Stanislav Grof's Book Recommendations
Stanislav Grof is a Czech-born psychiatrist known for his research into non-ordinary states of consciousness. He is a key figure in the field of transpersonal psychology and has explored the use of psychedelic substances and holotropic breathwork for therapeutic purposes. His diverse reading interests span psychology, mysticism, anthropology, and the philosophy of science.
📚 Books Recommended by Stanislav Grof 14
The Way of the Animal Powers
"About shamanic mythologies of the world."
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On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres
"The shift from the geocentric system to the heliocentric system was after the publication of this book."
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The Toad and the Jaguar a Field Report of Underground Research on a Visionary Medicine
"An amazing book."
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The Rites of Passage
"Stanislav Grof mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
"A fantastic book."
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead
"Stanislav Grof mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."
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The Lost World of the Kalahari
"About [the author's] childhood when he had a bushman nanny."
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The Road to Eleusis
"Stanislav Grof mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."
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Dementia Præcox and Paraphrenia
"Stanislav Grof mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."
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The Psychoanalytic Theory of Neurosis
"A psychoanalytic understanding of emotional and psychosomatic disorders."
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Mysticism Sacred and Profane
"Stanislav Grof mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."
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What is Reality?
"Goes through these different experiments that we have related to consciousness."
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The Rig Veda
"Stanislav Grof mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
"They moved completely from any question of etiology."
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