Link for this Post: New Book: The Ultimate Journey: Consciousness and the Mystery of Death by Stanislav Grof published by MAPS
Back in the early 1980s. I took a month long workshop from Stan Grof at Esalen Insitute. The title was Journey to the East and it is an experience I shall never forget.
Dr. Grof has just released a new book which has been published by MAPS. Here is an excerpt from the cover copy:
Dr. Stanislav Grof, author of LSD Psychotherapy and originator of Holotropic Breathwork, offers a wealth of perspectives on how we can enrich and transform Read more »









Daniel Pinchbeck and the New Psychedelic Elite — Updated with Full Rolling Stone Article
Updated Links:
Article "Daniel Pinchbeck and the New Psychedelic Elite" full aticle from Rolling Stone
"Rolling Stone: Douglas Rushkoff & Richard Metzger On Daniel Pinchbeck"
Boing Boing posted about the Pichbeck article on September 12th here
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Commentary about the article in PopOcculture Blog (where I found out about the article)
In Yiddish, there is a word that is accurately descriptive of of the contemporary enthogen crowd — meshugana. I won’t try for an exact translation for the word but approximately it implies a whacked out craziness.
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