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Alan Watts - In the Academy
(July 2017)
Essays and Lectures
Alan Watts - Author
Peter J. Columbus - Edited and with an introduction by
Donadrian L. Rice - Edited and with an introduction by
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Gold Medalist - 2017 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the Philosophy category
Explores language and mysticism, Buddhism and Zen, Christianity, comparative religion, psychedelics, and psychology and psychotherapy.
To commemorate the 2015 centenary of the birth of Alan Watts (1915–1973), Peter J. Columbus and Donadrian L. Rice have assembled a much-needed collection of Watts&rs...(Read More) |
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Subtle Activism
(September 2015)
The Inner Dimension of Social and Planetary Transformation
David Nicol - Author
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Explores whether consciousness-based practices like meditation and prayer can contribute to social change.
Can awakened consciousness contribute to social change and, if so, how? David Nicol introduces the concept of “subtle activism” to describe the use of consciousness-based practices like meditation and prayer to support collective transformation, such as global meditation directed toward peaceful...(Read More) |
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The Illusion of Will, Self, and Time
(June 2015)
William James's Reluctant Guide to Enlightenment
Jonathan Bricklin - Author
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Discusses how William James’s work suggests a world without will, self, or time and how research supports this perspective.
William James is often considered a scientist compromised by his advocacy of mysticism and parapsychology. Jonathan Bricklin argues James can also be viewed as a mystic compromised by his commitment to common sense. James wanted to believe in will, self, and time, but his deepest insights sug...(Read More) |
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Alan Watts–Here and Now
(June 2012)
Contributions to Psychology, Philosophy, and Religion
Peter J. Columbus - Editor
Donadrian L. Rice - Editor
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Considers the contributions and contemporary significance of Alan Watts.
Alan Watts—Here and Now explores the intellectual legacy and continuing relevance of a prolific writer and speaker who was a major influence on American culture during the latter half of the twentieth century. A thinker attuned to the spiritual malaise affecting the Western mind, Watts (1915–1973) provided intellectual a...(Read More) |
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Living Consciousness
(December 2011)
The Metaphysical Vision of Henri Bergson
G. William Barnard - Author
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2012 Godbey Authors' Awards, presented by the Godbey Lecture Series in Southern Methodist University's Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences
Explores the thought of Henri Bergson, highlighting his compelling theories on the nature of consciousness and its relationship to the physical world.
Living Consciousness examines the brilliant, but now largely ign...(Read More) |
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Transforming Self and Others through Research
(September 2011)
Transpersonal Research Methods and Skills for the Human Sciences and Humanities
Rosemarie Anderson - Author
William Braud - Author
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Brings the transformative approaches of transpersonal psychology to research in the human sciences and humanities.
Research approaches in the field of transpersonal psychology can be transformative for researchers, participants, and the audience of a project. This book offers these transformative approaches to those conducting research across the human sciences and the humanities. Rosemarie An...(Read More) |
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The Postconventional Personality
(April 2011)
Assessing, Researching, and Theorizing Higher Development
Angela H. Pfaffenberger - Editor
Paul W. Marko - Editor
Allan Leslie Combs - Editor
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Cutting-edge volume devoted to optimal adult development.
Postconventional stages of personality development involve growth well beyond the average, and have become a rapidly growing subject of research not only in developmental psychology circles but also in areas such as executive leadership development. This book is the first to bring together many of the major researchers in the field, showcasing diverse pe...(Read More) |
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Holotropic Breathwork
(August 2010)
A New Approach to Self-Exploration and Therapy
Stanislav Grof - Author
Christina Grof - Author
Jack Kornfield - Foreword by
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The definitive overview of this transformative breathwork.
In this long-awaited book, Stanislav Grof and Christina Grof describe their groundbreaking new form of self-exploration and psychotherapy: Holotropic Breathwork. Holotropic means “moving toward wholeness,” from the Greek holos (whole) and trepein (moving in the direction of). The breathwork utilizes the remarkable healing an...(Read More) |
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The Revelation of the Breath
(October 2009)
A Tribute to Its Wisdom, Power, and Beauty
Sharon G. Mijares - Editor
Seyyed Ali Kianfar - Foreword by
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Celebrates and instructs in the healing power of breath.
Faced with unrelenting stresses from daily news, relationships, health, and financial conditions, and unsatisfied with the temporary and side-effect-riddled relief that pharmaceuticals provide, millions are finding measures of peace and positive energy through mindful breathing practices. In this book, Stanislav Grof, Neil Douglas-Klotz, Sharon G. Mijares...(Read More) |
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The Living Classroom
(August 2008)
Teaching and Collective Consciousness
Christopher M. Bache - Author
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Describes the emergence of powerful fields of consciousness that influence students’ learning and personal transformation.
This pioneering work in teaching and transpersonal psychology explores the dynamics of collective consciousness in the classroom. Combining scientific research with personal accounts collected over thirty years, Christopher M. Bache examines the subtle influences that radiate invisibly a...(Read More) |
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