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BL
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781388
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b601398
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Stanislav Grof; [foreword by Huston Smith; preface by David Jay Brown Peter Gasser].
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The ultimate journey : : consciousness and the mystery of death\ Stanislav Grof; [foreword by Huston Smith; preface by David Jay Brown Peter Gasser].
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed
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| Publication Statement
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Santa Cruz, CA: MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies), ©2010.
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xiii, pages 10-360, [40] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
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0966001974
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: 0966001990
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: 9780966001976
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: 9780966001990
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| Notes
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The preface is an interview with Peter Gasser, by David Jay Brown.
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| Contents
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Shamanism: the archaic techniques of ecstasy --; Rites of passage: death and rebirth in ritual transformation --; Ancient mysteries of death and rebirth --; Death and rebirth in the great religions of the world --; The posthumous journey of the soul --; The Books of the Dead: manuals for living and dying --; Cultural perspectives on the nature of reality and consciousness --; Dimensions of consciousness: new cartography of the human psyche --; Consciousness on the threshold of death --; The mystery of karma and reincarnation --; Messages and visits from the beyond --; History of psychedelic therapy with the dying --; The Spring Grove program --; Psychedelic case histories --; Psychedelic metamorphosis of dying --; Psyche and Thanatos: death in western psychology and society --; Appendix: Aldous Huxley's conscious approach to death.
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Death -- Psychological aspects.
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Death -- Religious aspects.
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Near-death experiences.
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BF789.D4S736 2010
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Stanislav Grof
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Consciousness and the mystery of death
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