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Recommendation I
Recommendation II
Recommendation III
Author's Preface
Acknowledgements

01 A History of the Soul Seeker: Ancient, Native, and Modern Divinity Techniques
Holotropic state of consciousness
Paleolithic Soul Seeker
Indigenous Spirituality and Rites of Passage
The ancient secret of death and rebirth
Spiritual Practices of the Great Religions
Ceremonial use of Sim Hyeon-je
Sim Hyeon-je's scientific interest in plants
Albert Hoffmann and the Golden Age of the Soul Seeker
Ethnomycological studies by Gordon and Valentina Pavlovna Wasson
Albert's Amazing Child
The era of the soul seeker Shulgin and the spirit of the spirit who went underground due to irrational laws
A global revival of interest in Sim Hyeon-je's research
Exploration of the Puppet
Soul Seeker in the Lab
References

02 Rethinking and Re-enchanting Psychology: The Legacy of Half a Century of Exploring Consciousness
Discovering the Holotropic State: A Journey Down Memory Lane
The Emperor's New Clothes: Struggling with the Dominant Paradigm
Holotropic states of consciousness and psychiatry
Modern Consciousness Research and the Emergence of a New Paradigm
The Psychology of the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research
The nature of consciousness and its relationship to matter
A new map of the human heart: As above, so below.
From Freud to Cosmic Consciousness
Postnatal electricity and personal unconscious
The unconscious perinatal stage
The first basic perinatal model: BPM I (primitive bonding with the mother)
Second basic perinatal model: BPM II (cosmic suction, no exit, or hell)
Third Perinatal Model: BPM III (Struggle Between Death and Rebirth)
The Fourth Perinatal Model: BPM IV (Death-Rebirth Experience)
The transcendental realm of the soul
Optical Holography and Mystical Worldview
References

03 The Soul Map of Depth Psychology: Towards an Integration of Approaches
Sigmund Freud
famous defector
References

04 System of Emotional and Psychosomatic Disorders
Freud's classical psychoneurosis
Anxiety hysteria (phobia)
conversion hysteria
obsessive-compulsive disorder
Depression, mania, and suicide
alcoholism and drug addiction
sexual disorders and deviance
Psychosomatic manifestations of emotional disorders
Autistic and symbiotic childhood psychoses, narcissistic personality, and borderline states
Psychodynamics of adult psychotic states
References

05 Spiritual Emergency: Understanding and Dealing with the Crisis of Transformation
Triggers of a spiritual emergency
Diagnosis of a spiritual emergency
Diversity of Spiritual Emergency
The crisis of shamanic initiation
Awakening of Kundalini
Episode of unity consciousness (peak experience)
Psychological rehabilitation through return to the center
Crisis of the soul's awakening
past life experience
Communication and channeling with spirit guides
Near-death experience
Close encounters with UFOs and alien abduction experiences
state of being possessed
Alcoholism and Drug Addiction as Spiritual Emergencies
Treating spiritual emergencies
References

06 Holotropic Breathwork: A New Approach to Psychotherapy and Self-Exploration
Essential Components of Holotropic Breathwork
The healing power of breathing
The therapeutic potential of music
Bodywork for emission
Supportive and nurturing physical contact
Drawing Mandalas as Artistic Expression
The process of a holotropic session
Drawing and sharing mandalas in groups
Harvest work and use of complementary techniques
The Healing Potential of Holotropic Breathwork
Biological mechanisms involved in holotropic breath therapy
References

07 Self-Exploration and Therapy Using Simhyeonje: The Importance of Set and Environment
LSD microdosing
Use of LSD and other psychotropic substances for recreational purposes
Psychotherapy and self-exploration using Simhyeonje
References

08 Simultaneity: Carl Jung's Principle of Acausal Connection
References

09 Understanding Holotropic States of Consciousness and Art
Sigmund Freud
Marie Bonaparte
Auto Rank
Carl Gustav Jung
Contributions of Sim Hyeon-je's research to the understanding of art
References

10 Promethean Impulses: High Creativity
Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz
Dmitry Ivatovich Mendeleev
Otto Loewy
Niels Bohr
Paradoxes concerning the Newtonian-Cartesian paradigm
Isaac Newton
René Descartes
Albert Einstein
Nikola Tesla
Srinivasa Ramanujan
Inspiration for a Great Religion
Gautama Buddha
Muhammad
The Vision of the Bible
Helen Schukman and A Course in Miracles
Roberto Assagioli
Carl Gustav Jung
Rainer Maria Rilke
Elias Howe
High level of creativity in music
The Effects of Chemicals on Creativity
Sim Hyeon-je and Creativity
Neuroimaging of the brain affected by Shim Hyun-je
References

11 Archetypes: Guiding Principles of the Soul and Cosmos
Archetypes in psychiatry and psychology
Archetypes and Natural Science
Archetypes, Religion, and Spirituality
In search of a new planetary myth
Archetypal risk factors for soul seekers
References

12 The Roots of Violence and Greed: The Study of Consciousness and Human Survival
Anatomy of Human Destructiveness
The Perinatal Roots of Violence
The transcendental roots of crime
Biological Determinants of Greed
The source of perinatal greed
The transcendental source of endless greed
Psychology of Survival
References

13 The Soul and the Death Instinct: The Psychospiritual Dimensions of Death and Dying
Ghosts of the Dead and Conversations with Them
The personal and social implications of research on death and dying
References

14 Cosmic Games: Exploring the Farthest Reaches of Human Consciousness
An experience of the universe with inherent divinity and soul
Experience of the transcendent divine and the archetypal world
Experience of the highest cosmic principle
Cosmic Abyss: Transcosmic and Metacosmic Spaces
Including and transcending
A word for the indescribable
The process of creation
Methods of reintegration
The taboo about knowing who you are
The problem of good and evil
Play Cosmic Games
References

Review: The Soul and the Universe (Richard Thanas)
Review (Brigit Grof)