Human Survival and Consciousness Evolution

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 Psychology of the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research; all published by SUNY Press.

• IntroductionStanislav Grof 1. Human Survival: A Psycho-Evolutionary AnalysisRoger Walsh 2. Transpersonal VisionFrances Vaughan 3. The Transformed Beserk: Unification of Psychic OppositesMarie-Louise von Franz 4. On Getting to Know One's Inner Enemy: Transformational Perspectives on the Conflict of Good and EvilRalph Metzner 5. Modern Consciousness Research and Human SurvivalStanislav Grof 6. Individuality: A Spiritual Task and Societal HazardJohn Weir Perry 7. Thoughts on Mysticism as Frontier of Consciousness EvolutionBrother David Steindl-Rast 8. Jesus, Evolution, and the Future of HumanityJohn White 9. The Buddhist Path and Social ResponsibilityJack Kornfield 10. Transition to a New ConsciousnessKaran Singh 11. The Darkness of God: Theology After HiroshimaJames Garrison 12. The Incomplete Myth: Reflections on the "Star Wars" Dimension of the Arms RaceMichael E. Zimmerman 13. Laying Down A Path in Walking: A Biologist's Look at a New Biology and Its EthicsFrancisco J. Varela 14. Pacific Shift: The Philosophical and Political Movement from the Atlantic to the PacificWilliam Irwin Thompson 15. Space-Age and Planetary Awareness: A Personal ExperienceRussell L. Schweickart 16. Near Death Experiences: Implications for Human Evolution and Planetary TransformationKenneth Ring 17. The Omega ProjectKenneth Ring and Alise Agar 18. Death, The Final Stage of GrowthElisabeth Kubler-Ross Contributors Index