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HOD-852 Spiritual Psychology

4 semester credits
This course reviews the foundation of transpersonal psychology genesis from the 1970s, which examined altered states of consciousness, including Stanislav Grof’s work on spiritual emergencies and Elmer Green collecting physiological data on yogis’ feats. The course will look at humanistic psychology as well as developmental psychologists Fowler’s stages of faith and Kegan’s spiral progression.  It will review psychological and brain physiological research and philosophy from Christian mysticism, Buddhist meditation, the eight limbs of Hinduism and other spiritual practices.  Students will be able to define specific spiritual practices, which evoke spiritual awareness, apply these practices to their work in a project and also document their own spiritual practice for the term.
Delivery Method: Online
Grading Default: Letter
Learning Objective(s):
  • Understand and critically analyze the foundation of transpersonal psychology, humanistic psychology, and developmental psychology
  • Define specific spiritual practices to evoke spiritual awareness, and apply and document practices to their work



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