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6 reviews for:
The Holotropic Mind: The Three Levels of Human Consciousness and How They Shape Our Lives
Stanislav Grof, Hal Zina Bennett
3.38 AVERAGE
6 reviews for:
The Holotropic Mind: The Three Levels of Human Consciousness and How They Shape Our Lives
Stanislav Grof, Hal Zina Bennett
3.38 AVERAGE
There are no scientific facts in this book, it is all about hallucinations which maybe real or unreal.
I can't deny there are new ideas and a new psychological approach that needs to be studied.
When I first started reading it I thought it will be as powerful as the holographic universe but both can't be compared.
Can anybody explain what is the similarity between the conscious and the holographic principle and on which bases the conscious levels are separated?
I can't deny there are new ideas and a new psychological approach that needs to be studied.
When I first started reading it I thought it will be as powerful as the holographic universe but both can't be compared.
Can anybody explain what is the similarity between the conscious and the holographic principle and on which bases the conscious levels are separated?
Grof is academic and rather slow, didn't find myself particularly engaged by the writing. I do acknowledge that their work has been important however.
His ideas around the birth process and consciousness are unique and fascinating. I’m not sure if the word “holotropic” in the title does it justice. Probably more of a relic from the 90s.
I wasn't always open to this kind of thing, seeing it as too wishy washy in the past, but the past year has been a bit of a spiritual revolution for me and I believe there's a lot more then the eye can see. I find Grof's theories to be very interesting and well supported. I think the human mind is definitely a lot more complicated than we think and I like the way Grof looks at the mind as being something not particularly part of our physical being. The book made me very interested in Holotropic Breathwork and it's something I would like to try at some point under professional instruction. This is, after Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth one of those books that, in a way, has been life changing. Or, well, perhaps, mind changing. I'm a lot more open to this type of thing now and after reading this I'm convinced that these theories are realistic. Grof manages to make everything connect logically and I think he definitely has a point.
I thought it was immensely interesting to read about all the different experience of different people going through the different levels of conciousness. looking forward to reading more by Grof as I found his writing to be very clear and concise and also gripping, not something you would particularly expect in a work of nonfiction.
I thought it was immensely interesting to read about all the different experience of different people going through the different levels of conciousness. looking forward to reading more by Grof as I found his writing to be very clear and concise and also gripping, not something you would particularly expect in a work of nonfiction.
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
That mind sure can holotropic
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use