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Fadiman reviews the newest as well as the neglected research into the psychotherapeutic value of visionary drug use for increased personal awareness and a host of serious medical conditions, including his recent study of the reasons for and results of psychedelic use among hundreds of students and vis mere professionals. He reveals new uses for LSD and other psychedelics, including extremely low doses for improved cognitive functioning and emotional balance. Cautioning that psychedelics are not for everyone, he dispels the myths and misperceptions about psychedelics circulating in textbooks and clinics as well as on the Internet. Exploring the life-changing experiences of Ram Dass, Timothy Leary, Aldous Huxley, and Huston Smith as well as Francis Crick and Steve Jobs, Fadiman shows how psychedelics, used wisely, can lead not only to healing but also to scientific breakthroughs and spiritual epiphanies. James Fadiman, Ph.D., did his undergraduate work at Harvard and his graduate work at Stanford, doing research with the Harvard Group, the west coast Research Group in Menlo Park, and Ken Kesey. A former president of the institute of Noetic Sciences and a professor of psychology, he teaches at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, which he helped found in 1975. An international conference presenter, workshop leader, management consultant, and author of several books and text-books, he lives in Menlo Park, California, with his filmmaker wife, Dorothy. vis mindre

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1939
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Transpersonal Psychologist

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A abordagem deste livro sobre as teorias da personalidade atende aos interesses e valores dos estudantes de Psicologia, uma vez que são tratadas como instrumentos conceituais úteis para a compreensão do comportamento e para o crescimento pessoal. O livro dirige-se especialmente a estudantes interessados na aplicação de princípios psicológicos em suas vidas e em suas futuras carreiras. Tanto a abordagem como a estrutura didática contribuem para o sucesso desta obra, fruto da experiência viva de professores e alunos. Aborda as principais teorias da personalidade ocidentais e o Zen-budismo, Yoga e Sufismo, que são sistemas de pensamento psicologicamente relevantes, e que lidam com muitos temas semelhantes aos da Psicologia ocidental. O livro traz também um apêndice sobre a Psicologia da mulher e mais uma longa bibliografia comentada sobre a literatura disponível. Os exercícios para uso individual ou em classe visam fazer com que os estudantes possam experienciar pessoalmente as principais facetas de cada teoria… (mere)
 
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matheus1berto21 | Jul 13, 2021 |
It was an interesting book, but I was hoping for much more new information. The vast majority of this book is about the studies done in the early 1960s (about which I think most people interested in entheogens have already read). There was a tiny sliver of newer information, but not enough to build a book around. The newer stuff included, oddly enough, some trip reports the likes of which can be found all over the internet. The cover led me to believe I was getting something other than what I got.

The most interesting part was the chapter speculating about the value of micro-doses of psychedelics- doses too small to cause tripping, but which seem to have profound effects over time.

It's not a bad book, don't get me wrong. It's informative and well-written, and it's a subject that doesn't get enough good press. But Timothy Leary's dead, let's get some fresh quotes.
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satyridae | 1 anden anmeldelse | Apr 5, 2013 |
With the publication of The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide, James Fadiman has inaugurated a new era of spiritual and practical exploration of inner space. Mind you, he didn’t invent or even rediscover the spiritual use of entheogens, nor the psychotherapeutic exploration of psychoactive plants and chemicals, but this guidebook represents a bold re-emergence of an ancient healing practice... https://www.erowid.org/library/review/review.php?p=334… (mere)
 
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