Roger Walsh

Roger Walsh

Roger N. Walsh (MD, Ph.D.) is a professor of Psychiatry, Philosophy and Anthropology at the University of California, Irvine, in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, within UCI's College of Medicine. Walsh is respected for his views on psychoactive drugs and altered states of consciousness in relation with the religious/spiritual experience, and has been quoted in the media regarding psychology ["New evidence points to growth of the brain even late in life", New York Times, Jul. 30, 1985. "Greenhouse Effect: The Human Response", Washington Post, Apr. 17, 1990. " [http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/05/24/survivor.attitude/ Survival could depend on your attitude] ", CNN, Jun. 1, 2005.] , spirituality, ["Psychology of east gaining attention in western world", New York Times, Oct. 9, 1984. "Mystic journeys breathing life into visions beyond the rational", San Jose Mercury News, Jun. 10, 1995. "Web site gives scientists outlet for explaining the unexplainable", Sacramento Bee, Sep. 4, 2001. "West meets East: UCI puts Eastern techniques under the microscope of Western scientific method", Orange County Register, Mar. 14, 2004.] and the medical effects of meditation. ["Meditation as Medicine", Orange County Register, Dec. 28, 2003. "Doctors say meditation helps patients improve health", Kansas City Star, Feb. 1, 2004.]

According to the University of California, Dr. Walsh is involved in six ongoing research areas: 1) comparison of different schools of psychology and psychotherapy, 2) studies of Asian psychologies and philosophies, 3) the effects of meditation, 4) transpersonal psychology, 5) the psychology of religion, and 6) the psychology of human survival (exploring the psychological causes and conseuqences of the current global crises). [ [http://www.faculty.uci.edu/scripts/UCIFacultyProfiles/DetailDept.CFM?ID=2372 UCI Faculty Profiles: Roger N. Walsh ] ]

elected Bibliography

* "The World of Shamanism: New Views of an Ancient Tradition" (Llewellyn, 2007) ISBN 0-7387-0575-6
* "A Sociable God: Toward a New Understanding of Religion" --with Ken Wilber-- (Shambhala, 2005)
* "Essential Spirituality: The 7 Central Practices to Awaken Heart and Mind" (Wiley, 2000) ISBN 0-471-39216-2
* "Paths Beyond Ego: The Transpersonal Vision" --ed., with Frances Vaughan-- (J.P. Tarcher, 1993) ISBN 0-874-77678-3

ee also

* Shamanism
* Transpersonal psychology

References

External links

* [http://www.llewellyn.com/trade/preview_book.php?pn=J575 "The World of Shamanism"] at Llewellyn Publications
* [http://www.intuition.org/txt/walsh.htm Staying Alive: The psychology of Human Survival] . Transcript of an interview with Walsh on the television series "Thinking Allowed, Conversations On the Leading Edge of Knowledge and Discovery".
* [http://www.faculty.uci.edu/scripts/UCIFacultyProfiles/DetailDept.CFM?ID=2372 UCI Faculty Profile for Roger Walsh]


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