I spent much of my later childhood and adolescence very, very involved and interested in art, and particularly in animated movies. Stanislav Grof adolescenceanimateart Change image and share on social
I read Freud's Introductory Lectures in Psychoanalysis in basically one sitting. I decided to enroll in medical school. It was almost like a conversion experience. Stanislav Grof basicallyconversiondecide Change image and share on social
A radical inner transformation and rise to a new level of consciousness might be the only real hope we have in the current global crisis brought on by the dominance of the Western mechanistic paradigm. Stanislav Grof bringconsciousnesscrisis share on social
It is possible to see the intermediate state between lives as being in a way more important than incarnate existence. Stanislav Grof existenceimportantincarnate Change image and share on social
The elimination of the fear of death transforms the individual's way of being in the world. Stanislav Grof deatheliminationfear Change image and share on social
Dying before dying has two important consequences: It liberates the individual from the fear of death and influences the actual experience of dying at the time of biological demise. Stanislav Grof actualbiologicalconsequence Change image and share on social
Unlike scientism, science in the true sense of the word is open to unbiased investigation of any existing phenomena. Stanislav Grof existinvestigationopen Change image and share on social
In some instances, the accuracy of past-life memories can be objectively verified, sometimes with remarkable detail. Stanislav Grof accuracydetailinstance Change image and share on social
It is possible to spend one's entire lifetime without ever experiencing the mystical realms or even without being aware of their existence. Stanislav Grof awareentireexistence Change image and share on social
It became much more complicated politically to work with psychedelics because of the unsupervised experimentation with psychedelics, particularly among young people. Stanislav Grof complicateexperimentationpeople Change image and share on social