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The Ultimate Journey (2nd Edition) - by Stanislav Grof (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Invaluable insights from more than half a century of research and personal discovery into the experience of death and dying.Beyond personal history and archetypal themes, a comprehensive psychology must also address the fundamental significance of birth and death.
- Author(s): Stanislav Grof
- 644 Pages
- Body + Mind + Spirit, Entheogens & Visionary Substances
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Book Synopsis
Invaluable insights from more than half a century of research and personal discovery into the experience of death and dying.Beyond personal history and archetypal themes, a comprehensive psychology must also address the fundamental significance of birth and death. Stanislav Grof, MD, distills teachings from ancient wisdom and modern science that suggest how to face the process of death and dying. The ultimate journey challenges us all, and how we approach it is much more than major personal issue. Those who come to terms with death in deep experiential self-exploration tend to develop a sense of planetary citizenship, reverence for life in all its forms, and spirituality of a universal and all-encompassing nature. Such radial inner transformation might be humanity's only real chance for survival. The Ultimate Journey describes ancient and aboriginal ritual and spiritual practices that help us understand the experience of death, develop effective ways of making dying easier, and integrate it as a meaningful part of life. The book also summarizes modern studies that shed new light on a variety of phenomena related to death and dying, including psycho-spiritual death and rebirth, near-death experiences, and the new expanded cartography y of the psyche that has emerged from Grofís fifty years of research of psychedelic therapy, Holotropic Breathwork, and spontaneous psychospiritual crises.
Review Quotes
"I recommend this book to anyone seeking to come to terms with their own or anyone else's mortality." -Renn Butler, Alternative Culture magazine
"This latest in a lengthy collection of books . . . is a true testament to Grof's depth of knowledge and wide-ranging scholarship." -Mark Brady, Journal of Transpersonal Psychology
"The Ultimate Journey plunges into a thorough-and thoroughly interesting-cross-cultural exploration of the posthumous journey of the soul" -Juniper Quin, SevenPonds