Editor ’s Introduction Transpersonal Psychology at 45

Abstract

[Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 31(2) of International Journal of Transpersonal Studies (see record [rid]2013-23022-002[/rid]). In the original editorial, the introduction to one of the articles unintentionally misrepresented a later paper in the same issue. The corrections are present in the erratum.] This editorial discusses the articles featured in this issue of International Journal of Transpersonal Studies. The general article section contains several worthwhile papers. The first paper discusses an approach to understanding psychotherapy that uses the dynamics of dissipative processes as metaphors for how healing happens within the psyche. This exposition is illustrated through the use of examples from a case history, together with artwork by the patient representing stages of his process. The second paper offers an intriguing preliminary view into how American college students understand hallucinogenic experiences relative to their spirituality. The third paper examines human sexuality within a more whole-person frame. Transpersonal psychology is no longer a new discipline, and it cannot attribute its relative obscurity to being on the cutting edge, yet the past years have seen flowering on many fronts, from the significant growth in its journal literature to the publication of important works. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)