Patients reported that their psychedelic sessions were an invaluable experiential training for dying.

Quote by Stanislav Grof

Topics: Stanislav Grof Quotes

I have taken part in ceremonies with North American and Mexican shamans, as well as...

I have taken part in ceremonies with North American and Mexican shamans, as well as...

Individuals approaching death often experience encounters with their dead relatives, who seem to welcome them...

Individuals approaching death often experience encounters with their dead relatives, who seem to welcome them...

The elimination of the fear of death transforms the individual's way of being in the...

The elimination of the fear of death transforms the individual's way of being in the...

The function of the brain is to reduce all the available information and lock us...

The function of the brain is to reduce all the available information and lock us...

Dying before dying has two important consequences: It liberates the individual from the fear of...

Dying before dying has two important consequences: It liberates the individual from the fear of...

I have to say I regretted giving up animated movies.

I have to say I regretted giving up animated movies.

An important consequence of freeing oneself from the fear of death is a radical opening...

An important consequence of freeing oneself from the fear of death is a radical opening...

At a time when unbridled greed, malignant aggression, and existence of weapons of mass destruction...

At a time when unbridled greed, malignant aggression, and existence of weapons of mass destruction...

For any culture which is primarily concerned with meaning, the study of death - the...

For any culture which is primarily concerned with meaning, the study of death - the...

The study of consciousness that can extend beyond the body is extremely important for the...

The study of consciousness that can extend beyond the body is extremely important for the...

Dying people in pre-industrial cultures typically died in the context of an extended family, clan,...

Dying people in pre-industrial cultures typically died in the context of an extended family, clan,...

When you read the psychedelic literature, there is a distinction between the so-called natural psychedelics...

When you read the psychedelic literature, there is a distinction between the so-called natural psychedelics...

If consciousness can function independently of the body during one's lifetime, it could be able...

If consciousness can function independently of the body during one's lifetime, it could be able...

In the kind of world we have today, transformation of humanity might well be our...

In the kind of world we have today, transformation of humanity might well be our...

I read Freud's Introductory Lectures in Psychoanalysis in basically one sitting. I decided to enroll...

I read Freud's Introductory Lectures in Psychoanalysis in basically one sitting. I decided to enroll...

Many cultures have independently developed a belief system in reincarnation that includes return of the...

Many cultures have independently developed a belief system in reincarnation that includes return of the...

I volunteered for an LSD session. It was such a powerful opening of my own...

I volunteered for an LSD session. It was such a powerful opening of my own...

Aldous Huxley actually used LSD to ease his transition at the time of his death.

Aldous Huxley actually used LSD to ease his transition at the time of his death.

According to materialistic science, any memory requires a material substrate, such as the neuronal network...

According to materialistic science, any memory requires a material substrate, such as the neuronal network...

The new formula in physics describes humans as paradoxical beings who have two complementary aspects:...

The new formula in physics describes humans as paradoxical beings who have two complementary aspects:...