Dark Night, Early Dawn: Steps to a Deep Ecology of Mind » (1st Edition)

Emphasizing collective rather than individual transformations, Bache (religious studies, Youngstown State U.) combines philosophical reflections with deep self-exploration to delve into the ancient mystery of death and rebirth. He draws on 20 years experience working with non-ordinary states to argue that when the deep psyche is hyper- stimulated using Stanislav Grof's therapeutic methods, the healing that results sometimes extends beyond the individual to the collective unconscious of humanity itself. Grof contributes the foreword. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Bache (religion, Youngstown State Univ.) argues that individuality is a chimera and that the universe is working to reunite all forms of consciousness into one whole. He readily admits that he is "preaching to the converted" since his argument is based on the testimony of individuals who have experienced a number of unusual states of consciousness, such as near-death experiences, psychedelic "rebirthing" sessions, out-of-body experiences, etc. Obviously, this is not laboratory-verified "scientific" psychology. Although issued as part of the "SUNY Series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology," this title will not be of interest to psychologists or psychology students. It may have a place in larger collections on theology, religion, or mysticism.--MaryAnn Hughes, Neill P.L., Pullman, WA Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.\