Ralph Metzner

Domination behavior, using force to control others, is destabilizing and disruptive in families, groups and communities. At the international level, aggressive domination is war the breakdown of the civilized order. Dr. Metzner tracks the roots of war and domination: in the psychological consequences of violent child …

In this book the author relates his distillation of almost five decades of research, psychotherapy, shamanic and yogic practices, as well as teaching experience, on the role of changing states of consciousness in psychological health and spiritual growth. Each state of consciousness that we experience, ranging from …