The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook Of Transpersonal Psychology

This work for students and practitioners offers a detailed survey of the field of transpersonal psychology. The book’s 50 contributors in psychology, sociology, therapy, and social justice represent institutions including Sofia University, the Institute for Transpersonal Psychology, the California Institute of Integral Studies, Saybrook University, the International Transpersonal Association, the William James Center for Consciousness Studies, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Naropa Institute. In Part 1, four chapters introduce the definition and roots of transpersonal psychology and address criticisms. Later sections present work on theory, research methodologies, and transpersonal experiences and altered states of consciousness, such as psychedelic experiences, exceptional human experiences (EHE), near death experiences, and transpersonal sexual experiences. There is also a section on transpersonal approaches to healing and wellness, such as meditation and creative arts therapy. The final section examines feminist perspectives and the emergence of transpersonal social engagement. This second edition contains new material on recent research in neurobiology and consciousness, plus updated results on therapies with hallucinogens. Annotation c2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Harris L. Friedman is a former Research Professor of Psychology at the University of Florida, USA, and Emeritus Professor at Saybrook University, USA. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association and past President of the International Transpersonal Association, he continues to practice psychology and is the current Chair of the Transpersonal Psychology Interest Group of the APA’s Society for Humanistic Psychology. Professor Friedman has published extensively on transpersonal psychology and is senior editor of the International Journal of Transpersonal Studies and associate editor ofThe Humanistic Psychologist.

Glenn Hartelius teaches in the doctoral program at Sofia University’s School of Transpersonal Studies, Palo Alto, USA. He is editor of theInternational Journal of Transpersonal Studies and Secretary of the International Transpersonal Association. Dr Hartelius has published work in the fields of transpersonal psychology and consciousness studies, and has taught at the California Institute of Integral Studies as well as at Naropa University in the state of Colorado. He has thirty years’ experience in private practice as a somatic counselor and practitioner.