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description: Dr Charles T. Tart (b. '37) is known for work on the nature of consciousness &amp; altered states, as a founder of transpersonal psychology &amp; for research in scientific parapsychology. His Altered States of Consciousness ('69) &amp; Transpersonal Psychologies ('75), are widely used texts instrumental in making these areas part of modern psychology. He's currently ('05) a Core Faculty Member at the Inst. of Transpersonal Psych. (Palo Alto) &amp; a Sr Research Fellow of the Inst. of Noetic Sciences (Sausalito), as well as Prof. Emeritus of Psych. at the U. of California, Davis, where he served for 28 years &amp; emeritus member of the Monroe Inst. board of advisors. He was the holder of the Bigelow Chair of Consciousness Studies at the U. of Nevada in Las Vegas &amp; has served as a Visiting Prof. in East-West Psych. at the California Inst. of Integral Studies, as an Instructor in Psychiatry at the School of Medicine of the U. of Virginia &amp; a consultant on government funded parapsychological research at the Stanford Research Inst. (SRI Internat'l).Introduction1 Some general views on altered states of consciousnessAltered states of consciousness/ Arnold M. LudwigDeautomatization &amp; the mystic experience/ Arthur J. Deikman A special inquiry w/Aldous Huxley into the nature &amp; character of various states of consciousness/ Milton H. Erickson2 Between waking &amp; sleeping: the hypnagogic state. Ego functions &amp; dreaming during sleep onset/ Gerald Vogel, David Foulkes, Harry TrosmanSome preliminary observations w/an experimental procedure for the study of hypnagogic &amp; related phenomena/ M. Bertini, Helen B. Lewis, Herman A. Witkin3 Dream consciousness. Theories of dream formation &amp; recent Studies of sleep consciousness/ David Foulkes Toward the experimental control of dreaming: a review of the literature/ TartA study of dreams/ Frederik van EedenDream theory in Malaya/ Kilton StewartThe 'high' dream: a new state of consciousness/ Tart4 Meditation. On meditation/ Edward W. MaupinIndividual differences in response to a zen meditation exercise/ Edward W.E. Maupin Experimental meditation/ Arthur J. Deikman Meditative techniques in psychotherapy/ Wolfgang Kretschmer5 Hypnosis. Hypnosis &amp; the concept of the generalized reality-orientation/ Ronald E. ShorThree Dimensions of hypnotic depth/ Ronald E. ShorHypnosis, depth perception &amp; the psychedelic experience/ Bernard S. AaronsonThe psychedelic state, the hypnotic trance &amp; the creative act/ Stanley KrippnerPsychedelic experiences associated with a novel hypnotic procedure, mutual hypnosis/ TartAutogenic training: method, research &amp; application in medicine/ Wolfgang Luthe6 Minor psychedelic drugs. Marijuana (cannabis) fact sheet/ Bruin Humanist ForumThe effects of marijuana on consciousness/ Anon.Psychedelic properties of genista canariensis/ James FadimanSubjective effects of nitrous oxide/ Wm JamesInhalation psychosis &amp; related states/ Frederick B. Glaser7 Major psychedelic drugs. Current status &amp; future trend in psychedelic research/ Robert E. MogarImplications of LSD &amp; experimental mysticism/ Walter N. Pahnke, Wm A. Richard Attitude &amp; behavior change thru psychedelic drug use/ Joseph DowningIpomoea purpurea: a naturally occurring psychedelic/ Chas Savage, Willis W. Harman, James FadimanPsychedelic agents in creative problem solving/ Willis Harman et al.Psychedelic experiences in acute psychoses/ Malcolm B. Bowers Jr, Daniel FreedmanGuide to the literature on psychedelic drugs/ Tart8 The psychophysiology of some altered states of consciousnessAn electroencephalographic study on the zen meditation (Zazen)/ Akira Kasamatsu, Tomio HiraiSome aspects of electroencephalographic studies in yogis/ B.K. Anand, G.S. Chhina, Baldev SinghOperant control of the EEG alpha rhythm &amp; some of its reported effects on consciousness/ Joe KamiyaReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index
language: English
title: Altered States of Consciousness: A Book of Readings
titlecomplete: Altered States of Consciousness: A Book of Readings
genres: Mysticism, Self Help, Philosophy, Personal Development, Psychology, Spirituality, Science, Health, Brain, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 146
publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc. (NY et al.)