Testimonials
| "Altered
States and the Spiritual Awakening was an innovative event that appealed
to a large number of people in the Bay area. The presenters were carefully
selected and presented topics on a variety of topics from various
perspectives. The audience reflected age, ethnic, and gender diversity." |
| Stanley
Krippner, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Saybrook Graduate School
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| "It
was a pleasure for me to participate and present my most recent work
at the first ASSA conference in 2003 for many reasons. I met many
old friends there and was very pleased to see so many people new to
this exciting endeavor as well. Talking with participants and being
in the conference environment reminded me of the very early, exciting,
and creative days of the initial formative events of the humanistic
psychology and transpersonal psychology gatherings. There was and
is a spirit amoung the organizers of the ASSA conference that is quite
rare and I encourage anyone that is interested to participate." |
| Frank
Echenhofer, Ph.D. California
Institute
of Integral Studies |
| "This
was an exciting conference and I was pleased to see that a core
of sincere exploration of altered states for personal growth was
alive and well, in spite of our overly repressive culture."
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| Charles
T. Tart, Ph.D. Institute
of Transpersonal Psychology |
| "As
a presenter, and also a participant, at the conference on Altered
States and the Spiritual Awakening, I can attest that this meeting
of a large number of well-known experts in the field was very successful.
We all want to be recognized and respected in our own field and then
be inspired and stimulate others to trust their own creativity. " |
| Ruth-Inge
Heinze, Founder and Organizer, Annual International
Conference on the Study of Shamanism and Alternative Modes of Healing |
| "It
was a pleasure to work with Stephen Trichter and this very enthusiastic
group during the Altered States and Spiritual Awakening 2003 conference." |
| Etzel
Cardeña, Ph.D.,
Co-Editor, Varieties of Anomalous Experience, Professor,
University of Texas |
| "It
was a great pleasure to participate in the ASSA 2003 conference. The
organizers assembled a fine group of speakers and some of the ideas
presented are still resonating in my mind months later. The creativity
and care in preparing the venue and the enthusiasm of the attendees
continue to bring warm feelings of inspiration. It is so good to know
that the life of the mind, heart and spirit is alive and well and
flourishing in this dedicated group. I hope these efforts continue
to flourish far into the future." |
|
Justine
E. Owens, Ph.D.
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| "I
am very pleased to have been able to participate in the ASSA conference
this year. The wide-ranging topics discussed and multigenerational
participants made this a uniquely interesting event. I found the quality
of the presentations to be high, the audience contributions stimulating,
and the organizers and support staff unfailingly helpful and resourceful.
I would be very pleased to participate in future ASSA events." |
| Maria
Mangini, Ph.D. FNP, CNM
|
| "In
July, we participated in Altered States and the Spiritual Awakening...
organized by a new community group called False Profit. It's exciting
to see really successful grassroots organizing that results in events
of this quality." |
| Earth
and Fire Erowid www.erowid.org |
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| "At
a time when spirituality conferences have become big bizness, the
ASSA 2003 stands out in its sincerity, and natural hype-free enthusiasm.
Isn't this what we are all looking for? A beautiful sense of community
emerged between presenters and participants while the level of discourse
remained high and cutting-edge." |
| Stuart
Sovatsky, Copres. Assoc for Transpersonal Psychology www.atpweb.org
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