Category: Stanislav Grof

A number of cases have been reported in which a dying individual has a vision of a person about whose death he or she did not know.

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.

Dying before dying has two important consequences: It liberates the individual from the fear of death and influences the actual experience of dying at the time of biological demise.

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

The study of consciousness that can extend beyond the body is extremely important for the issue of survival, since it is this part of human personality that would be likely to survive death.

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

Consciousness after death demonstrates the possibility of consciousness operating independently of the body.

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

A text of Tibetan Buddhism describes the time of death as a unique opportunity for spiritual liberation from the cycles of death and rebirth and a period that determines our next incarnation.

An important consequence of freeing oneself from the fear of death is a radical opening to spirituality of a universal and non-denominational type.