In addition to the apocalyptic prospect of global nuclear destruction,
there are other dismal scenarios involving resource and environmental
issues that are less imminent but still serious in the long term. Past
analyses, seeking remedies, have focused on symptoms rather than causes.
They represent extensions and expressions of the same philosophies and
strategies that created these situations.
This book brings a fresh and optimistic perspective to the problem area.
It explores modern consciousness research and transpersonal psychology
for practices that accelerate the development of consciousness. It
covers a wide range from laboratory techniques of experimental
psychiatry, transpersonal psychotherapies, and Jungian psychology to the
Oriental and Western mystical traditions.