The Stormy Search for the Self: A Guide to Personal Growth through Transformational Crisis
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The Stormy Search for the Self: A Guide to Personal Growth through Transformational Crisis

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Many people are undergoing a profound personal transformation associated with spiritual opening. Under favorable circumstances, this process results in emotional healing, a radical shift in values, and a profound awareness of the mystical dimension of existence. 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, creating tremendous inner turmoil. Unfortunately, many traditional health-care professionals do not recognize the positive potential of these crises; they often see them as manifestations of mental disease and repsond with stigmatizing labels, suppressive drugs, and even institutionalization.In The Stormy Search for the Self, Christina and Stanislav Grof, the world’s foremost authorities on the subject of spiritual emergence, draw on years of dramatic personal and professional experience with transformative states to explore these “spiritual emergencies,” altered states so powerful they threaten to overwhelm the individual’s oridinary reality. This book will provide insights, assurances, and practical suggestions for those who are experiencing or have experienced such a crisis, for their families and friends, and for mental-health professionals. It is also a valuable guide for anyone involved in personal transformation whose experiences, though generally untraumatic, may still at times be bewildering or disorienting.

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Weight 0.33 kg
Dimensions 1.99 × 15.73 × 23.3 cm
PubliCanadanadation City/Country

USA
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Paperback
Language

Pages

288
Publisher

Year Published

1992-6-1
Imprint

ISBN 10

087477649X
About The Author

Christina Grof was raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, and graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in New York. Her original career as a teacher of art was interrupted when a powerful spiritual experience during childbirth launched her into many years of emotional turmoil, later identified as the manifestations of Kundalini awakening. She taught Hatha-Yoga and was deeply influenced by Swami Muktananda Paramahansa, head of the Siddha-Yoga lineage; she was his student until his death in 1982.Her own unusual experiences generated in her deep interest in nonordinary states of consciousness and transpersonal psychology. Together with her husband, Stanislav Grof, she has developed Holotropic Breathwork, an experimental technique of psychotherapy that combines controlled breathing, evocative music, and bodywork. She and her husband have also organized international transpersonal conferences in Boston, Melbourne, Bombay, and Santa Rosa, California.Christina's particular area of interest is the relationship between mysticism and psychosis. In 1980 she founded the spiritual emergence network, an international organization providing support for individuals undergoing transformative crises. More recently, her interest has extended into the area of the spiritual aspects of alcoholism and addiction. In the last decade she has conducted lectures and workshops in North and South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. She is also co-author of the book Beyond Death.

"A valuable tool for therapists and an aid to explorers." —Brain/Mind Bulletin"A brilliant and practical guide to inner transformation." —Jack Kornfield, Buddhist teacher, author of Seeking the Heart of Wisdom"A fascinating account of transformational processes. Essential reading for anyone interested in creative personal and social change." —Frances Vaughan, Ph.D., coeditor of Beyond Ego
Table Of Content

The Stormy Search For The SelfAuthors' NoteIntroductionProloguesThe Uninvited Guest: Christina's StoryGod in the Laboratory: Stanislav's StoryPart One: The Stormy Search for the Self1. What is Spiritual Emergency?2. The Dark Night of the Soul3. Encountering the Divine4. Varieties of Spiritual Emergency5. Addiction as Spiritual EmergencyPart Two: Charts for the Inner Journey6. Spiritual Lessons from the Other Times and Cultures7. Modern Maps of ConsciousnessPart Three: Living in Two Worlds8. Strategies for Everyday Life9. Guidelines for Family and Friends10. Who Can Help and How?11. The HomecomingEpilogueSpiritual Emergence and the Current Global CrisisAppendix IThe Spiritual Emergence NetworkAppendix IIA Vision for a Twenty-Four-Hour Care CenterAppendix IIISpiritual Emergency and Mental-Health ProfessionalsBibliography

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