Psyche Unbound: Essays in Honor of Stanislav Grof

Edited by Sean Kelly, Ph.D. and Richard Tarnas, Ph.D.

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Psyche Unbound: Essays in Honor of Stanislav Grof is an extraordinary compilation of 22 essays that honor the path-breaking lifework of Stanislav Grof, M.D., Ph.D., the world’s leading researcher in psychedelic-assisted therapy, breathwork, and the exploration of non-ordinary states of consciousness.

Psyche Unbound features contributions from thought leaders of the last five decades, including a piece from Joseph Campbell’s 1971 lecture in the Great Hall at Cooper Union and Huston Smith’s 1976 summary of Grof’s work as it relates to the study of religion and mysticism. More recent writing includes reflections by renowned psychiatrists and researchers that discuss the importance of Grof’s contributions on the current wave of interest and research into psychedelic-assisted therapies and alternative states of consciousness.

Psyche Unbound, considered a festschrift for Stanislav Grof, includes essays that explore Grof’s work on numerous fronts including transpersonal sexual experiences, implications for social and cultural change, comparative studies with Asian religious systems, the perinatal dimensions of Jean-Paul Sartre’s transformational 1935 mescaline experience, and parallel findings from quantum and relativistic physics.

Edited by Richard Tarnas, Ph.D., and Sean Kelly, Ph.D., Psyche Unbound also features contributions from renowned academics, scientists and researchers including Charles Grob, Michael Mithoefer, Jenny Wade, William Keepin, Thomas Purton, Thomas Riedlinger, Fritjof Capra and more.

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Why this book matters

  • Honors the lifework of Stanislav Grof, the world’s most experienced researcher in psychedelic-assisted therapy and non-ordinary states of consciousness
  • Brings together 22 essays from five decades of thought leaders — including Joseph Campbell, Huston Smith, Fritjof Capra, and Michael Mithoefer
  • Explores Grof’s contributions across transpersonal psychology, perinatal research, quantum physics, and comparative religion
  • Situates Grof’s work within the current renaissance of psychedelic science and its implications for healing and human potential
  • An essential festschrift for anyone seeking to understand the intellectual and spiritual legacy of one of consciousness research’s greatest pioneers
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Book Reviews

“Brilliant and deep, this volume celebrates and illuminates Stan Grof’s genius. His profound vision has created a powerful new paradigm for psychology, medicine, human and social development, and for understanding the nature of consciousness. A truly important worthy tribute.” —Jack Kornfield, PhD Author of A Path With Heart

“The Psyche, Birth, Death, Cosmic Infinity, are the most mysterious themes humans have always been and are still grappling with. This book is a fascinating compilation of essays by the deepest thinkers of our time. In the eternal search for an experience of Transpersonal Consciousness as the Holy Grail of humanity, Stan Grof has shone the light of our most divine essence and our most touching existence. He deserves this gathering of voices as a respectful and loving honoring.” —Françoise Bourzat, MA Co-author of Consciousness Medicine: Indigenous Wisdom, Entheogens, and Expanded States of Consciousness for Healing and Growth

“Few people have contributed to our understanding of the psyche as much as Stan Grof. His pioneering research on multiple topics ranging from psychedelics to shamanism to death and dying, addiction, and more, coupled with his wide-ranging cross-disciplinary knowledge and formidable synthesizing capacities allowed him to make multiple break- through discoveries, and even to found new fields of discovery such as holotropic breath- work and spiritual emergencies. How wonderful that his life’s work is being celebrated in this outstanding Festschrift.” —Roger Walsh MD, PhD Professor of Psychiatry, Philosophy, and Anthropology, University of California

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