The Association for Transpersonal Psychology (ATP) is a membership supported international coordinating organization for scientific, social, and clinical transpersonal work that serves the world community.
ASSC promotes research within cognitive science, neuroscience, philosophy and other relevant disciplines in the sciences and humanities, directed toward understanding the nature, function, and underlying mechanisms of consciousness.
This is the site of James Redfield, author of "The Celestine Prophecy," "The Tenth Insight," and, "The Secret of Shambhala." Go to JRs Favorite Places, where he has links to other authors and their works related to states of consciousness,
including Deepak Chopra, Infinite Energy, Institute of Noetic Sciences, Marianne Williamson, and others.
Beginning in the 1990s, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first human clinical studies of psychedelic drugs in a quarter of a century. By 2004, the first FDA-approved trial of the medicinal use of a psychedelic drug, in this case
a trial of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD involving 24 subjects, was underway. Now such studies are proliferating.
The out-of-body research foundation. Contains links of various studies and sites on people and case studies of people who have experienced OBEs and information on Astral Projection.
An introduction to the science of Kundalini Yoga. Learn about this type of yoga which is often called the mother of all yogas; and, is the most powerful yoga known. This ancient holistic discipline incorporates deep breathing, strength,
Information on meditation including how to quiet our thoughts, minds and physical bodies by focusing attention inward instead of on the world around us.
Mirin Dajo's inviolability was a mystery to the experts. Like a second Messiah the Dutchman preached for peace and cured persons doomed to death. His unexpected early death remained a mystery.
A magnificent site presenting individual case reports from many individuals and scholars from across the world. There are discussions of NDEs from many perspectives, including Christian, non-religious, atheist, new age, Buddhist, Jewish
Includes discussion on paths to enlightenment with focus on Carlos Castaneda and the teachings of Don Juan Matus. Includes discussion of Nagualism, Esoteric Buddhism, Carl Jung, Mahamudra, and, the mastery of awareness.
Dr. Grof discusses the lessons that can be learned from non-ordinary states, the idea of a consciousness independent of the brain, and the uses and goals of holotropic breath work.
~Videos~
Transpersonal Psychology and States of Consciousness
Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness-Dr. Stanislav Grof
The Story of Transpersonal Psychology-Science of the Soul
Dr. Stanislav Grof and his LSD Experience-Part 1
Dr. Stanislav Grof and his LSD Experience-Part 2
Dr. Stanislav Grof-Holotropic Breathing
Dr. Stanislav Grof-The Healing Potential of Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness
Dr. Stanislav Grof-A New Paradigm of the Unconscious
Quantum Psychology, Quantum Physics and the Holographic Brain and Universe
Dr. Karl Pribam and the Holographic Brain
Michael Talbot-Synchronicity and the Holographic Universe