Mild Altered States of Consciousness
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Mild Altered States of Consciousness

Subtle Shifts of Mind and Their Therapeutic Potential

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eBook - ePub

Mild Altered States of Consciousness

Subtle Shifts of Mind and Their Therapeutic Potential

About this book

This book draws on transpersonal anthropology and psychology in order to explore mild altered states of consciousness (ASCs) experienced in everyday life. While research into consciousness and particularly ASCs is growing, this book focuses on a neglected area: 'everyday' experiences of ASCs. Opening with an up-to-date overview of the development of the study of ASCs, the author presents an in-depth empirical exploration and mapping of mild ASCs. Dr Sheppard examines original research conducted in a range of religious and secular contexts with participants who were engaged in activities including prayer, sport, nature conservation, music and musical instrument making, and TV viewing. 

The author takes a novel phenomenological approach to the analysis of ASCs, emphasising the subjective experience. The book explores the healing potential of such mild ASCs; the everyday fantasy reality of the interior landscape; and discusses the problem of validity, and belief in the study of ASCs. It will appeal to students and scholars of transpersonal psychology, consciousness studies, social anthropology, and the philosophy of mind.




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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Front Matter
  3. 1. Introduction
  4. 2. Psychology, Consciousness and ASCs
  5. 3. Transpersonal Psychology—William James and Moving Beyond a Materialist Paradigm
  6. 4. Consciousness and ASCs in the Non-West: Pioneering Studies
  7. 5. Transpersonal Anthropology
  8. 6. Everyday Streams of Consciousness: Introduction to Fieldwork
  9. 7. Hinduism in a UK Temple and Altered State Experience
  10. 8. The Sacred Lifeworld of a Lubavitch Group
  11. 9. Sport and Altered States: Secular or Spiritual?
  12. 10. Tranquil States in a Natural Environment
  13. 11. A Musical Instrument Making Group and Their Altered States
  14. 12. Television, Altered States and Fantasy Worlds
  15. 13. Altered State Experience in Fieldwork: A Summary
  16. 14. Fantasy Worlds within Altered States of Consciousness
  17. 15. Altered States and a Sacred Reality
  18. 16. The Therapeutic Power of Altered States of Consciousness
  19. 17. Some reflections and a Blessing
  20. Back Matter