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Arrest, Interrogation, Prison Life, V. V. Nailmov

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Unattached Mind, Shoshin Lchishima

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The Last Time I Saw Fritz, Marc L. Joslyn

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Zen is not merely an exotic practice imported from the Orient; it is the constantly fresh

realization ofTrue Nature everywhere and at every time. So, it may be expected that sparks

of Zen will be found in all cultures. Hence, having been engaged with Zen practice since 1964,

the author reminisces here about how he turned to Zen after his study of Gestalt psychology

and his encounter with Gestalt therapy in the person ofFritz Perls. Gestalt therapy as usually

practiced is not Zen, the author concludes. But if it clears the way for a glimmer of the Self

which has …

Endangered Asanas, Ralph Augsburger

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The Re-Cognition Of Being's Infrastructure As Self-Completion, Herbert Guenther

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Wholeness as indivisible and the human being's connectedness with it are the abiding themes

of the Buddhist experience-rooted and process-oriented thinking that goes by the name of

rDzogs-chen. From its basically holistic point of view, the human being is a sub-whole,

similar to a variation on a musical theme. From another point of view, however, based on

the confusion of a compacted (and hence de-compactable) totality with wholeness, the human

being is seen as being a reality that is internally divided and feels uncertain about who/

what he really is. Together, the intolerable feelings of being divided and uncertain cause …

Altered States Of Consciousness And Psychotherapy A Cross-Cultural Perspective, Mario Simoes

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The main physiological and induced Altered States of Consciousness (ASCs) aJ:e outlined as well as methods of induction. The phenomenology of ASCs is described and related to psychopathology. A short commentary is given aboutASCs used in some ethnopsychotherapies. Psychotherapies of Western origin using ASCs, especially hypnosis, Holotropic BJ:eathwork, and Personalized Experiential Restructuralization Therapy (Past-Life/Regression Therapy) are outlined and discussed.

Spring Essence The Poetryofh8xuan Hu'o'Ng, John Balaban

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Quiet Mind, Atsumi Yamamoto

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Transpersonal Psychology As A Scientific Field, Harris Friedman

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The importance of the development of transpersonal psychology as a science is considered. Arguments from romanticism, scientism, and constructionism that challenge this possibility are countered. A distinction is drawn between the field of transpersonal psychology as a science and the broader area known as transpersonal studies that may legitimately use scientific or nonscientific methods. The concepts of transpersonal phenomena and transcendent noumena are delineated, the latter being seen as outside of the purview of science. The benefits of embracing a scientific approach are contrasted to a number of epistemological alternatives. The scientific approach is forwarded for its potential contribution towards …

Jean-Jacques Dicker Photography First, Philippe L. Gross

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Language As Aperture, Duane Preble

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The Essence Of Transpersonal Psychology Contemporary Views, S. I. Shapiro, Grace W. Lee, Philippe L. Gross

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The authors compiled 80 chronologically ordered passages from the contemporary psychology

literature that address the essence of transpersonal psychology. A thematic analysis of

these passages revealed that the two most frequent categories, occurring 53 (66.2%) and 49

(61.2%) times respectively, were: (a) Going beyond or transcending the individual, ego, self,

the personal, personality, or personal identity; existence of a deeper, true, or authentic Self;

and (b) Spirituality, psychospiritual, psychospiritual development, the spiritual, spirit. Other,

less frequent, themes included: special states of consciousness; interconnectivity/unity; going

beyond other schools of psychology; emphasis on a scientific approach; mysticism; full range

of consciousness; greater …

The Universe Grasper, S. I. Shapiro

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Lumignosis, Michael G. Mitchell

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Photography can compress what moves through eternity into the appearance of a single moment. Eternity is always willing to participate; light is its favorite son. Light is always ready ro befriend the sensitive photographer and to induce metacomprehensive wonder. Truth has always come to me through my eyes. What I call "greater truth'' comes as poetry sung by the voice of light.

Dinomor: Evoking Memories Of Dino's Dreams And Death, Tonu R. Soidla

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

This is a transpersonal fantasy about the last days of the dinosaurs ca. sixty-five million years ago. I suppose that communication with the Timeless (or if one prefers to put it--with Another) in one's mind precedes intraspecies communication and that one of the first recognizable acts of mystical life is surrender. A more specific and of course more far-out and irreverent hypothesis underlying this fantasy is that--unlike the bulk of individual memory records--Timeless memory "seeds" of unspecified origin are transmittable by a [retro]enterovirus. This leads to the possibility of horizontal transmission of this type of memory. In the new host, …

The Ad Man Monk, Asa Baber

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The Backward Glance: Rilke And The Ways Ofthe Heart, Robert D. Romanyshyn

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About Our Contributors, P L. Gross, S. I. Shapiro

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Mandalas, Nixies, Goddesses, And Succubi A Transpersonal Anthropologist Looks At The Anima, Charles D. Laughlin

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Healing Of Psychoses In Transpersonal Understanding, Joachim Galuska

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The Meaning Of Self-Liberation And Some Loops From The Source Of Danger Is Fear, Elías Capriles

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Spirituality And Psychotherapy The Matter Of"Separation Anxiety" And Beyond, Stuart Sovatsky

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Entering The Inconceivable: Stereogramic Viewing And The Spirit Of The Mountain Cave, S. I. Shapiro, Philippe L. Gross

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The Emergence Of The Ego/Self Complementarity And Its Beyond, Herbert Guenther

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Word Painting, Carl Sesar

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Dreams And Reflections Under A Hill: Fragments Of A Triviographic Description Of The Umbra Vale By A Xxth-Century Ex-Soviet Transrational Traveler, T. R. Soidla

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On The History Of Mystical Anarchism In Russia, V. V. Nalimov

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A New Look At Theosophy The Great Chain Of Being Revisited, H. David Wenger

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Death, Identity, And Enlightenment In Tibetan Culture, Karma Lekshe Tsomo

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Ageless Nonsense Of Our Life, Kuang-Ming Wu

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