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OverviewTransformational experiences are as unique as they are profound, yet each portrays universal truths of human nature. In The Unfolding Self: Varieties of Transformative ExperienceRalph Metzner, PhD, unveils common dynamics and archetypes of the transformative experience, offering seekers and those in the throes of personal or societal transformation a reliable guide. Drawing from multiple disciplines ranging across the world's cultures (beginning with his collaborations with Dr. Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert at Harvard University in the early 1960s), Dr. Metzner explores subtle concepts using a tapestry of myth, allegory, and historical context. The Unfolding Self promises to provide its reader with valuable tools to become ""wise, impartial judges"" in their process of transformation into becoming a more integrated and fulfilled person. Readers who immerse themselves in these masterful descriptions can catalyze their own process of evolution.\ No comparable psychology of spirituality exists that draws from such a rich lifework of scholarship, experiment, and spiritual practice. Drawing from multiple disciplines and ranging across the world's cultures, Dr. Metzner goes beyond his roots in transpersonal psychology to uncover universal structures of spiritual transformation. Readers who immerse themselves in these masterful descriptions can catalyze their own process of evolution. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ralph MetznerPublisher: Synergetic Press Inc.,U.S. Imprint: Synergetic Press Inc.,U.S. ISBN: 9780907791959ISBN 10: 0907791956 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 21 July 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsThe Unfolding Self Preface viii Introduction: From Caterpillar to Butterfly 1 Symbols and Metaphors of Transformation Theories of Human Transformation Variations on the Theme of Self-Transformation 1. Awakening from the Dream of Reality 20 Ordinary Awareness as Dreamlike Dreaming, Sleeping, and Waking in Everyday Life Transformation as an Awakening 2. Uncovering the Veils of Illusion 36 The World Perceived as Maya The Transformation of Vision Unmasking the Self 3. From Captivity to Liberation 54 Body and Form as Prison Knots, Ties, Nets, and Bonds in Relationships Strategies of Escape and Liberation 4. Purification by Inner Fire 74 Fire Deities and the Spirit of Fire Hell, Purgatory, and the Fire of Purification Kundalini and the Yoga of Fire The Mystical Fire of Union 5. From Fragmentation to Wholeness 94 Psychic Fragmentation in Ordinary Awareness and in Madness Shamanic Dismemberment: Osiris and Dionysus Alchemical Separatio in Meditation and Psychotherapy Approaches to Wholeness 6. Reconciling with the Inner Enemy 114 On Integrating the Shadow Accepting the Unacceptable From Denial to Affirmation Purification and Elimination From Inner Warfare to Inner Peace On Facing One’s Demons 7. On Dying and Being Reborn 136 Conscious Death and Intentional “Dying” Nearness to Death as Transformative Experience Thanatos and Psychic Death Alchemical Mortificatio The New Birth and the Eternal Child 8. From Darkness to Light 159 Enlightenment of the Physical Body The Illumination of the Mind The Self as a Being of Light 9. Integrating the Inner Wild Animal 177 Remembering Our Evolutionary Ancestry Animals in Folklore, Mythology and Religion Tales of Animal Transformations 10. Unfolding the Tree of Our Life 198 The Tree as a Symbol of Self-Unfoldment Climbing the Tree, Straightening the Pillar The World Tree and the Inverted Tree The Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge 11. Journey to the Place of Vision and Power 223 The Myth of the Wanderer Departure and Threshold Crossing Descent into the Depths “Flying” and the Upper Realms Journeys into Nonordinary Reality Returning Home 12. Returning to the Source 249 Man as Stranger, Life as Exile The Outgoing Path and the Returning Path The Homeward Journey Notes 269 Bibliography 301 Index 312ReviewsAuthor InformationRalph Metzner, PhD, (1936-2019) was a world-renown pioneer in the study of consciousness and transformative experience. His work stretched the boundaries of traditional psychology by incorporating shamanic methods that transform consciousness and expand understanding of the human psyche. Metzner was involved in the study of transformations of consciousness since his time as a graduate student at Harvard University, where he worked with Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert (later known as Ram Dass) on the Harvard Psilocybin Projects. Metzner co-wrote The Psychedelic Experience in the 1960s and was editor of The Psychedelic Review. Metzner earned a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and psychology from Oxford University and a PhD in clinical psychology from Harvard University. During the 1970s, Ralph spent 10 years in the intensive study and practice of Agni Yoga, a meditative system of working with light-fire life energies. In the early 1970s he wrote Maps of Consciousness, one of the earliest attempts at a comparative cartography of consciousness; and Know Your Type: Maps of Identity, a comparative survey of personality typologies, ancient and modern. In the 1980s and for a 10-year period, Metzner served as Academic Dean at the California Institute of Integral Studies where he taught courses on “Altered States of Consciousness” and “Developing Ecological Consciousness.” He later became a Professor Emeritus at CIIS. Metzner’s books include The Well of Remembrance, Green Psychology, Birth of a Psychedelic Culture, and two edited collections on the science and the phenomenology of ayahuasca and teonanácatl. He also wrote The Unfolding Self: Varieties of Transformative Experience, first published in the 1990s. A new printing of The Unfolding Self was published by Synergetic Press in 2022. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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