Expanding dimensions of consciousness Book

The book presents an overview which pulls together a vast number of facts & experiences into a concise, comprehensive volume of theory & scientific research on achieving altered states of consciousness thru meditation, mind control sources & drugs. Discussions by experts in their fields include such topics as conceptual orientation, meditation, EEG biofeedback, hypnosis, sensory deprivation, mysticism, alcohol & drugs. The clinically oriented material will enlighten both psychologists & students. Contributors Preface Introduction 1 Theoretical perspectives Brain mechanisms, consciousness & introspection/ David L. Wilson Cartography of conscious states: integration of East & West/ Roland Fischer Altered states of consciousness: putting the pieces together/ Charles T. Tart 2 Induction of altered states of consciousness The uses of meditation in psychotherapy/ Patricia Carrington Psychophysiological correlates of relaxation/ Bernard C. Glueck & Charles F. Stroebel The biofeedback hypothesis: an idea in search of a theory & method/ Andrew M. Elmore & Bernard Tursky EEG biofeedback, multichannel synchrony training & attention/ Lester G. Fehmi Hypnotism & altered states of consciousness/ Andre M. Weitzenhoffer Altering states of consciousness through sensory deprivation/ Peter E. Suedfeld & Roderick A. Borrie Mysticism: psychodynamics & relationship to psychopathology/ Michael R. Zales Drugs & consciousness: an attentional model of consciousness with applications to drug-related altered states/ Steven M. Fishkin & Ben Morgan Jones Index