Meditations on a Blue Vase: and the Foundations of Transpersonal Psychology: The Collected Papers of Arthur J. Deikman - Softcover

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ARTHUR J. DEIKMAN M.D. (1929-2013) studied physics at Harvard University before training as a psychiatrist, inaugurating a career as a pioneer investigator of mystical states from the 1950s onward. He developed a humane form of psychotherapy for patients with psychosis, and was one of the earliest investigators to discriminate between pathological and genuinely advanced mystical states of consciousness. Dr. Deikman served as a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of San Francisco. Besides the selection of papers published in Meditations on a Blue Vase, he authored The Observing Self: Mysticism and Psychotherapy and The Wrong Way Home: Uncovering the Patterns of Cult Behavior in American Society. “Arthur Deikman is one of the pioneers of consciousness research and this collection shows the impressive breadth and depth of his many contributions.” — Roger Walsh, M.D., PhD., author of Essential Spirituality “Arthur Deikman’s innovative, scholarly contributions to the study of consciousness are an inspiring repository of wisdom for us all.” — Frances Vaughan, Ph.D., author of Shadows of the Sacred “Arthur had a remarkable ability to envision larger truths. Having known him for nearly fifty years as a superb friend, colleague and author, I view this collection of his papers as a highly valuable expression of his work and character.” — Leighton Whitaker, Ph.D., ABPP “Arthur Deikman is a highly esteemed, much loved, and world-renowned innovator in the field of psychiatric research. This collection is strongly recommended for students, mental health practitioners, and philosophically and spiritually minded readers. They will find an inspiring mentor and teacher as they savor these articles from one of the foremost inquiring spirits of our times.” — Ira Steinman M.D., author of Treating the ‘Untreatable’: Healing in the Realms of Madness “Arthur Deikman led the way in meditation research, helping make such study respectable. He was born with the gift of clarity, and he had an extraordinary instinct for the good. What a friend he was! What a boon to the wide world!” — Michael Murphy, co-founder of the Esalen Institute