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Search Results for "Psychological Spiritual"
John E. Mack, MD: A Tribute
by Michael H. Cohen, Esq.
A tribute to John E. Mack, MD, who has transitioned from his physical body to the next plane of consciousness. He was a colleague and explorer of the human experience who modeled insight, humor, and courage.
Alien Concepts: An Interview with Dr. John Mack
by Andrew Lawler
John Mack's research into alien abductions has thrust him far out of the academic mainstream, yet the Harvard psychiatrist and his Program for Extraordinary Experience Research soldier on, constructing a “science of the sacred.”
Passport to the Cosmos: An Interview with John Mack, M.D.
by Vivienne Simon, EarthStar
Vivienne Simon helped set up Dr John Mack's Program for Extraordinary Experience Research (PEER) in the early 90s. She revisited Dr Mack in 2000 to see where his research had led.
Alien Territory
by Sara Terry
John Mack, a Harvard psychiatrist at the front lines of UFO abduction research, is convinced that abductees are not making up their stories: “I encountered something here that did not fit anything I had ever come across in 40 years of psychiatry.”
Messengers from the Unseen: Oberlin Alumni Magazine Fall 2002
by John E. Mack, M.D.
Oberlin graduate John Mack ('51) spoke at Oberlin College in 2001 on the event of his 50th class reunion. This article expands upon his presentation. Dr. Mack was surprised by the storm of criticism that came with the 1994 publication of Abduction. He has since come to understand his own naivite at the time as well as the “misty territory” his research and writing explores. He credits Oberlin for emphasizing open-mindedness and encouraging exploration in his education.
Epilogue: Aggression and Its Alternatives in the Conduct of International Relations
by John E. Mack, M.D.
Long before the nuclear superpowers began to extend their competition into space Bertrand Russell (1959) wrote, “When I read of plans to defile the heavens...I cannot but feel that the men who make these plans are guilty of a kind of impiety”.
More On John Mack's Abduction
by Andrea Pritchard
John has been much faulted for not being more scientific in his book [Abduction] but the topic of abductions does not neatly fit into what is “scientific,” but strays into philosophy and realms of the spirit... John can hardly be faulted for following this subject wherever it leads, and where it is appropriate to speak as a philosopher rather than a psychiatrist.
The Aliens are Always with Us
by Bryan Appleyard
A Harvard professor killed in London last week had been vilified for his belief in the 'third realm'. His theories may not be as mad as some think says Bryan Appleyard. Oct 2004.
The UFO Abduction Phenomenon: What Does it Mean for the Transformation of Human Consciousness?
by John E. Mack, M.D.
Presented at the International Transpersonal Association Conference on “Science, Spirituality, and the Global Crisis: Toward a World with a Future,” held in Prague, Czechoslovakia, 25 June 1992.
Paths Beyond Ego: The Transpersonal Vision
by Frances Vaughn, Roger Walsh et al. (Foreword by John E. Mack, M.D.)
Transpersonal disciplines tend to be exceptionally wide-ranging, interdisciplinary, and integrative. Their investigations include higher developmental possibilities and what Maslow called "the farther reaches of human nature." This investigation builds on and integrates knowledge from fields such as neuroscience, cognitive science, anthropology, philosophy, and comparative religion and incorporates Eastern as well as Western perspectives.
Non-Ordinary States of Consciousness and the Accessing of Feelings
by John E. Mack, M.D.
A review of Freud's use of hypnosis and Stanislav Grof's use of Holotropic Breathwork.
Blowing the Western Mind
by John E. Mack, M.D.
We hear the expression "consensus reality" used to distinguish the conventional Western/Newtonian/Cartesian world view from other possible philosophies or frameworks of thought. The frequent bracketing of these words in writing and conversation implies that there is one accepted version of reality that includes a social agreement about what the mind may or may not legitimately countenance.
Psychoanalysis and the Self: Toward a Spiritual Point of View
by John E. Mack, M.D.
Spiritual or religious experience calls forth the language of the sacred, words like soul, spirit, transcendence, reverence, and faith. Psychoanalysts and other dynamically oriented psychologists have tended to be uncomfortable with this language. In this essay, Dr. John Mack describes how the explicit inclusion of a spiritual point of view has significant implications for the practice of psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy.
Studying Intrusions from the Subtle Realm: How Can We Deepen Our Knowledge?
by John E. Mack, M.D.
In the focus on the material realm to the exclusion of the subtle realms, we have virtually rid the cosmos of nature, rid nature of spirit and, in a sense, denied the existence of all life other than that which is physically observable here on Earth.
T. E. Lawrence's Vision for the Middle East: How Does It Look Now?
by John E. Mack, M.D.
Lawrence (unlike the pro-Arab Gertrude Bell or the pro-Zionist Richard Meinertzhagen) was one of the few and one of the last people in his own time and ours to achieve true sympathy for
both national movements. His references to both movements in Seven Pillars are positive. He actually believed that they could be reconciled, and, although subsequent events have
seemed to prove him wrong at least to date, this belief only rebounds to his credit.
The Passions of Nationalism and Beyond: Identity and Power in International Relations
by John E. Mack, M.D.
In this essay written at the time of the original Gulf War, Center founder Dr. John Mack explores ways in which people and nations develop a sense of security, and examines the concept of power. Power, suggests Dr. Mack, is much more than control: "Power is the feeling that our lives can make a difference, that we can create something worthwhile, even influence events. It is also the power of joy, play and music. This form of power is nourished by the experience of being cared for, loved and valued. The other kind of power is the power of domination, coercion and control. It brings resentment and fear and separates children from their parents, leaders from their citizens and people's from one another. It is the psychological source of war."
Thinking Like a Cancer
by Robert J. Begiebing
Are we ready to admit this lesson of the Rio+5 and Kyoto environmental meetings: that we must finally give up hoping for environmental wisdom and political will from political leaders and their conferences? Perhaps we need to look elsewhere, to reconsider those visionary, religious traditions that would transform us. Certainly, by now there is a growing scientific consensus to help us along: if we value life on Earth, we must change our lives.
Witnessing: Abductees as Sacred Truth-Tellers
by John E. Mack, M.D.
The scientific method has been highly successful in giving us reliable ways of knowing about the material world as we know it. But we have yet to develop methodologies that are as reliable with respect to matters that are not clearly in the objective or the subjective realms but seem to partake of both. In this paper I will consider the elements of an expanded epistemology which might help to legitimize experiences that are giving us vital information about the cosmos but which cannot be substantiated by the ways of knowing now considered reliable in Western culture.
Venturing from Shadows into Light
by Michael P. Lucas
They claim to have been abducted by aliens. A Harvard research psychiatrist backs them. Now 'experiencers' want society's respect.
Reflections on Two Kinds of Power
by John E. Mack, M.D.
The need for a sense of personal power is one of the primary motivating forces in human life. Conversely, the feeling of powerlessness or helplessness is perhaps the most disturbing of human emotions, one to be avoided at all costs. But what is power?
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