Stanislav Grof is a psychiatrist best known for his pioneering research into non-ordinary states of consciousness and their healing applications. He developed Holotropic Breathwork as a therapeutic technique and spent decades investigating transpersonal experiences, spirituality, and the human psyche's untapped potential.
14 Books Recommended by Stanislav Grof
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
6 people recommendedA fantastic book.
Also recommended by: Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Brad Delong, David Deutsch, Paul Graham
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
2 people recommendedrecommended 2xThey moved completely from any question of etiology.
They moved completely from any question of etiology.
Also recommended by: Michael Pollan
Mysticism Sacred and Profane
recommended 2xStanislav Grof mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Stanislav Grof mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
The Toad and the Jaguar a Field Report of Underground Research on a Visionary Medicine
recommended 2xAn amazing book.
An amazing book.
What is Reality?
recommended 2xGoes through these different experiments that we have related to consciousness.
Goes through these different experiments that we have related to consciousness.
The Rig Veda
recommended 2xStanislav Grof mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Stanislav Grof mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
The Rites of Passage
Stanislav Grof mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres
The shift from the geocentric system to the heliocentric system [was after the publication of this book].
The Psychoanalytic Theory of Neurosis
recommended 2xA psychoanalytic understanding of emotional and psychosomatic disorders.
A psychoanalytic understanding of emotional and psychosomatic disorders.
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Stanislav Grof mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
The Lost World of the Kalahari
recommended 2xAbout [the author's] childhood when he had a bushman nanny.
About [the author's] childhood when he had a bushman nanny.
The Road to Eleusis
Stanislav Grof mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Dementia Præcox and Paraphrenia
recommended 2xStanislav Grof mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
Stanislav Grof mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast.
