David Lukoff
2 articles
NW 1 UP 1
NW soul psychology
Transpersonal Psychology and Stanislav Grof
Modern psychology was built on two premises: that the psyche is contained within the individual skull, and that consciousness is produced by the brain. Transpersonal psychology — the "fourth force" after behaviorism, psychoanalysis, and humanistic psychology — challenges both premises.
11 min · 5 researchers · 21 concepts
UP spiritual emergency
Integration and Crisis Support: What to Do When Awakening Destabilizes
The preceding articles in this series have mapped the territory of spiritual emergency — the varieties of crisis (Grof), the specific syndrome of kundalini activation (Sannella, Greenwell), the adverse effects of meditation (Britton), the distinction between depersonalization and awakening, the...
16 min · 3 researchers · 22 concepts