Quotes by Psychologists

Walt Disney was my great hero. Stanislav Grof

Great Hero Walt Walt Disney Disney

The study of consciousness that can extend beyond the body is extremely important for the issue of survival, since it is this part of human personality that would be likely to survive death. Stanislav Grof

The new formula in physics describes humans as paradoxical beings who have two complementary aspects: They can show properties of Newtonian objects and also infinite fields of consciousness. Stanislav Grof

Physics Complementary Paradoxical Objects Properties New Also Infinite Fields Formula Aspects Show Who Beings Consciousness Humans Two

Many instances exist of small children who seem to remember and describe their previous life in another body, another place, and with other people. These memories emerge usually shortly after these children begin to talk. Stanislav Grof

In some instances, the accuracy of past-life memories can be objectively verified, sometimes with remarkable detail. Stanislav Grof

Memories Sometimes Detail Some Objectively Remarkable Verified Accuracy

I read Freud's Introductory Lectures in Psychoanalysis in basically one sitting. I decided to enroll in medical school. It was almost like a conversion experience. Stanislav Grof

Experience School Enroll Introductory Almost Like Read Freud Lectures Sitting Psychoanalysis Decided Conversion Medical Medical School Basically

I have taken part in ceremonies with North American and Mexican shamans, as well as Brazilian ceremonies. Stanislav Grof

Part Taken Well Mexican North North American American Brazilian Ceremonies

Dying people in pre-industrial cultures typically died in the context of an extended family, clan, or tribe. Stanislav Grof

Family People Tribe Clan Context Cultures Died Dying Extended Extended Family

The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority. Stanley Milgram

Responsibility Submission Sense Disappearance Most Authority Consequence

A technical survey that systematize, digest, and appraise the mid century state of psychology. Stanley Smith Stevens

Digest State Survey Mid Psychology Century Technical Appraise

From early childhood, I was interested in understanding how the world worked, and assumed I would be some kind of physical scientist or chemist. But the truth was, I didn't know there was another kind of world, the inner world, that was just as interesting, if not more relevant, than what was going on in the outside world. Stephen LaBerge

Truth World Understanding Assumed Relevant Kind Would Would-Be Physical Some More Outside Outside World Know Another How Chemist Scientist Than Going Childhood Just Interested Interesting Worked Inner Early Early Childhood Inner World

Not all lucid dreams are useful but they all have a sense of wonder about them. If you must sleep through a third of your life, why should you sleep through your dreams, too? Stephen LaBerge

Life Dreams You Sense Too Must About Through Wonder Them Should Your Useful Your Dreams Lucid Why Third Sleep

We don't teach our children how to dream. Stephen LaBerge

Our Dream How Children Teach

We dream every night, all the time. Stephen LaBerge

Time Every Dream Every Night Night

Some people have vivid imagination, some not so vivid, but everybody has vivid dreams. Stephen LaBerge

Dreams People Some People Imagination Everybody Some Vivid

I'd say that we dream primarily the same way that we have consciousness of the world for the same reason. Basically, that our brains evolve to simulate reality and to control what's happening around us. Stephen LaBerge

Reality World Control Our Way Say Evolve Dream Primarily Simulate Around Brains Same Happening Us Reason Consciousness Basically