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Psychology in casino gambling
The feeling of excitement, the desire to win at all costs, to ‘tickle the nerves’, or to win a large sum in one go, are all essential attributes of gambling. Brightly colored signs invite you to come in and relax, escape from your everyday life and play with fate… Or even find the best casino […]
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Why Dry Herb Vaporizers Are a Great Alternative for Smoking Cannabis
If you’re an aficionado of cannabis, you’re likely aware of the age-old debate: vaping versus smoking. The contrast is a clash of tradition versus technology, a combustion-filled past versus a potentially healthier future. You may even find yourself asking, “Is one truly better than the other?” In the bustling hubbub of opinions, we introduce a […]
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R. Assagioli’s Psychosynthesis
From the point of view of Assagioli, a supporter of the ideas of psychoanalysis, all of man’s problems stem from the fact that he loses his inner integrity, harmony. Some sides of the human psyche begin to contradict each other and their disconnection occurs. This process (lack of integrity, synthesis) leads to various diseases. In […]
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S. Grof’s Transpersonal Psychology (Holotropic Breathing Method)
The scientist was engaged in research of penetration into the unconscious part of the human psyche in an altered state of consciousness. This immersion was carried out with the help of psychedelic drugs. Later, when psychedelics turned out to be prohibited, the author developed a new method of entering into an altered state of consciousness […]
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Basic ideas of transpersonal psychology
There is an unconscious component in the structure of the human psyche. The unconscious acts on a person’s behavior, thoughts and entire life. Like the psychoanalytic trend, transpersonal psychology assumes that the unconscious layer of a person’s psyche includes various life events that have been displaced from consciousness for various reasons. In addition, this structure […]
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How transpersonal psychology emerged and developed
The theory of the vast possibilities of altered states of mind emerged in the late 1960s in the U.S., spun off from humanistic psychology. In that era it was very popular to master the eastern spiritual practices, the study of psychotropic substances and other forms of influence on the mind. The greatest influence on transpersonal […]
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What transpersonal psychology is based on
Transpersonal experience and altered consciousnessTranspersonal psychologists assign a special role to understanding religious and mystical experiences. They believe it manifests in an altered state of consciousness when repressed experiences come to the surface. Personal anxieties may resurface as cultural archetypes, fairy tale motifs, and memories from “past lives. For example, Stanislav Grof believes that it […]
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What is transpersonal psychology
Transpersonal psychology is a branch of psychology that studies altered states of the human psyche, such as spiritual crisis, stress and ecstasy. In fact, this field of knowledge attempts to encompass such aspects as life and death, the possibilities of human consciousness, connection with the universe, and transcendent experiences. As can be seen from the […]