Reviews

The Holotropic Mind: The Three Levels of Human Consciousness and How They Shape Our Lives by Hal Zina Bennett, Stanislav Grof

seanhelvey's review

3.0

His ideas around the birth process and consciousness are unique and fascinating. I’m not sure if the word “holotropic” in the title does it justice. Probably more of a relic from the 90s.

gingerliss's review

5.0

I wasn't always open to this kind of thing, seeing it as too wishy washy in the past, but the past year has been a bit of a spiritual revolution for me and I believe there's a lot more then the eye can see. I find Grof's theories to be very interesting and well supported. I think the human mind is definitely a lot more complicated than we think and I like the way Grof looks at the mind as being something not particularly part of our physical being. The book made me very interested in Holotropic Breathwork and it's something I would like to try at some point under professional instruction. This is, after Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth one of those books that, in a way, has been life changing. Or, well, perhaps, mind changing. I'm a lot more open to this type of thing now and after reading this I'm convinced that these theories are realistic. Grof manages to make everything connect logically and I think he definitely has a point.
I thought it was immensely interesting to read about all the different experience of different people going through the different levels of conciousness. looking forward to reading more by Grof as I found his writing to be very clear and concise and also gripping, not something you would particularly expect in a work of nonfiction.

coisalinda's review

5.0

Brilliant.

humblesunset's review

2.0

For school. Some parts were very interesting. I have a cynical side of me that questions why we're reading such old books that have to do with science and research...It's not current anymore and that makes me question a lot of these books.

coldcojones's review

adventurous challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.75

That mind sure can holotropic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use