Stanislav Grof's blog

In the last few decades, Western therapists have rediscovered the healing potential of breath and developed techniques that utilize it. Deliberate increase of the pace of breathing typically loosens psychological defenses and leads to a release and emergence of unconscious (and superconscious) material. (more)

The Mayan prophecy about the end of the cosmic cycle has been misinterpreted as predicting the physical destruction of humanity. 

This is similar to the misinterpretation of the term "apocalypse" to mean global destruction. The Mayan prophecy might imply a mass transformation of humanity -- the end of a world dominated by violence and greed.   (more)

In the early stage of my psychedelic research, I suggested that the potential significance of LSD and other psychedelics for psychiatry and psychology was comparable to the value the microscope has for biology and medicine or the telescope has for astronomy. My later experience with psychedelics only confirmed this initial impression. (more)

The term "spiritual emergency" reflects the similarity between the words "emergency" and "emergence," suggesting both a problem and opportunity to rise to a higher level of psychological functioning and spiritual awareness. (more)

In recent years, researchers have been able to obtain official permission to start programs of psychedelic therapy. Could this be the start of a renaissance in psychedelic research? (more)