes Grof's experiences and observations from more than forty years of research into non-ordinary states of consciousness. This accessible and comprehensive overview of the work of Stanislav Grof, one of the founders of transpersonal psychology, was specifically written to acquaint newcomers with his work. Serving as a summation of his career and previous works, this entirely new book is the source to introduce Grof's enormous contributions to the fields of psychiatry and psychology, especially his central concept of holotropic experience, where holotropic signifies "moving toward wholeness." Grof maintains that the current basic assumptions and concepts of psychology and psychiatry require a radical revision based on the intensive and systematic research of holotropic experience. He suggests that a radical inner transformation of humanity and a rise to a higher level of consciousness might be humankind's only real hope for the future. "It's rare to find a textbook that is both extremely informative and enjoyable to read. Psychology of the Future has to be one of the first ones I've ever come across ... Each chapter brought an entirely new concept, theory, or method that was just as engaging as the previous one." — Dr. Tami Brady, TCM Reviews "This book is by a pioneering genius in consciousness research. It presents the full spectrum of Grof's ideas, from his earliest mappings of using LSD psychotherapy, to his clinical work with people facing death, to his more recent work with holotropic breathing, to his latest thoughts about the cosmological implications of consciousness research and the prospects for dealing with an emerging planetary crisis. Grof has always been one of the most original thinkers in the transpersonal field, and his creativity has kept pace with the maturity of his overall vision." -- Michael Washburn, author of Transpersonal Psychology in Psychoanalytic Perspective "Grof offers an outstanding contribution to the ever-growing debate about the nature of human consciousness and about the place of humankind in the cosmos. If more psychiatrists could be persuaded that human consciousness transcends the limitations of the physical brain, and instead is but an aspect of what may best be described as 'cosmic consciousness,' we could not only expect treatment modalities to change, but we could also anticipate the possibility of culture-wide rethinking of the basic presuppositions of modern cosmology, the cosmology that grounds Western institutions, ideologies, and beliefs about the nature of personhood." -- Michael E. Zimmerman, author of Contesting Earth's Future: Radical Ecology and Postmodernity Stanislav Grof, MD, is a psychiatrist with more than fifty years of experience in research of non-ordinary states of consciousness. He has been Principal Investigator in a psychedelic research program at the Psychiatric Research Institute in Prague, Czechoslovakia; Chief of Psychiatric Research at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University; and Scholar-in-Residence at the Esalen Institute. He is currently Professor of Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies, conducts professional training programs in holotropic breathwork, and gives lectures and seminars worldwide. He is one of the founders and chief theoreticians of transpersonal psychology and the founding president of the International Transpersonal Association (ITA). In 2007, he was granted the prestigious Vision 97 award from the Vaclav and Dagmar Havel Foundation in Prague. He is the author and editor of many books, including The Adventure of Self-Discovery: Dimensions of Consciousness and New Perspectives in Psychotherapy and Inner Exploration; Ancient Wisdom and Modern Science; Beyond the Brain: Birth, Death, and Transcendence in Psychotherapy; The Cosmic Game: Explorations of the Frontiers of Human Consciousness; and Human Survival and Consciousness Evolution; all published by SUNY Press.
Author : Thomas Edward McNamara
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 9780761827658
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (276 download)
Download or read book Evolution, Culture, and Consciousness written by Thomas Edward McNamara and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2004 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas McNamara, in Evolution, Culture, and Consciousness, presents the first comprehensive theory of human perception and consciousness based on the generally accepted principles of evolutionary psychology. This theory, building on the best evolutionary research, explains that just a few simple neurological changes in the primate brain account for human speech, self-consciousness and the creation of meaning out of experience. All primates can learn, but our species evolved a new instinct for learning, which makes childhood learning just as powerful as the other biological instincts found in all other primates. McNamara shows that children are genetically programmed to learn not just what to think, but how to think, shaping the preconscious process for creating meaning out of experience. However, because our environment has changed radically since our origin, this archaic form of consciousness has become a major block to human development and success. After explaining how we have all been programmed to preconsciously create meaning out of experience, McNamara shows how we can create a new and more successful way of thinking and feeling, resulting in a happier, more productive, stress free life.
Author : Ervin Laszlo
Publisher : Light on Light Press
ISBN 13 : 9781958921173
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (211 download)
Download or read book The Survival Imperative written by Ervin Laszlo and published by Light on Light Press. This book was released on 2023-04-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With humanity facing its greatest series of simultaneous crises, Ervin Laszlo offers a scientifically based perspective on a phase of upshift to higher levels of order and coherence to keep us on our evolutionary path.
Author : Abhijit Naskar
Publisher : Neuro Cookies
ISBN 13 : 1540124363
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Homo written by Abhijit Naskar and published by Neuro Cookies. This book was released on with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HOMO: A Brief History of Consciousness is Abhijit Naskar’s yet another scientific work of adventure. In this book he turns the clock back millions of years for the readers to witness the evolution of the most mysterious living mechanism on planet earth - The Human Consciousness. Here he takes a broader approach of scientific investigation and dives deep into the abyss of history to reveal the exhilarating scientific truths behind apparently ancient questions like: How and when did humans start to become truly humans? What exactly triggered the mysterious development of Human Consciousness? How did the humans turn out to be the smartest species on this planet? This is a page-turning adventure story that stunningly enables even the most non-technical reader to think like a brain scientist.
Author : Stanislav Grof
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780887065415
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (654 download)
Download or read book The Adventure of Self-Discovery written by Stanislav Grof and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1988-01-31 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here Grof presents a useful model of the psychea model extended by his thirty years of studying non-ordinary states of consciousness. It is useful for understanding such phenomena as shamanism, mysticism, psychedelic states, spontaneous visionary experiences, and psychotic episodes. The model is also useful in explaining the dynamics of experiential psychotherapies and a variety of sociopolitical manifestations such as war and revolution. This book might have been entitled Beyond Drugs. The second part describes the principles and process of the non-pharmacological technique developed by the author and his wife, Christina, for self-exploration and for psychotherapy. Grof explores in detail the components of this technique. He describes its method, its effective mechanisms, as well as its goals and potential. Its practice is simple, since it utilizes the natural healing capacity of the psyche.
Author : Stanislav Grof
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438405081
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)
Download or read book Beyond the Brain written by Stanislav Grof and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1985-08-01 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond the Brain seriously challenges the existing neurophysiological models of the brain. After three decades of extensive research on those non-ordinary states of consciousness induced by psychedelic drugs and by other means, Grof concludes that our present scientific world view is as inadequate as many of its historical predecessors. In this pioneering work, he proposes a new model of the human psyche that takes account of his findings. Grof includes in his model the recollective level, or the reliving of emotionally relevant memories, a level at which the Freudian framework can be useful. Beyond that is perinatal level in which the human unconscious may be activated to a reliving of biological birth and confrontation with death. How birth experience influences an individual's later development is a central focus of the book. The most serious challenge to contemporary psycho-analytic theory comes from a delineation of the transpersonal level, or the expansion of consciousness beyond the boundaries of time and space. Grof makes a bold argument that understanding of the perinatal and transpersonal levels changes much of how we view both mental illness and mental health. His reinterpretation of some of the most agonizing aspects of human behavior proves thought provoking for both laypersons and professional therapists.
Author : Chris P. Younce.
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1662455445
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (624 download)
Download or read book Cognitive Liberty written by Chris P. Younce. and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-08-03 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mankind is at a crossroads. Our social systems are breaking down because we’ve lost touch with our ecological position in the natural world. We’ve become utterly distracted by the fast-paced demands of daily life to the point where we’ve lost track of who we are. We’ve forgotten how to work as a team and nurture the partnerships that helped us be who we are today. Our neglected partnerships and abusive attitude toward our homeland reflect a mass symptom of ignorance that begs me to question the sanity of modern culture. Our inability to apply our attention to our intention has placed our species into vulnerable territory. Nature beckons us to wake up and remember who’s in charge. The research explored throughout this book is based on the personal evolutionary process of creativity: our way of relating to the world. The reason this exploration is so personal is that it deals with the universal qualities of consciousness, as experienced uniquely by each individual on a subjective level. Thus, the theme of this project is to identify the objective aspect of evolving human consciousness by means of cognitive liberation. This quest is meant to address the peculiar problems of the unconscious and subconscious that shape ordinary experiences. This book considers consciousness as the locus of evolutionary change. What does it mean to be free from insecurity, to not get caught up in the trap of our minds and carried away from what truly matters in life? Cognitive Liberty offers our bodies and minds a resolution to our being and embrace life as a journey on its own terms. It’s a friendly reminder that we’re part of a learning process in constant stages of development and indeterminism. The more we’re able to have fun with the process, the greater the freedom we experience in return.
Author : Kenneth R. Miller
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9781476790268
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (92 download)
Download or read book The Human Instinct written by Kenneth R. Miller and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A radical, optimistic exploration of how humans evolved to develop reason, consciousness, and free will. Lately, the most passionate advocates of the theory of evolution seem to present it as bad news. Scientists such as Richard Dawkins, Lawrence Krauss, and Sam Harris tell us that our most intimate actions, thoughts, and values are mere byproducts of thousands of generations of mindless adaptation. We are just one species among multitudes, and therefore no more significant than any other living creature. Now comes Brown University biologist Kenneth R. Miller to make the case that this view betrays a gross misunderstanding of evolution. Natural selection surely explains how our bodies and brains were shaped, but Miller argues that it’s not a social or cultural theory of everything. In The Human Instinct, he rejects the idea that our biological heritage means that human thought, action, and imagination are pre-determined, describing instead the trajectory that ultimately gave us reason, consciousness and free will. A proper understanding of evolution, he says, reveals humankind in its glorious uniqueness—one foot planted firmly among all of the creatures we’ve evolved alongside, and the other in the special place of self-awareness and understanding that we alone occupy in the universe. Equal parts natural science and philosophy, The Human Instinct is a moving and powerful celebration of what it means to be human.
Author : Dhurvas Sivakumar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781521777251
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (772 download)
Download or read book Understanding Creation's Design written by Dhurvas Sivakumar and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-25 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [COLOR PRINT EDITION] SUMMARY: A 'Psychology 101' book with a method to develop Intuition. An extension and meaningful alternative to Darwin's Evolution theory. A non-believer's guide to applied spirituality without dogmas. A scientific, pictorial explanation of the human mind and its evolution. 'Understanding Trump' is the next in this series on how-to-apply TCE. ABSTRACT: The UCD-TCE Foundation book provides a comprehensive, holistic view of life, including the workings of the human mind, that does not contradict the scientific findings and development. It opens up vistas for finding a better handle on intriguing problems, where science and society do not have an adequate basis to approach them. This is not taught in schools but you may probably want to learn it sooner than later. It is a small book, written in an easy-to-follow Q&A style with many pictures, but not a quick read. No prior familiarity with the subject is required and anyone with school education should be able to follow. It covers a broad range of topics: basic instincts, creativity, evolution, human mind, learning methods, intuition, self-development, introspection, religion, social institutions, sex, diet, manmade machines, computers, AI robots, GM foods, R&D, medicine, Darwin's theory limitations, evil forces, ... in a comprehensive fabric.AUTHOR'S BLOG: Visit www.mccrf.org for further discussion more on the book for addressing the mind corruption that affects all our daily activities. KINDLE EDITION: See Product Description in the matching Kindle Edition for the book's Table of Contents with 36 Q&As.OUTLINE OF THE BOOK: In Section 1: Creation and Purpose (TCE 1 - 8), it defines the Creation as an evolving platform, the ultimate target, what is it made up of, and the purpose behind the Creation. As part of the purpose, it introduces the theme of the book: Bliss and its new generation. In Section 2: Consciousness Evolution (TCE 9 - 16), the book covers the genesis of creative action, positive or negative actions, universal drivers for action, fundamental instincts (sex, hunger, etc) defined as ACF - Action Catalyst Factors, consciousness evolution and its workings. In Section 3: Human Consciousness (TCE 17 - 18), a detailed psychology is covered, differences between human consciousness and mind, their four aspects (Thought, Power, Feeling, & Ego/Bliss) and "helium balloon inside the funnel" visualization with pictures are introduced. Mind's Balance and the affecting factors (aka. BAF) are also introduced. In Section 4: Self-Governance (TCE 19 - 21), an important Self-governance (a checks-and-balance mechanism of the Creation) and its workings and the matching process in humans are discussed and ends with a note on the role of suffering in the evolution. In Section 5: Human Evolution (TCE 22 - 24), Human evolution and its stages are covered with an exhaustive analysis what the society and religions offer for humans to evolve. In this important Section 6: Quickening Evolution (TCE 25 - 29), a proven method for intuition development is covered with a fascinating Creation Mechanism picture. It starts with outlining two ways of human learning, determining true or false, and the catch-22 problem by using the mind as the tool, and resolution. It then covers the delicate virtue of loyalty, followed by popular topics: sex and diet. This section concludes an elaborate treatment of introspection with a couple of flow-charts on self-analysis. In Section 7: Advanced Topics (TCE 30 - 37), a collection of topics such as True Teacher, Human Innovations (machines, GM foods, AI robots, etc.), growing "younger" possibility, comparison with Darwin's theory, evil's origin are all discussed. The book concludes with a detailed summary of key Creation's design principles with a "Trinocular" view & "Mental Dartboard". The Appendix has Balance Profile examples, Target State, & Open Software Platform comparison.
Author : John C. Eccles
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134968345
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)
Download or read book Evolution of the Brain: Creation of the Self written by John C. Eccles and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-07-05 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir John Eccles, a distinguished scientist and Nobel Prize winner who has devoted his scientific life to the study of the mammalian brain, tells the story of how we came to be, not only as animals at the end of the hominid evolutionary line, but also as human persons possessed of reflective consciousness.
