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REVIEWS <@ GOOD HEALTH IN THE 21ST offers sound advice on balanced supplemen- _ Institute in 1975 while in residence. His CENTURY: A family doctor's tation with macronutrients, minerals, vita- research and teaching helped the blossoming i i mins and essential fatty acids. She recom- of a new human potential movement. by Dr’ Carole Hungerford mends a systematic approach to disease, Dr Grof's When The Impossible Happens is Scribe Publications, Melbourne, 2006 whether it be a disorder of deficiency, genet- a memoir of a life devoted to investigating ISBN 1-920769-81 "4 (516pp tpb) ics, toxicity or immunity. She pays special the therapeutic, transformative and evolu- Availability: www.scribepub.com.au attention to obesity and cardiovascular dis- tionary potential of non-ordinary states. He ecently Theard an ABC Radio interview _ ®@S®, and promotes an enlightened response tells of encounters with shamans, spiritual with Australian general practitioner Dr to mental illness. In her summing up, she teachers and psychics and his work with Carole Hunge ford and was impressed by reflects on communal health problems, like-minded therapists in transpersonal psy- the quality of her research an d the fact that weird diets, mass food production and mod- _ chology (a branch which he co-founded). she wasn't spouting ‘the usual propaganda ern lifestyles in what is an extremely user- The often astonishing stories cover syn- about health and illness. So I tracked down __‘tiendly and empowering guidebook. chronicities, memories of birth, prenatal life and past lives, the akashic record, ESP and her book Good Health in the 21st Century. WHEN THE IMPOSSIBLE HAPPENS: other paranormal phenomena, alternatives to It's a compendium of health-related infor- mation that draws on her experience since Adventures in Non-ordinary Realities traditional psychiatric treatment, and the she began practising as a GP in 1975 and by Stanislav Grof, MD, PhD interplay between transpersonal psychology working in London, Sydney and regional Sounds True, Boulder, CO, USA, 2006 This nes varadienn "or ” ti Bathurst. Her country practice no doubt ISBN 0-59179-420-X (377pp tpb) has benefits for humal nity and the furs i oF gave her a good grounding in basics such as Availability: http:/www.soundstrue.com jg. oo ou planet. Grof boleves that fa the importance of maintaining the web of t's been 50 years since Dr Stanislav Grof sufficient ember of people undergo dee life and protecting soil health, learning from had the "single most important and influ- inner transformation eet chances 8 f isin animals (and veterinarians) and eating ential experience" of his entire life. It came ’ : sing our vast creative potential and meeting the healthful foods, which she expands on inher _ as a result of his taking LSD as a psychiatric challenges ahead will be enhanced. book. Dr Hungerford regards agriculture as__ resident in Prague within a controlled study an unfinished experiment: not only are the inspired by the formative work of Dr Albert agribusinesses denaturing the food supply Hofmann. What happened was that Grof's but the take-up of GE technology could consciousness expanded into cosmic dimen- result in an agricultural disaster. sions. This psychic rebirth sent him on a IMPOSSISLE Fortunately, as we read, Dr Hungerford is completely different trajectory both person- so well informed that she can see through ally and professionally—a path that led him the political agendas impacting on such away from the materialistic Western scien- areas as cancer treatment, hormone replace- _ tific paradigm towards a new scientific ment therapy and vaccination. For instance, understanding incorporating non-ordinary she's aware of problems with mammography __ states of consciousness. It was a path that and wouldn't recommend that a patient have —_ took him to the USA to continue his work a mammogram without being properly with LSD, until such research was discontin- informed of the pros and cons. ued. It led him, with his wife Christina, to Supplying readers with a basic knowledge develop a new whole-body therapeutic sys- of biochemistry, Dr Hungerford explains the — tem called Holotropic Breathwork, which importance of a healthy immune system and __ they began working on at the Esalen offers sound advice on balanced supplemen- tation with macronutrients, minerals, vita- mins and essential fatty acids. She recom- mends a systematic approach to disease, whether it be a disorder of deficiency, genet- ics, toxicity or immunity. She pays special attention to obesity and cardiovascular dis- ease, and promotes an enlightened response to mental illness. In her summing up, she reflects on communal health problems, weird diets, mass food production and mod- ern lifestyles in what is an extremely user- friendly and empowering guidebook. 70 = NEXUS Institute in 1975 while in residence. His research and teaching helped the blossoming of a new human potential movement. Dr Grof's When The Impossible Happens is a memoir of a life devoted to investigating the therapeutic, transformative and evolu- tionary potential of non-ordinary states. He tells of encounters with shamans, spiritual teachers and psychics and his work with like-minded therapists in transpersonal psy- chology (a branch which he co-founded). The often astonishing stories cover syn- chronicities, memories of birth, prenatal life and past lives, the akashic record, ESP and other paranormal phenomena, alternatives to traditional psychiatric treatment, and the interplay between transpersonal psychology and mainstream science. This new-paradigm "oneness" perspective has benefits for humanity and the future of life on our planet. Grof believes that if a sufficient number of people undergo deep inner transformation, our chances of using our vast creative potential and meeting the challenges ahead will be enhanced. www.nexusmagazine.com AUGUST — SEPTEMBER 2006