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Plaidoyer for Transpersonal Psychology: Theoretical and Practical Importance of its Discoveries

Stanislav Grof

Integral Transpersonal Journal September 1, 2021 DOI: 10.32031/itibte_itj_16-gs1 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
Keywords Transpersonal psychology Holotropic states Human potential
Key points Argues that holotropic states of consciousness are natural, potentially healing experiences rather than pathological alterations.

Abstract

Stanislav Grof describes the meaning of Holotropic states of conscience, the “states moving toward wholeness”, such as that kind of states which “traditional” psychology and psychiatry normally call altered.