Metaphors of TransformationwithRalph Metzner (1936 – 2019)

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The late Ralph Metzner, PhD, was well known as a consciousness explorer. Here he stresses the importance of metaphor in guiding and understanding human development, focussing on the metaphors of transformation from a caterpillar to a butterfly, of the journey, and of death and rebirth. Dr. Metzner is author of Opening to Inner Light and Maps of Consciousness and co-author with Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert of The Psychedelic Experience.

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Published on April 27, 2024

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