Quando accade l'impossibile. Avventure in realtà non ordinarie

This is a truly infuriating book – on the one side, there are some serious insights into the therapeutic value of non-rationalist interpretations of the human condition. On the other, there is the worst sort of gullible and naive wide-eyed New Age nonsense. Patience started to be strained with the cu Leggi tutto

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, but one must in my view and in order to get the most out of it, suspend judgement and step outside societal conventions. If you start judging, oh he/she should not have done that, or I don't agree with that, you will miss out on the best the book has to offer. Leggi tutto

For fans of Stanislav Grof this is a very interesting collection of personal experiences, drawing on the author's long carreer in psychiatry, psychology and study of altered states of consciousness and the influence of psychedelic drugs on the mind. Much easier to read than most of Grof's more scien Leggi tutto

Though this book was not what I was expecting (I thought it was about paranormal experiences, in general), I found it difficult to put down, although it took 3 days for me to read it all. Grof explains his theories and observations about non-ordinary states of consciousness, with many personal experi Leggi tutto

Направо съм изумен, как е възможно такава тотална безкритичност от страна на дипломирания психиатър Станислав Гроф! Въобще не се изненадах, че е отделил специално място в "книгата" си (в края, колко удобно), където споделя своето разочарование от Карл Сейгън, защото си е позволил да подложи на съмнен Leggi tutto

Stan Grof is among the earliest pioneers of psychedelic psychotherapy. He is over 90 years old so our time with him is limited. "When the Impossible Happens" is a collection of his experiences over the years working with patients using LSD therapy, having his own experiences with psychedelics and wo Leggi tutto

Wasn't the greatest book and the author really is proud of his holotropic breath work technique for him to keep name dropping it throughout. It's written from a restrained, academic perspective but I can't help but feel the restraint comes from not wanting to be thought of as a loon and the academic Leggi tutto

This collection of stories and personal experiences of Dr Grof had a strong eye-opening (or maybe mind-opening would be a better way to phrase it) effect on me. It gave me hope that this materialistic world-view the traditional science force us to believe in, might not be all that accurate and everyt Leggi tutto