LSD Psychotherapy (4th Edition): The Healing Potential of Psychedelic Medicine
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The sensationalism surrounding the widespread use of LSD in the late 1960s and the subsequent legislative overkill virtually ended psychotherapeutic LSD research. Much of what had been learned over thirty years of scientific medical study was so distorted or suppressed that no objective overview was available to the general reader except for this book. LSD Psychotherapy is a complete account of a remarkable chapter in the ever-continuing inquiry into our transpersonal nature and origins. The controlled studies described in this book reveal exciting and challenging data about the nature of human consciousness, perception, and reality itself. Drawing on this work, Stanislav Grof outlines a new cartography of the human mind, one which accounts for experiences such as shamanic trances, near-death experiences and altered states of consciousness. This vision is also the foundation for Dr. Grof's revolutionary Holotropic Breathwork techniques. This book is also a visual feast, with numerous color drawings and paintings created by research participants (see featured artist Sherana Harriette Frances’ book, Drawing It Out: Befriending the Unconscious. Many of these depict archetypal images from the collective human consciousness, forming a powerful addition to the text. LSD Psychotherapy is a valuable source of information for those who are involved with LSD in any way, whether as parents, teachers, researchers, legislators, or students of the human psyche. The approach to healing described in this book is inspired by the eternal desire of humankind for wholeness and an enduring grasp of reality. Review: Future of psychotherapy - I love Dr. GROF's work. This is just another exemple of his pioneer thinking in the domain of psychedelics and psychotherapy. Learned a lot, also for my personal process Review: Fascinating and insightful book - Fascinating and insightful book into the effects of LSD. Amusing history of how LSD was accidentally discovered and all the psychological ways it can manifest during and after use. I am reading this as part of a program teaching similar effects of plant medicine. Apparently they are very similar.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 55 Reviews |
N**A
Future of psychotherapy
I love Dr. GROF's work. This is just another exemple of his pioneer thinking in the domain of psychedelics and psychotherapy. Learned a lot, also for my personal process
G**.
Fascinating and insightful book
Fascinating and insightful book into the effects of LSD. Amusing history of how LSD was accidentally discovered and all the psychological ways it can manifest during and after use. I am reading this as part of a program teaching similar effects of plant medicine. Apparently they are very similar.
B**A
Hofmann sintetizou e Grof analisou por completo a experiência com LSD.
Principal trablho de Stanislav Grof sobre LSD, cheio de detalhes e aprofundamento sobre a experiência lisérgica. Leitura essencial pra todos que pretendem atuar na clínica psicodélica ou para os que querem entender os processos psicodinâmicos quando sob efeito de psicodélicos.
M**R
Incredible book. Grof puts it all down in this ...
Incredible book. Grof puts it all down in this book. If you want a guide on using psyches for therapy this is is.
J**G
Amazing Topic, mediocre book
There is not much literature out there on this topic, from my perspective at least, which is far from complete. Grof has a kind of monopoly on it, it seems. I am very thankful for his books and the insights he shared with us. Grof turned my life upside down. Unfortunately, I can't say that Grof is that great of an author. In the moment, I am working systematically on the topic of LSD Therapy, and using this book as a foundation is just a hussle. His table of content looks decent on the first sight, but when you actually read the chapters you can see, that he repeats himself thousands of times and doesn't stick to what the names of the chapters indicate at all. It's really a mess. You could easily write a book half in pages and way better organised with the same level of content. Also, many important aspects are simply missing. One chapter he writes about different approaches in the LSD Therapy, and comes to the conclusion that there has to be an integrative model because 2 of the approaches, the psycholytic (similar to regular therapy) and the psychedelic (overwhelming experience that goes beyond individual biography), have each a lot to offer. Though, he doesn't give any suggestions on what this integration of approaches could look like.
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