Talk:Stanislav Grof

message: I don’t think it is appropriate to give the Integral theory panel such a prominent place in this article. This distorts the article away from its subject. In all WP articles, panels at the head of an article give background on the article itself. Panels which link the article to other themes are at the foot. Unfortunately the shape of this panel makes it look incongruous at the foot so I have extracted the data and placed it into the See Also section .   Lumos3 12:30, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Grof is a member of the CIIS. He is a contributor to integral theory. The panel does not distort the article; it gives it context.  --goethean ॐ  15:20, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)

text: The panel is not about Grof himself but gives context in relation to other articles. Since the Grof article is short, placing it at the head of the article only confuses the reader. Context information needs to go nearer the foot of an article. The other articles within the Integral theory  panel are longer and so achieve this. In the case of a short article the panel needs to be reformatted so it is horizontally aligned or the data extracted as I have done.   Lumos3 16:30, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The panel looks fine now, but the problem I have with it is that Grof isn't an integral theorist first and foremost, he's a transpersonal psychologist, a role predating integral theory and being separate from it. I guess the integral panel will do until a transpersonal psychology panel is made up. Not a job for me right now. :( Tarnas 22:23, 8 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Integral theorists panel 

message: The addendum that it is 'notable' that Grof gave his brother information about ecstacy seems out of place and not significant. Why is it 'notable'? Otherwise, if the author has a personal view on why it is notable then he/she should state his bias or reason. Because it is not clear which we are dealing with I have removed it. Argonautic 10:05, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: One addendum removed

message: In the opening lines of the article there is talk of "growth" that people desired to achieve. Now one immediately has to ask "growth of what?"!
I am aware that the wonderfully wooly-cloudy word was used in the psycho-boom-jargon, psycho-babble sense. But that precisely is my complaint: you cannot use such style in an encyclopaedia. You can use things, e.g. drugs, in order to create, stimulate, enhance etc. certain experiences. Well. But "inner/psychological growth" or the like is just a catch word, a marketing tool and not a descriptive device.147.142.186.54 (talk) 14:24, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: "Growth"?

message: It is not helpful if an article goes on for quite a while, and then someone noticed: "Oh, we better include a table of contents as well", but that is found at about the middle of the text and covers only the remaining second half. - Its proper place is at the beginning, after just one (or two or three, at most) opening sentence/s.
That was not the first time I noticed that habit in WP articles, so I wonder why...147.142.186.54 (talk) 14:24, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Order

message: A reader unfamiliar with the area of study will probably assume, after reading this article, that S.G. sort of "invented" the study of experiences at the very beginning of human life and their impact on later psychol. development. Esp. when I came to the point where there is talk of a "S.Grof versus mainstream" debate regarding the concept of "birth trauma", I thought: "No, stop it, you are misrepresenting facts, that was Otto Rank's invention and coinage...". You always have to write texts with unknowing readers in mind, and they will get a wrong picture of the story ! - I then found I could provide a "blue colour link" to an extra entry to that term, which in turn refers to another article, where a suitable historical account is provided; and also I noticed that Otto Rank is mentioned at the page bottom under "see also...", but readers would not know why they should look up a name that never appears in the article text itself. - With other words, some sketch of the "history of ideas" in this area of "very earliest life experiences" needs to be included in the article; at least a number of clear hints and links, to provide proper context.
Regards, Sophophilos:147.142.186.54 (talk) 14:24, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: "Birth trauma"

message: The papers by Jacobson and the one in the medical journal "Lancet" are mentioned, but a complete reference is needed and missing (it is no proper academic habit to quote a research paper after some book where in turn it was mentioned; you must give precise details and best read it in its original version, to avoid mistakes by mis-quotes etc.).147.142.186.54 (talk) 16:49, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added the Jacobson ref.  I don't have access to the Lancet online, but from a web search, I guess the reference is probably: Salk, L, Lipisitt, LP & Sturmer, WO Reilly, BM & Levat, RH (1985). Relationship of maternal and prenatal conditions to eventual adolescent suicide. Lancet, 16, 624-627.  Can someone who has access to the original check and verify this ? A full reference is needed for Howe and Courage, 2004 and Spanos, 1996. in the paragraph above.Jablett (talk) 10:00, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for the closing double quote WatchandObserve, it enabled me to track down the reference online ! 17:52, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Full citation of sources/articles  required

message: I am questioning the NPOV and language of the "NDE hypothesis"-section. To be critical of scientific theories, including the theories of Stanislav Grof, is of course necessary and healthy. But this section contains only a short mention of the theory, followed by three skeptical/critical views that dismiss the theory. There is no elaboration of Grofs NDE-hypothesis, or mention of other theorists who might support it. There is only the speedy refusal, and critical tonality,  provided by three skeptical sources. This does not look like a balanced presentation. My proposal is: Elaborate upon the theory, then present criticisms of all the aspects of Grof's scholarship in a section called "Reception and Criticism". --Hawol (talk) 14:48, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: NPOV - NDE hypothesis

message: Are all those capital letters necessary in the Stanislav Grof#Cartography of the psyche section? 78.0.214.21 (talk) 18:22, 22 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Capital Letters 

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message: American? Really? He was born in Prague, he studied there, gained all of his education and then went to USA. Clearly, he was Czech.
:We use place of residence and citizenship, NOT ethnicity. See WP:CONTEXTBIO. He was a US national when he became notable, so he is referred to as American on Wikipedia. Please stop changing it, you've been reverted multiple times with an explanation in the edit summary every time. Unless you want to get blocked? Skyerise (talk) 19:29, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nationality