Stanislav Grof Quotes

The knowledge of the realm of death makes it possible for the shaman to move freely back and forth and mediate these journeys for other people.

The beliefs concerning reincarnation have great ethical impact on human life and our relationship to the world.

Coming to terms with the fear of death is conducive to healing, positive personality transformation, and consciousness evolution.

The motif of death plays an important role the human psyche in connection with archetypal and karmic material.

In some instances, the accuracy of past-life memories can be objectively verified, sometimes with remarkable detail.

Research challenges the materialistic understanding of death, according to which biological death represents the final end of existence and of all conscious activity.

We have to recognize that spirituality is a legitimate dimension in the psyche. It’s a legitimate dimension in the universal scheme of things. It doesn’t mean that you are superstitious, that you are in to magical, primitive thinking, if you take spirituality seriously.

Many of us who have experienced psychedelics feel very much that they are sacred tools. They open spiritual awareness.

There is no fundamental difference between the preparation for death and the practice of dying, and spiritual practice leading to enlightenment.

Ancient eschatological texts are actually maps of the inner territories of the psyche that seem to transcend race and culture and originate in the collective unconscious.

I have taken part in ceremonies with North American and Mexican shamans, as well as Brazilian ceremonies.

There are people who can start having very powerful experiences without taking psychedelics. It can happen against their will. This is a universal phenomenon.