Human Consciousness and the Mystery of Death

How to understand death and dying. Stanislav Grof's book focuses on the topic of death and dying and brings ideas that revolutionize the theoretical understanding and approach to this phenomenon.

Stanislav Grof's book presents ideas that revolutionize the theoretical understanding and approach to death and dying. The opening chapters of the book discuss ancient and indigenous ritual, spiritual practices that help to understand near-death experiences. The second part focuses on modern research on death and dying. According to Stanislav Grof, living conditions in modern developed countries do not provide any ideological or psychological support for people on the verge of death.

The author also reflects on the trivialisation of death and violence in film and television. He emphasizes that holotropic states, which lead to transpersonal experiences, help to understand the relationship between consciousness and matter. Attention is also paid to psychedelic therapy provided to patients with terminal cancer.