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Feelings of oneness with other people, nature, and the universe. Encounters with extraterrestrials, deities, and demons. Out-of-body experiences and past-life memories. Science casts a skeptical eye. But Dr. Stanislav Grof?the psychiatric researcher who co-founded transpersonal psychology?believes otherwise. When the Impossible Happens presents Dr. Grof 's mesmerizing firsthand account of over 50 years of inquiry into waters uncharted by classical psychology, one that will leave readers questioning the very fabric of our existence. From his first LSD session that gave him a glimpse of cosmic consciousness to his latest work with Holotropic Breathwork, When the Impossible Happens will amaze readers with vivid explorations of topics such as: ? ?Temptations of a Non-Local Universe??experiments in astral projection ? ?Praying Mantis in Manhattan? and other tales of synchronicity ? ?Trailing Clouds of Glory??remembering birth and prenatal life ? ?Dying and Beyond??survival of consciousness after death Here is an incredible opportunity to journey beyond ordinary consciousness?guaranteed to shake the foundations of what we assume to be reality?and sure to offer a new vision of our human potential, as we contemplate When the Impossible Happens.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #76228 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-01
• Released on: 2005-04-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 360 pages

About the Author
Stanislav Grof, M.D., Ph.D. is a psychiatrist who has researched non-ordinary states of consciousness for over half a century. One of the founders and chief theoreticians of transpersonal psychology, Dr. Grof is the president of the International Transpersonal Association and a professor of psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies and the Pacifica Graduate Institute. His numerous books include Beyond the Brain (SUNY Press, 1985) and Psychology of the Future (SUNY Press, 2000). Dr. Grof lives in Mill Valley, California.

Customer Reviews

No science here
The fact that Mr Grof is a psychiatrist allowed him to disguise his postmodernistic attitudes, penchant for hallucinogens, and New Age beliefs as an investigator's research. This book contains the pseudo-scientific memories of a bon vivant who filters observations through an overinflated ego clad in unfounded compliance to Eastern religious dogmas, and a subjective, gullible, hedonistic worldview. How can a follower of the hysterical, follower-abusing guru Swami Muktananda claim to be a scientist is beyond my understanding.

If you look for true research into the spiritual sphere, look somewhere else.

one of the best books i have ever read
wow, if at least 10th of these storied is true, then the impossible does really happen :)

Just When You Think You Know What Reality Is...
Stan Grof started out volunteering for LSD studies in psychiatry. He has probably taken a wider variety of naturally occurring mind-altering drugs than most freshman college students. He and his wife also developed holotropic breathwork to allow access to non-ordinary states of consciousness.

Some of the stories are his and some are their patients in the breathwork. What he has learned from these unconventional personal experiences is off the charts. The book covers a diverse set of extraordinary events in our physical reality from synchronicity to reincarnation to ESP. Truly a cosmic experience.