The Knowledge of the Womb: Autopsychognosia with Psychedelic Drugs - Softcover

Kafkalides, Zephyros

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1418484415 ISBN 13: 9781418484415

Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2005

Synopsis

In this book the author provides a summary of his work from 1960 to 1972 and gives an account of the re-enactment of very early experiences before and during birth in 16 patients, the majority of whom had severe neurotic and psychosomatic symptoms. LSD is able to bring our earliest experiences and our emotional states during such experiences into our consciousness; On reading the case descriptions, it is astounding to see again and again how, in the course of an LSD session, the patient's problem turned out to stem from the dramatic early experience of a relationship - in the case of feelings of inferiority, for example, the experience of massive rejection and debasement in the prenatal stage of life. Kafkalides' findings thus enable us to achieve a new and direct understanding of the psychodynamics of neurotic and psychosomatic symptoms.

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About the Author:

The Greek psychiatrist Athanassios Kafkalides (1919-1987) was a leading researcher during the 60'ies and 70'ies in the field of the psychotherapeutic application of psychedelic drugs. His major work The Knowledge of the womb, ( first published in Greece in 1980 ) was written after many years of clinical research carried out into the unconscious and the causes of mental disturbance. It is based on the experiences and conclusions of 16 individuals who relived the conditions of their intra-uterine life and expulsion-birth during sessions with Lsd-25, Psilocybine and Ketamine Hydrochloride

About this edition

• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1418484415
• ISBN 13: 9781418484415
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272