Modern Consciousness Research and the Understanding of Art

Stanislav Grof, one of the pioneers of consciousness research of the 20th and 21st centuries, has been on the forefront of understanding the importance of art in our human evolution toward a more mature and enlightened species. In his book, he demonstrates how his expanded cartography of the human psyche, including the perinatal and transpersonal domains, provides a much deeper insights into the psychology of art and of the artists than the Freudian approach. He demonstrates this using an unparalleled selection from the art of the Swiss genius of fantastic art, Hansruedi Giger.