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Dark Night, Early Dawn : Steps to a Deep Ecology of Mind by Christopher M. Bache; Stanislav Grof is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Dark Night, Early Dawn : Steps to a Deep Ecology of Mind about?

Argues that philosophical reflection today must include the findings of depth psychology and the critical study of non-ordinary states of consciousness. Combining philosophical reflections with deep self-exploration to delve into the ancient mystery of death and rebirth, this book emphasizes collective rather than individual transformation. Drawing upon twenty years of experience working with nonordinary states, Bache argues that when the deep psyche is hyper-stimulated using Stanislav Grof's powerful therapeutic methods, the healing that results sometimes extends beyond the individual to the collective unconscious of humanity itself. Dark Night, Early Dawn is the most important book I have read in recent years. Whenever I present a brief summary of its major ideas, either to students in my graduate classes or to general audiences, it unfailingly arouses intense interest. I believe Bache's work evokes this response because he has articulated, with superb clarity, rigor, and depth of insight, a radically expanded perspective on the deeper nature of individual human experience, a perspective that many have been gradually intuiting but had not yet been able clearly to formulate. "With

Author

Christopher M. Bache; Stanislav Grof

Publisher

State University of New York Press (SUNY Press)

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780791446058

Subjects

Psychology, Social_sciences