The stormy search for the self : understanding and living with spiritual emergency / Christina Grof and Stanislav Grof.
By: Grof, Christina
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Contributor(s): Grof, Stanislav.
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BookSeries: Classics of personal development.Publisher: London : Thorsons, 1991Description: x, 334 p. ; 22 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 185538504X.Subject(s): Spiritual life | Psychiatric emergenciesDDC classification: 291.42 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 291.42 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00078061 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 291.42 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00078060 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
At this time many people are undergoing a profound personal transformation associated with spiritual opening. Under favourable circumstances this results in emotional healing, a radical shift in values and an awareness of the mystical dimension of experience. For some, these changes are gradual and relatively smooth, but for others, they can be so rapid and dramatic that they interfere with effective everyday functioning. Unfortunatley, many health professionals do not recognize the positive potential of these crises, but see them as manifestations of mental disease and treat them with suppressive medication.
Bibliography: (pages 327-334).
Introduction -- Prologues -- The Uninvited guest: Christina's story -- God in the laboratory: Stanislav's story -- Part I: The stormy search for the self -- What is spiritual emergency? -- The dark night of the soul -- Encountering the divine -- Varieties of spiritual emergency -- Addiction as spiritual emergency -- Part II: Charts for the inner journey -- Spiritual lessons from other times and cultures -- Modern maps of consciousness -- Part III: Living in two worlds -- Strategies for everyday life -- Guidelines for family and friends -- Who can help and how? -- The homecoming -- Epilogue: Spiritual emergence and the current global crisis.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Christina and Stanislav Grof MD have years of professional experience dealing with spiritual crises.