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> [LSD was not a pharmacological agent generating exotic experiences by its interaction with the neurophysiological processes in the brain. This remarkable substance was clearly an unspecific catalyst of the deep dynamics of the human psyche. The experiences induced by it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanislav-grof/lsd-was-not-a-pharmacological-agent-generating-exotic-experiences-by/)

[Stanislav Grof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanislav-grof/)

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> [These substances function as unspecific amplifiers that increase the energetic niveau in the psyche and make the deep unconscious dynamics available for conscious processing. This unique property of psychedelics makes it possible to study psychological undercurrents that govern our experiences…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanislav-grof/these-substances-function-as-unspecific-amplifiers-that-increase-the/)

[Stanislav Grof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanislav-grof/)

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## More by Stanislav Grof

> [I believe it is essential for our planetary future to develop tools that can change the consciousness which has created the crisis that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanislav-grof/i-believe-it-is-essential-for-our-planetary-future-to-develop-tools/)

[Stanislav Grof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanislav-grof/)

> [“The key experiential approach I now use to induce non-ordinary states of consciousness and gain access to the unconscious and superconscious psyche is Holotropic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanislav-grof/the-key-experiential-approach-i-now-use-to-induce-non-ordinary-states/)

[Stanislav Grof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanislav-grof/)

> [The motif of death plays an important role the human psyche in connection with archetypal and karmic material.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanislav-grof/the-motif-of-death-plays-an-important-role-the-human-psyche-in/)

[Stanislav Grof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanislav-grof/)

> [Many instances exist of small children who seem to remember and describe their previous life in another body, another place, and with other people.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanislav-grof/many-instances-exist-of-small-children-who-seem-to-remember-and/)

[Stanislav Grof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanislav-grof/)

> [LSD was not a pharmacological agent generating exotic experiences by its interaction with the neurophysiological processes in the brain. This remarkable substance was clearly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanislav-grof/lsd-was-not-a-pharmacological-agent-generating-exotic-experiences-by/)

[Stanislav Grof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanislav-grof/)

> [It is possible to spend one's entire lifetime without ever experiencing the mystical realms or even without being aware of their existence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanislav-grof/it-is-possible-to-spend-one-s-entire-lifetime-without-ever/)

[Stanislav Grof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanislav-grof/)

> [There is an urgent need for a radical revision of our current concepts of the nature of consciousness and its relationship to matter and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanislav-grof/there-is-an-urgent-need-for-a-radical-revision-of-our-current/)

[Stanislav Grof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanislav-grof/)

> [When you read the psychedelic literature, there is a distinction between the so-called natural psychedelics and synthetic psychedelics that are artificially produced.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanislav-grof/when-you-read-the-psychedelic-literature-there-is-a-distinction/)

[Stanislav Grof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanislav-grof/)

> [Whether or not we believe in survival of consciousness after death, reincarnation, and karma, it has very serious implications for our behavior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanislav-grof/whether-or-not-we-believe-in-survival-of-consciousness-after-death/)

[Stanislav Grof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanislav-grof/)

> [It is possible to transcend the usual limitations of the body, ego, space, and linear time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanislav-grof/it-is-possible-to-transcend-the-usual-limitations-of-the-body-ego/)

[Stanislav Grof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanislav-grof/)

> [Philemon explained how Jung treated thoughts as though they were generated by himself, while for Philemon thoughts were like animals in the forest, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanislav-grof/philemon-explained-how-jung-treated-thoughts-as-though-they-were/)

[Stanislav Grof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanislav-grof/)

> [“Our ability to leave our physical bodies and travel to other places has been demonstrated in controlled laboratory experiments by researchers with good academic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanislav-grof/our-ability-to-leave-our-physical-bodies-and-travel-to-other-places/)

[Stanislav Grof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanislav-grof/)

> [As long as I had easy access to psychedelics at the government-sponsored research project, most of my energy went into psychedelic sessions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanislav-grof/as-long-as-i-had-easy-access-to-psychedelics-at-the-government/)

[Stanislav Grof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanislav-grof/)

> [LSD is a unique and powerful tool for the exploration of the human mind and human nature. Psychedelic experiences mediate access to deep realms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanislav-grof/lsd-is-a-unique-and-powerful-tool-for-the-exploration-of-the-human/)

[Stanislav Grof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanislav-grof/)

> [“In mapping out the transpersonal realm, I found it useful to think in terms of the following three experiential regions: (1) an expansion or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanislav-grof/in-mapping-out-the-transpersonal-realm-i-found-it-useful-to-think-in/)

[Stanislav Grof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanislav-grof/)

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