Publisher's Synopsis
The legendary researcher Stanislav Grof shares his most memorable encounters with the mysteries of human consciousness and non-ordinary realities--in a new updated edition.
Psychedelic awakenings. Out-of-body and near-death experiences. Archetypal forces, deities, and shamanic healings. Conventional science casts a skeptical eye. But Dr. Stanislav Grof--the psychiatric researcher who cofounded transpersonal psychology--believes otherwise. When the Impossible Happens presents Dr. Grof's astonishing firsthand recollections spanning his decades of inquiry into waters uncharted by the materialist worldview. From his first LSD session that gave him a glimpse of cosmic consciousness to his latest work with Holotropic Breathwork(R), this groundbreaking explorer's incredible-yet-true stories will enthrall readers with insights and actual events that shed light on: - The wonder and significance of "impossible" coincidences- Evidence-supported memories from prenatal life, past lives, and our ancestors
- Living, dying, and beyond--the survival of consciousness after death
- Compelling cases of psychic phenomena, and much more When the Impossible Happens invites us on a kaleidoscopic odyssey into our vast and untapped potentials--and the true nature of reality itself. This updated edition includes a new chapter on synchronicities and psychedelics research, with a new foreword by Dr. James Fadiman. Content (Main Topics): Part 1) The Mystery of Synchronicity: Twilight of the Clockwork Universe
Part 2) Trailing Clouds of Glory: Remembering Birth and Prenatal Life
Part 3) Revisiting History: Farther Reaches of Human Memory (familial and ancestral memory)
Part 4) Have We Lived Before? Reincarnation, Past-Life Memories, and the Akashic Record
Part 5) ESP and Beyond: Exploring the World of the Paranormal
Part 6) Unorthodox Psychiatry: Surprising Alternatives to Traditional Treatment
Part 7) Transpersonal Psychology and Mainstream Science
