Integrating Brain, Mind, Soul, and Spirit - Exploring Transpersonal Psychology, Psychedelics, Altered States of

Referring to major spiritual traditions, transpersonal psychology, neuropsychology, neuroscience, and modern physics, this book identifies and systematically integrates core ideas concerning psychospiritual development.

List of contents

1. Spirituality, Religion, and Transpersonal Psychology 2. Psychedelics: Spiritual Experiences, the Brain, and Psychotherapy 3. Parapsychology 4. Physics of the Macrocosm and Human Microcosm 5. Metaphysics of the Macrocosm 6. Metaphysics of the Human Microcosm 7. The Soul 8. The Mind 9. The Brain: Mind, Soul, and Spirit 10. Psychospiritual Phenomena and Processes 11. Spiritual Development 12. Death, Afterlife, and Reincarnation 13. Psychospiritual Development: Processes, Challenges, and Opportunities 14. Brain, Mind, Soul, and Spirit: Summaries, Correspondences, and Integration

About the author

Eric John Parkins studied at Imperial College, Oxford University, and Manchester University. He has a PhD in engineering, a PhD in psychology, and postgraduate qualifications in education and in integrative psychotherapy. Whilst working at the University of Nottingham, he lectured on Gestalt psychology, psychosynthesis, and meditation. He is author of the book Cerebellum and Cerebrum in Homeostatic Control and Cognition, published by Routledge in 2022.

Product details

• Authors: Eric John Parkins
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032650814
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3265081-4
• No. of pages: 332
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spiritualism, Philosophy of Mind, RELIGION / Psychology of Religion, PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / Transpersonal, Religion: general, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Parapsychological studies, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Psychic Phenomena / General