Charles T. Tart: Seventy Years of Exploring Consciousness and Parapsychology

Mishlove’s latest work presents a compelling portrait of one of the most influential figures in the study of altered states of consciousness and human potential. A pioneer in both parapsychology and transpersonal psychology, Charles T. Tart helped shape modern understandings of meditation, dreaming, hypnosis, psychedelics, and extraordinary human experiences.

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