🌌 Transpersonal Psychology

Explorations of consciousness beyond the individual ego — peak experiences, mystical states, psychedelic research, and the places where psychology meets spirituality.

Healing and Recovery

by David R. Hawkins • 2009

Raise your consciousness to heal: the method for releasing emotional blocks that feed illness.

4.50

865

🕊️ Spiritual Healing 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🍂 Letting Go 🧘 Mind-Body Healing 🌊 Emotional Release

Healing and Recovery

Raise your consciousness to heal: the method for releasing emotional blocks that feed illness.

by David R. Hawkins 2009

4.50

865 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Healing 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🍂 Letting Go 🧘 Mind-Body Healing 🌊 Emotional Release

Shroom

by Andy Letcher • 2007

From ancient sacrament to clinical breakthrough: how a mind-altering fungus is reshaping psychiatry.

3.87

375

🍄 Cultural History 🔬 Psychedelic Research ⚕️ Psychedelic Therapy ✨ Mystical Experiences 🏛️ Drug Policy

Shroom

From ancient sacrament to clinical breakthrough: how a mind-altering fungus is reshaping psychiatry.

by Andy Letcher 2007

3.87

375 ratings

🍄 Cultural History 🔬 Psychedelic Research ⚕️ Psychedelic Therapy ✨ Mystical Experiences 🏛️ Drug Policy

The Heart-Mind Matrix

by Joseph Chilton Pearce • 2012

Failed nurturing traps us in survival mode; the heart's intelligence offers a biological escape.

4.16

🫀 Heart-Brain Coherence 🧠 Developmental Trauma 🌱 Conscious Evolution 🤱 Emotional Nurturing 🌀 Perennial Philosophy

The Heart-Mind Matrix

Failed nurturing traps us in survival mode; the heart's intelligence offers a biological escape.

by Joseph Chilton Pearce 2012

4.16

85 ratings

🫀 Heart-Brain Coherence 🧠 Developmental Trauma 🌱 Conscious Evolution 🤱 Emotional Nurturing 🌀 Perennial Philosophy

Consciousness Beyond Life

by Pim van Lommel • 2007

When the brain flatlines, consciousness doesn't: a cardiologist's case from near-death research.

4.07

1k+

🔥 Near-Death Studies 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌐 Nonlocal Mind ⚛️ Quantum Consciousness 📡 Brain As Receiver

Consciousness Beyond Life

When the brain flatlines, consciousness doesn't: a cardiologist's case from near-death research.

by Pim van Lommel 2007

4.07

1k+ ratings

🔥 Near-Death Studies 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌐 Nonlocal Mind ⚛️ Quantum Consciousness 📡 Brain As Receiver

Conscious Dreaming

by Robert Moss • 1996

Step inside a dream, awake. Meet guides, face nightmares, rehearse the future.

4.24

666

🛌 Dreamwork 🌙 Lucid Dreaming 🪄 Shamanic Practices ✨ Creativity Techniques 🌀 Altered States

Conscious Dreaming

Step inside a dream, awake. Meet guides, face nightmares, rehearse the future.

by Robert Moss 1996

4.24

666 ratings

🛌 Dreamwork 🌙 Lucid Dreaming 🪄 Shamanic Practices ✨ Creativity Techniques 🌀 Altered States

The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events

by Jane Roberts • 1982

Epidemics, cults, and disasters are externalizations of collective psychology, not random accidents.

4.61

614

🧙 Channeled Wisdom 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌐 Mass Consciousness ✨ Reality Creation 💡 Trusting Intuition

The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events

Epidemics, cults, and disasters are externalizations of collective psychology, not random accidents.

by Jane Roberts 1982

4.61

614 ratings

🧙 Channeled Wisdom 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌐 Mass Consciousness ✨ Reality Creation 💡 Trusting Intuition

The 12 Stages of Healing

by Donald M. Epstein • 1994

Healing and curing are opposites. A 12-stage map where suffering is the doorway, not the enemy.

4.06

273

🧘 Somatic Healing 🔆 Energy Medicine 🩹 Trauma Resolution 🧠 Mind-Body Connection ⚡ Nervous System Regulation

The 12 Stages of Healing

Healing and curing are opposites. A 12-stage map where suffering is the doorway, not the enemy.

by Donald M. Epstein 1994

4.06

273 ratings

🧘 Somatic Healing 🔆 Energy Medicine 🩹 Trauma Resolution 🧠 Mind-Body Connection ⚡ Nervous System Regulation

The Enneagram

by Helen Palmer • 1988

Nine trance states masquerading as personality. An ancient map for identifying yours and waking up.

3.91

2k+

🧭 Enneagram Teachings 🧩 Personality Typology 🖤 Shadow Work 🕯️ Sacred Psychology 👁️ Perception Filters

The Enneagram

Nine trance states masquerading as personality. An ancient map for identifying yours and waking up.

by Helen Palmer 1988

3.91

2k+ ratings

🧭 Enneagram Teachings 🧩 Personality Typology 🖤 Shadow Work 🕯️ Sacred Psychology 👁️ Perception Filters

The Cosmic Game

by Stanislav Grof • 1997

A psychiatrist's map of non-ordinary consciousness shows the self as a mask worn by the cosmos.

4.21

523

💡 Consciousness Studies 🔮 Altered States ☯️ Science And Spirituality 👶 Prenatal Psychology 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy

The Cosmic Game

A psychiatrist's map of non-ordinary consciousness shows the self as a mask worn by the cosmos.

by Stanislav Grof 1997

4.21

523 ratings

💡 Consciousness Studies 🔮 Altered States ☯️ Science And Spirituality 👶 Prenatal Psychology 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy

The Eye of Spirit

by Ken Wilber • 1997

Reality has four faces. Most arguments happen because we each stare at a different one.

4.17

277

🔮 Comparative Mysticism 👶 Developmental Psychology 💡 Consciousness Studies 🌱 Spiritual Development 🧘 Contemplative Traditions

The Eye of Spirit

Reality has four faces. Most arguments happen because we each stare at a different one.

by Ken Wilber 1997

4.17

277 ratings

🔮 Comparative Mysticism 👶 Developmental Psychology 💡 Consciousness Studies 🌱 Spiritual Development 🧘 Contemplative Traditions

Miracles Happen

by Brian L. Weiss • 2011

Your body remembers lives your mind has forgotten. A psychiatrist shows how remembering heals.

4.27

3k+

🌀 Past-Life Regression 🔄 Reincarnation 🕊️ Spiritual Healing 💫 Life After Death 🔗 Karmic Healing

Miracles Happen

Your body remembers lives your mind has forgotten. A psychiatrist shows how remembering heals.

by Brian L. Weiss 2011

4.27

3k+ ratings

🌀 Past-Life Regression 🔄 Reincarnation 🕊️ Spiritual Healing 💫 Life After Death 🔗 Karmic Healing

فن احتواء الذات

by Hal Stone • 2023

A map of your inner cast of characters to stop old fights and build real intimacy.

3.78

508

🧩 Inner Parts Work 🌑 Shadow Integration 💞 Emotional Vulnerability 💡 Conscious Relationships 🛋️ Couples Therapy

فن احتواء الذات

A map of your inner cast of characters to stop old fights and build real intimacy.

by Hal Stone 2023

3.78

508 ratings

🧩 Inner Parts Work 🌑 Shadow Integration 💞 Emotional Vulnerability 💡 Conscious Relationships 🛋️ Couples Therapy

Aquarian Conspiracy

by Marilyn Ferguson • 1980

When quantum physics met Eastern mysticism, a scattered movement was already reshaping society.

3.70

289

🌀 New Age Movement 🔄 Paradigm Shifts 🌿 Holistic Health 📚 Alternative Education 🔗 Systems Thinking

Aquarian Conspiracy

When quantum physics met Eastern mysticism, a scattered movement was already reshaping society.

by Marilyn Ferguson 1980

3.70

289 ratings

🌀 New Age Movement 🔄 Paradigm Shifts 🌿 Holistic Health 📚 Alternative Education 🔗 Systems Thinking

Sex, Ecology, Spirituality

by Ken Wilber • 1995

Evolution doesn't stop at biology: the same pattern drives matter into life, mind, and spirit.

4.36

1k+

🌱 Evolutionary Spirituality 🧠 Consciousness Evolution 📊 Developmental Stages 🔬 Mysticism And Science ☯️ Nondual Awareness

Sex, Ecology, Spirituality

Evolution doesn't stop at biology: the same pattern drives matter into life, mind, and spirit.

by Ken Wilber 1995

4.36

1k+ ratings

🌱 Evolutionary Spirituality 🧠 Consciousness Evolution 📊 Developmental Stages 🔬 Mysticism And Science ☯️ Nondual Awareness

Golf and the Spirit

by M. Scott Peck • 1999

Chase a golf score and it flees. The paradox behind that rewires how you live.

3.51

181

🧠 Golf Psychology 🌊 Flow State 🎭 Ego Management 🧩 Mental Game 🧘 Contemplative Sports

Golf and the Spirit

Chase a golf score and it flees. The paradox behind that rewires how you live.

by M. Scott Peck 1999

3.51

181 ratings

🧠 Golf Psychology 🌊 Flow State 🎭 Ego Management 🧩 Mental Game 🧘 Contemplative Sports

Holotropic Breathwork

by Stanislav Grof • 2010

Breath and music unlock a self-healing state that reaches where talk therapy cannot.

3.87

621

🌬️ Breathwork 🌀 Non-Ordinary States 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy 🤲 Somatic Therapy ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Holotropic Breathwork

Breath and music unlock a self-healing state that reaches where talk therapy cannot.

by Stanislav Grof 2010

3.87

621 ratings

🌬️ Breathwork 🌀 Non-Ordinary States 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy 🤲 Somatic Therapy ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

One Mind

by Larry Dossey • 2013

Individual minds are an illusion: a doctor's case for the one consciousness we all share.

4.12

539

🧠 Nonlocal Consciousness 🔮 Parapsychology 💀 Near-Death Experiences 👶 Reincarnation Studies ⚛️ Science And Mysticism

One Mind

Individual minds are an illusion: a doctor's case for the one consciousness we all share.

by Larry Dossey 2013

4.12

539 ratings

🧠 Nonlocal Consciousness 🔮 Parapsychology 💀 Near-Death Experiences 👶 Reincarnation Studies ⚛️ Science And Mysticism

The Journey of Robert Monroe

by Ronald Russell • 2007

A radio producer leaves his body and maps the territories that wait after death.

4.30

👻 Out-Of-Body Experiences 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌌 Altered States 🔬 Paranormal Research ⚛️ Scientific Mysticism

The Journey of Robert Monroe

A radio producer leaves his body and maps the territories that wait after death.

by Ronald Russell 2007

4.30

83 ratings

👻 Out-Of-Body Experiences 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌌 Altered States 🔬 Paranormal Research ⚛️ Scientific Mysticism

Dreaming Wide Awake

by David Jay Brown • 2016

Lucid dreaming, shamanic journeying, and psychedelic trips: three names for one exploration.

4.26

125

🧠 Lucid Dreaming 🪶 Shamanic Practices 🌀 Altered States 🔬 Consciousness Studies 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy

Dreaming Wide Awake

Lucid dreaming, shamanic journeying, and psychedelic trips: three names for one exploration.

by David Jay Brown 2016

4.26

125 ratings

🧠 Lucid Dreaming 🪶 Shamanic Practices 🌀 Altered States 🔬 Consciousness Studies 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy

The Stormy Search for the Self

by Christina Grof • 1990

Mental breakdown or spiritual breakthrough? The map for telling them apart and surviving both.

4.08

288

🌀 Spiritual Crisis 🌑 Dark Night Of The Soul ⚡ Non-Ordinary States 🕉️ Kundalini Awakening 🏥 Mental Health Alternative

The Stormy Search for the Self

Mental breakdown or spiritual breakthrough? The map for telling them apart and surviving both.

by Christina Grof 1990

4.08

288 ratings

🌀 Spiritual Crisis 🌑 Dark Night Of The Soul ⚡ Non-Ordinary States 🕉️ Kundalini Awakening 🏥 Mental Health Alternative

Internal Family Systems Therapy

by Richard C. Schwartz • 2020

Your psyche is a family of parts, led by a core self that stays whole.

4.35

786

🧩 Parts Work 🏠 Family Systems Theory 👧 Inner Child Work 🧭 Self-Leadership 📖 Therapist Guide

Internal Family Systems Therapy

Your psyche is a family of parts, led by a core self that stays whole.

by Richard C. Schwartz 2020

4.35

786 ratings

🧩 Parts Work 🏠 Family Systems Theory 👧 Inner Child Work 🧭 Self-Leadership 📖 Therapist Guide

Core Transformation

by Connirae Andreas • 1993

Before you fix that bad habit, ask what it wants. The answer changes everything.

4.11

262

🧩 Parts Work 👶 Inner Child Work 🧠 Nlp 🌳 Generational Healing 🤗 Self-Acceptance

Core Transformation

Before you fix that bad habit, ask what it wants. The answer changes everything.

by Connirae Andreas 1993

4.11

262 ratings

🧩 Parts Work 👶 Inner Child Work 🧠 Nlp 🌳 Generational Healing 🤗 Self-Acceptance

The MindBody Code

by Mario Martinez • 2014

He studied centenarians worldwide. Their secret was not diet or genes, but healing three wounds.

4.16

172

💊 Mind-Body Medicine 🌍 Cultural Conditioning 🏺 Archetypal Healing 🧠 Embodied Beliefs 🧬 Longevity Research

The MindBody Code

He studied centenarians worldwide. Their secret was not diet or genes, but healing three wounds.

by Mario Martinez 2014

4.16

172 ratings

💊 Mind-Body Medicine 🌍 Cultural Conditioning 🏺 Archetypal Healing 🧠 Embodied Beliefs 🧬 Longevity Research

Toward a Psychology of Awakening

by John Welwood • 2000

Psychology builds a self; Buddhism sees through it. Why full awakening requires both.

4.27

879

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🌱 Psychospiritual Growth 👐 Radical Acceptance 💞 Relational Spirituality 🧭 Spiritual Discernment

Toward a Psychology of Awakening

Psychology builds a self; Buddhism sees through it. Why full awakening requires both.

by John Welwood 2000

4.27

879 ratings

🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🌱 Psychospiritual Growth 👐 Radical Acceptance 💞 Relational Spirituality 🧭 Spiritual Discernment

Psychology of the Future

by Stanislav Grof • 2000

Psyche wider than biography: what breathwork and psychedelics reveal that psychiatry still ignores.

4.27

302

🔬 Consciousness Studies 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy 🌀 Altered States 👶 Birth Trauma 💨 Breathwork

Psychology of the Future

Psyche wider than biography: what breathwork and psychedelics reveal that psychiatry still ignores.

by Stanislav Grof 2000

4.27

302 ratings

🔬 Consciousness Studies 🍄 Psychedelic Therapy 🌀 Altered States 👶 Birth Trauma 💨 Breathwork

Why Me, Why This, Why Now?

by Robin Norwood • 1995

Life's worst moments are soul assignments in disguise. The lesson repeats until you learn it.

3.64

603

🌀 Karmic Healing 👶 Past Lives ⚡ Energy Healing 📜 Soul Contracts 🧠 Mind Body Connection

Why Me, Why This, Why Now?

Life's worst moments are soul assignments in disguise. The lesson repeats until you learn it.

by Robin Norwood 1995

3.64

603 ratings

🌀 Karmic Healing 👶 Past Lives ⚡ Energy Healing 📜 Soul Contracts 🧠 Mind Body Connection

Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster

by Peggy Huddleston • 2012

Relaxation, visualization, and four sentences spoken during surgery can halve your pain medication.

4.06

206

🧘 Mind-Body Medicine 🌄 Guided Imagery 🗣️ Patient Advocacy 💊 Placebo Effect 🌿 Integrative Medicine

Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster

Relaxation, visualization, and four sentences spoken during surgery can halve your pain medication.

by Peggy Huddleston 2012

4.06

206 ratings

🧘 Mind-Body Medicine 🌄 Guided Imagery 🗣️ Patient Advocacy 💊 Placebo Effect 🌿 Integrative Medicine

Simulations of God

by John C. Lilly • 1975

God is a simulation your mind builds, and altered states reveal the source code.

4.00

133

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌀 Altered States 🕉️ Comparative Religion 💭 Philosophy Of Mind ✨ Mystical Experience

Simulations of God

God is a simulation your mind builds, and altered states reveal the source code.

by John C. Lilly 1975

4.00

133 ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌀 Altered States 🕉️ Comparative Religion 💭 Philosophy Of Mind ✨ Mystical Experience

Super Consciousness

by Colin Wilson • 2007

Peak experiences are a skill, not a gift. The neglected faculty that makes them trainable.

3.90

259

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🏔️ Peak Experiences ✨ Mystical Experience 🥱 Boredom And Meaning 🎨 Imagination And Will

Super Consciousness

Peak experiences are a skill, not a gift. The neglected faculty that makes them trainable.

by Colin Wilson 2007

3.90

259 ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies 🏔️ Peak Experiences ✨ Mystical Experience 🥱 Boredom And Meaning 🎨 Imagination And Will

Soul without Shame

by Byron Brown • 1998

You do not have to believe your inner critic or fight it. The third way, mapped.

4.04

488

🗣️ Inner Critic Work 💖 Self-Compassion ✨ Self-Worth 🩹 Emotional Healing 🌬️ Somatic Awareness

Soul without Shame

You do not have to believe your inner critic or fight it. The third way, mapped.

by Byron Brown 1998

4.04

488 ratings

🗣️ Inner Critic Work 💖 Self-Compassion ✨ Self-Worth 🩹 Emotional Healing 🌬️ Somatic Awareness

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