Saybrook University
747 Front Street, Third Floor
San Francisco, California 94111, U.S.A.
Education
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, M.A., 1957;
Ph.D., 1961.
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, B.S., 1954.
Employment
Saybrook
University, San Francisco, CA, 1973-present; Professor of Psychology,
1982-present.
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY; Director, Dream Laboratory, 1964-1973.
Kent State University, Kent, OH; Director, Child Study Center, 1961-1964.
Richmond Public Schools, Richmond, VA; speech therapist, 1955-1956, 1960.
Community Public Schools, Warren, IL; speech therapist, 1954-1955.
Book Publications
Author:
Human Possibilities: Mind Research in the
USSR and Eastern Europe. Garden City, NY: Anchor Books, 1980.
Song of the Siren: A Parapsychological
Odyssey. New York: Harper & Row, 1976.
Shamlet: The Tragicall Historie of
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. New York: Exposition Press, 1971.
Co-Author:
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Biographies of Disease) (with Daniel
Pitchford and Jeannine Davies). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO/Greenwood, 2012.
Demystifying Shamans and Their World: An
Interdisciplinary Study (with Adam Rock). Charlotteville, VA: Imprint
Academic, 2011.
Haunted By Combat: Understanding PTSD in
War Veteran [updated edition](with Daryl S. Paulson). Lanham, MD: Rowman
& Littlefield, 2010.
Personal Mythology: Using Ritual, Dreams,
and Imagination to Discover Your Inner Story, 3rd ed. (with David
Feinstein). Santa Rosa, CA: Energy Psychology Press/Elite Books, 2008.
Haunted By Combat: Understanding PTSD in
War Veterans Including Women, Reservists, and Those Coming Back from Iraq
(with Daryl S. Paulson). Westport, CT: Praeger, 2007.
The Mythic Path, 3rd ed. (with David
Feinstein). Santa Rosa, CA: Elite Books, 2006.
Becoming Psychic: Spiritual Lessons for
Focusing Your Hidden Abilities (with Stephen Kierulff). Franklin Lakes, NJ:
Career Press, 2004.
Dream Telepathy: Experiments in Nocturnal
ESP, 3rd ed. (with Montague Ullman and Alan Vaughan). Charlottesville, VA:
Hampton Roads, 2002.
Extraordinary Dreams and How to Work with
Them (with Fariba Bogzaran and André Percia de Carvalho). Albany, NY: State
University of New York Press, 2002.
Sonhos Exoticos: Como Utilizar o Significado
dos Seus Sonhos (with André Percia de Carvalho). Sao Paulo, Brazil: Summus
Editorial, 1998.
The Mythic Path (with David
Feinstein); 2nd ed. of Personal Mythology. New York: Jeremy P.
Tarcher/Putnam, 1997.
A Psychiatrist in Paradise: Treating Mental
Illness in Bali (with Denny Thong and Bruce Carpenter). Bangkok, Thailand:
White Lotus Press, 1993.
Spiritual Dimensions of Healing: From
Tribal Shamanism to Contemporary Health Care (with Patrick Welch). New
York: Irvington Publishers, 1992.
Dream Telepathy: Experiments in Nocturnal
ESP, 2nd ed. (with Montague Ullman and Alan Vaughan). Jefferson, NC:
McFarland Publishers, 1989.
Personal Mythology: The Psychology of
Your Evolving Self (with David Feinstein). Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher,
1988.
Dreamworking: How to Use Your Dreams for
Creative Problem-Solving (with Joseph Dillard). Buffalo, NY: Bearly Ltd.,
1988.
Zwischen Himmel und Erde: Spirituelles
Heilen der Schamanen, Hexen, Priester und Medien (with Patrick Scott).
Dussilgen, Germany: Chiron Verlag, 1987.
Healing States (with Alberto
Villoldo). New York: Fireside Books/Simon & Schuster, 1987.
La Science et les Pouvoirs Psychiques de
l'Homme (with Jerry Solfvin). Paris: Sand, 1986.
The Realms of Healing (with Alberto
Villoldo). Millbrae, CA: Celestial Arts Press, 1976; rev. ed., 1977; 3rd ed.,
1986.
Dream Telepathy: Experiments in Nocturnal
ESP (with Montague Ullman and Alan Vaughan). New York: Macmillan, 1974.
Editor:
Dreamtime and Dreamwork: Decoding the
Language of the Night. Los Angeles: Jeremy
P. Tarcher, 1990.
Advances
in Parapsychological Research, Vols. 1, 2, 3. New York: Plenum Press, 1977,
1978, 1982.
Psychoenergetic Systems: The Interface of
Consciousness, Energy and Matter. New York: Gordon & Breach, 1979.
Co-Editor:
Debating Psychic Experience: Human
Potential or Human Illusion? (with Harris L. Friedman). Santa Barbara, CA:
Praeger, 2010.
Mysterious Minds: The Neurobiology of
Psychics, Mediums, and Other Extraordinary People (with Harris L.
Friedman). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger, 2010.
Perchance to Dream: The Frontiers of
Dream Psychology (with Debbie Joffe Ellis). New York: Nova Science 2009.
Healing Tales: The Narrative Arts in
Spiritual Traditions (with Michael Bova, Leslie Gray, and Adam Kay).
Charlottesville, VA: Puente, 2007.
Healing Stories: The Use of Narrative in
Counseling and Psychotherapy (with Michael Bova and Leslie Gray).
Charlottesville, VA: Puente, 2007.
The Psychological Impact of War Trauma on
Civilians: An International Perspective (with Teresa M. McIntyre).
Westport, CT: Praeger, 2003.
Varieties of Anomalous Experience:
Examining the Scientific Evidence (with Etzel Cardeña and Steven J. Lynn).
Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2000.
Mythology, Medicine, and Healing:
Transcultural Perspectives. Yearbook of Cross-Cultural Medicine and
Psychotherapy, 1998-1999 (with Holger Kalweit). Berlin: Verlag fur
Wissenchaft und Bildung, 2000.
Dreamscaping: New and Creative Ways to
Work with Your Dreams (with Mark Waldman). Los Angeles: Lowell House, 1999.
Broken Images, Broken Selves:
Dissociative Narratives in Clinical Practice (with Susan Powers). New York:
Brunner/Mazel, 1997.
Future Science: Life Energies and the
Physics of Paranormal Phenomena (with John White). Garden City, NY: Anchor
Books, 1977.
The Energies of Consciousness:
Explorations in Acupuncture, Auras, and Kirlian Photography (with Daniel
Rubin). New York: Gordon & Breach, 1975.
The Kirlian Aura: Photographing the
Galaxies of Life (with Daniel Rubin). Garden City, NY: Anchor Books, 1974.
Galaxies of Life: The Human Aura in
Acupuncture and Kirlian Photography (with Daniel Rubin). Gordon &
Breach, 1973.
Author or co-author of over 1,000 articles, chapters, and book reviews
appearing in scholarly or academic publications.
Honors
Awards:
Award for Distinguished Lifetime Contributions to
Humanistic Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2013.
Integrative Achievement Award, The Center for
Integrative Psychology, San Diego, California, 2013.
Professional Journey in Consciousness
Award, International Congress on Science and Spirituality, Puebla, Mexico, 2013.
The
Charles Honorton Integrative Contribution Award, Parapsychological Association,
2011.
Honorary
President, Center for Humanistic and Transpersonal Studies, Guangzhou, China,
2010.
Advanced Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselor, International Certification
and Reciprocity Consortium for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, and the
Mexican Certification Board for Professionals on Addictions, Alcoholism, and
Tobacco, 2010.
The Ruth-Inge Heinze Memorial Lecture Award (first recipient), 25th Annual
Shamanism Conference, The Santa Sabina Retreat Center at Dominican University,
San Rafael, California, 2008.
The Ways of Knowing Award: Exploring Culturally Based Healing Traditions and
Practices, Life Science Foundation and the University of Minneapolis Center for
Spirituality and Healing, 2008.
Certificate of Recognition for Longstanding Contributions for the Last Ten
Years to the Development of Mental Health and Educational Programs in Mexico, Poliplaza Médica Center, Ciudad Juárez, México, 2008.
Junta Mexicana
Certificadora Para Profesionales en Addiciones, Alcoholismo, &
Tabaco [Mexican Certificate Program in Addicition, Alcoholism, and Tobacco
for Professionals], from the International President of Educational Programs,
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, 2008.
The Woodfish Prize (co-recipient), “for the joint creation of a Native
American/Euro-American social project,” San Francisco, California, 2007.
Lifetime Achievement Award, International Association for the Study of Dreams,
2006.
The Excellence Award, from The Excellence Awards Institute, Barcelona, Spain,
2005.
Honorary Member, Circle of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, Mill Valley,
CA, 2005.
Quincentennial Medal, Masonic Lodges of Eastern Brazil, "for promulgating
the appreciation of Brazilian culture," Recife, Brazil, 2005.
Honorary Member, Centro de Estudios Oníricos de Chile,
Santiago, Chile, 2004.
The Ashley Montagu Peace Award (given on behalf of Common Bond Institute,
Harmony Institute, the Association for Humanistic Psychology, and the Annual
International Conference on Conflict Resolution), St. Petersburg, Russia, 2003.
Award for Distinguished Contributions to Professional Hypnosis, American
Psychological Association - Division 30 (Psychological Hypnosis), 2002.
Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology,
American Psychological Association, 2002.
The Dr. J.B. Rhine Award for Life-Time Achievement in Parapsychology, Andhra
University, Prof. K. Ramakrishna Rao Endowment, Visakhapatnam, India, 2002.
The Senior Contributor Award, American Psychological Association - Division 17
(Counseling Psychology), 2000.
Honorary Associate, The Brazilian Federation of Umbanda and Candomblé,
Brasilia, Brazil, 1999.
The Contribution to Latin American Parapsychology Award, Association for
Ibero-American Parapsychology, 1998.
The Outstanding Career Award, Parapsychological Association, 1998.
The Pathfinder Award, Association for Humanistic Psychology, 1998.
Member, The Council of Sages, California Institute of Integral Studies, San
Francisco, CA, 1998.
Humanist of the Year Award, First Church of Humanism, New York, 1996.
Honorary Member, Fundacion Latinoamericana de
Parapsicologia y Psicotonica, Bogota, Colombia, 1994.
The Dan Overlade Memorial Award, Center for Treatment and Research of
Experiences in Anomalous Trauma, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, 1994.
The Charlotte and Karl Buhler Award, American Psychological Association - Division
32 (Humanistic Psychology), 1992.
Honorary Member, Pernambuco Institute of Psychobiophysical Research, Recife,
Pernambuco, Brazil, 1990.
Doctor of Science (honorary), The Open International University, Colombo, Sri
Lanka, 1989.
Associate, Center for a Post-Modern World, Santa Barbara, CA, 1987.
Recipient, Bicentennial Medal, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 1985.
Diploma, Ministerio de Educacion, Instituto de
Investigaciones Psicologicas y Parapsicologicas, Quito, Ecuador, 1984.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University of Humanistic Studies, San
Diego, CA, 1982.
Membership Service Award, National Association for Gifted Children, 1981.
Colleague, Creative Problem-Solving Institute, Buffalo, NY, 1980.
The Volker Medal, South African Society for Psychical Research, Johannesburg,
South Africa, 1980.
Doctor Honoris Causa en Parapsycologia, Instituto de
Ciencias Parapsycologicas Hispano Americano, Granada, Spain, 1977.
Certificate of Recognition, Office of the Gifted and Talented, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, 1976.
Citation of Merit, National Association for Creative Children and Adults, 1974.
Citation of Merit, National Association for Gifted Children, 1972.
The Service to Youth Award, Young Men's Christian Association, Richmond, VA,
1959.
Distinguished
Professor:
Instituto de Medicina y Tecnologia Avanzada de la
Conducta, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, Coordinator del Programa.
California Institute of Human Science, Encinitas, CA, Distinguished Adjunct
Professor.
Institute for Research in Biopsychophysics, Dr. Bezerra de Menezes Integral
Center for Higher Education, Curitiba, Parana, Brazil, Professor Benemerito.
Visiting Professor:
Colorado School of Professional Psychology, Colorado Springs, 2006
(Distinguished Visiting Professor).
Institute for Medicine and Advanced Behavioral
Technology, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, 2000-present.
Department of Psychology, John F. Kennedy
University, Orinda, CA, 1980-1982.
Department of Psychology, State University of West
Georgia, Carrollton, GA, 1976.
Institute for Psychodrama and Psychotherapy,
Caracas, Venezuela, 1975.
College of Life Sciences, Bogota, Colombia, 1973.
Department of Psychology, Sonoma State University,
Rohnert Park, CA, 1972-1973.
Department
of Psychology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, 1972.
Adjunct Professor(past and present):
Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY; Center for Psychological Studies and Services,
Visakhapatnam, India; Fordham University, New York; New York University, New
York; Ontario Curriculum Institute, Toronto; Rosary Hill College, Buffalo, NY;
St. John's University of Staten Island, NY; University of California, Irvine,
Los Angeles, and San Francisco, CA; Wagner College, Staten Island, NY; Yeshiva
University, New York.
Lecturer:
Department
of Psychology, Minais Gerais University, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 1986-1987.
Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 1981.
Academy of Pedagogical Sciences, Moscow, Russia, 1971.
Diplomate:
American
Board of Sexology.
International Academy of Behavioral Medicine,
Counseling, and Psychotherapy.
Certificate:
Advanced
Alcohol and Drug Counselor, number 704610
Fellow:
American Academy of Clinical Sexologists, Founding Fellow and Clinical Fellow.
American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychotherapy, Fellow.
American Educational Research Association, Fellow.
American Psychological Association, Fellow of Divisions: 30 (Society for
Psychological Hypnosis), 32 (Humanistic Psychology), 36 (Psychology of
Religion), and 52 (International Psychology).
Association for Psychological Science, Charter Fellow.
American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, Fellow.
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Fellow.
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, Fellow.
Society of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, Fellow.
Western Psychological Association, Fellow.
Medicina Alternativa Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Fellow.
Member and Listings
Member:
Academy of Spirituality and Paranormal Studies; American Anthropological
Association; American Association for the Advancement of Science; American
Association for the Study of Mental Imagery; American Counseling Association;
American Creativity Association (Charter Member); American Educational Research
Association; American Psychological Association (Council Member, 1978-1980;
President, Division 32, 1980-1981; President, Division 30, 1997-1998, Member of
Divisions 17, 30, 32, 36, 48, 52); American Society for Psychical Research
(Trustee, 1987-1997); American Society of Clinical Hypnosis; Association for
Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback; Association for Humanistic Psychology
(President,1974-1975); Association for Psychological Science; Association for
the Scientific Study of Consciousness; Association for Transpersonal
Psychology; Brazilian Association of the Scientific Study of
Consciousness; Center for Shamanic Studies; Centro de Estudios Oníricos de
Chile (Honorary Member); Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (Associate Member);
Council for Exceptional Children; General Evolution Research Group; Healing
Council of the International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies and
Energy Medicine; Institute for the Advancement of Health; Interamerican
Psychological Association; International Alliance for Learning; International
Association for the Study of Dreams (President,1993-1994); International
Council of Psychologists; International Society for General Semantics;
International Society for Hypnosis; International Society for Shamanistic
Research; International Society for the Study of Dissociation (Charter Member);
International Society of Transcendentology (Founding Member); International
Society for Systems Science; International Union of Anthropological and
Ethnological Sciences; Medicina Alternativa (Life Member); Joseph Campbell
Foundation (Founding Member); National Association for Gifted Children (Vice
President, 1976-1977); Parapsychological Association (President, 1982);
Psychologists for Social Responsibility; Sleep Research Society; Society for
the Anthropology of Consciousness; Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and
the Neural, Human, and Social Sciences; Society for Clinical and Experimental
Hypnosis; Society for Consciousness Studies (Founding Member); Society for the
Multidisciplinary Study of Consciousness; Society for Psychical Research;
Society for Scientific Exploration; Society for the Scientific Study of
Religion; Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality; Society for Shamanic
Practitioners; Swedish Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis; Western
Psychological Association; World Future Society; World Health Foundation for
Peace.
Member, Board of Directors, Advisory
Board, or Advisory Committee:
Albert Hofmann Foundation, Los Angeles; American Board of Sport Psychology, New
York; American Center for the Integration of Spiritually Transformative
Experiences, San Diego, CA; The Beckley Foundation, Oxford, England; Center for
Spiritual Healing, Fairfax, CA; Center for the Study of Empathic Therapy,
Ithaca, NY; Committee for the Study of Anomalistic Research, Ypsilanti, MI; The
Darwin Project, Pacific Grove, CA; Existential-Humanistic Institute, San
Francisco; Foundation for Integrative AIDS Research, New York; Foundation for
Mind Research, Pomona, NY; Friends of the Czech Unitaria, New York and Prague;
Fundacion Internacional para la Investigacion de la Naturaleza del Hombre
(Presidente, Division Internacional), Ciudad Juarez, Mexico; Global Leadership
Academy; Institute for Authentic Process Healing, New York; Institute for Dream
Studies (South Plaza Court, SC); Institute for Transformative Medicine, West
Palm Beach, FL; Institute of Applied Consciousness Science, Wilderville, OR;
Instituto Internacional de Sexualidad Humana (Consejo Directivo), Ciudad
Juarez, Mexico; International Institute for Survival Studies, Pembroke Pines,
FL; International School for Psychotherapy, Counseling, and Group Leadership,
St. Petersburg; International Society for the Study of Ghosts and Apparitions;
The Joseph Plan Foundation, Los Angeles; Peace University of Potsdam, Germany;
Portals of Wonder, New York; Rhine Research Center, Durham, NC; Rhythm for
Life, Tempe, AZ; Rivka Bertisch Foundation, New York and Buenos Aires; Rollo
May Center for Humanistic Studies, San Francisco; Wasiwaska Research Center for
the Study of Psychointegrator Plants, Visionary Art, and Consciousness,
Florianopolis, Brazil; Transpersonal University, Puebla and Veracruz, Mexico.
Member, Editorial or Advisory Board:
Alternative Therapies in Health and
Medicine, American Journal of
Clinical Hypnosis, Anthropology of
Consciousness, The Behavioral and
Brain Sciences, Dream Network Journal,
Entheos: Journal of Psychedelic
Spirituality, Dreaming: Journal of
the International Association for the Study of Dreams, Journal of the American Board of Sport Psychology,The Humanistic Psychologist, Journal of Humanistic Psychology, Journal of Indian Psychology, Journal of International Society of Life
Information Science,Journal of
Mental Imagery, Journal of Mindbody States,Journal
of Mind and Behavior, Journal of
Psychoactive Drugs, Journal of
Shamanic Practice: Exploring Traditional and Contemporary Shamanism, Journal of Trans-Human Consciousness, Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, Journal of Unified Psychotherapy and
Clinical Science,Paranormal,
Psychology of Consciousness, ReVision, Revista Argentina de Psicologi, Science
and Consciousness.
Listings:
American Men and Women of Science; Cambridge Who’s Who among
Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs;Encyclopedia of
Parapsychology and Psychical Research; International Who's Who of
Intellectuals; Leaders in American Science; Outstanding Teachers
in Exceptional Education; Who's Who In America; Who's Who in the
Biobehavioral Sciences; Who's Who in the West; Who's Who in
Frontier Sciences and Technology; Who's Who among Human Service
Professionals; Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare; Who's Who in
Science and Engineering; Who's Who in the World.