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The Way of the Psychonaut

The Way of the Psychonaut explores the life and work of Stanislav Grof, Czech-born psychiatrist and psychedelic psychotherapy pioneer. Stan’s quest for knowledge and insights into the healing power of non-ordinary states of consciousness, influenced the discipline of psychology and profoundly changed many individual lives. One of those transformed by Stan is filmmaker Susan Hess Logeais. The documentary utilizes Susan’s personal existential crisis as a gateway to Grof’s impact, from the micro to the macro.

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-I was so far talking about - The Way of the Psychonaut

-I was so far talking about

They're all put in the category - The Way of the Psychonaut

They're all put in the category

What it suggests somehow
is that there's a correct way - The Way of the Psychonaut

What it suggests somehow is that there's a correct way

We have to use
this new psychology - The Way of the Psychonaut

We have to use this new psychology

You know, if you want
to run psychedelic sessions - The Way of the Psychonaut

You know, if you want to run psychedelic sessions

-I had read about
Stan's theories - The Way of the Psychonaut

-I had read about Stan's theories

-...that the experiences,
if you regress to birth, - The Way of the Psychonaut

-...that the experiences, if you regress to birth,

I call them perinatal matrices,
basic perinatal matrices. - The Way of the Psychonaut

I call them perinatal matrices, basic perinatal matrices.

The first perinatal matrix
relates to the situation - The Way of the Psychonaut

The first perinatal matrix relates to the situation

This could be pregnancy
which is a result of planning, - The Way of the Psychonaut

This could be pregnancy which is a result of planning,

The mother is
physically healthy, - The Way of the Psychonaut

The mother is physically healthy,

Reliving of that kind of state - The Way of the Psychonaut

Reliving of that kind of state

There are pregnancy which are
a result of rape, - The Way of the Psychonaut

There are pregnancy which are a result of rape,

The pregnancy could be
so unwelcome - The Way of the Psychonaut

The pregnancy could be so unwelcome

Another possibility,
the mother is Rh negative, - The Way of the Psychonaut

Another possibility, the mother is Rh negative,

Come nine months, plus/minus, - The Way of the Psychonaut

Come nine months, plus/minus,

First hormonal changes
which are then translated - The Way of the Psychonaut

First hormonal changes which are then translated

Each contraction compresses
the arteries - The Way of the Psychonaut

Each contraction compresses the arteries

There's no resolution for it
because the cervix is not open, - The Way of the Psychonaut

There's no resolution for it because the cervix is not ...

Now, with each contraction, - The Way of the Psychonaut

Now, with each contraction,

When it reaches
the necessary size, - The Way of the Psychonaut

When it reaches the necessary size,

The contractions continue
with all the consequences, - The Way of the Psychonaut

The contractions continue with all the consequences,

Suffocation and the pain
generate powerful energy - The Way of the Psychonaut

Suffocation and the pain generate powerful energy

Our first encounter
with sexual energy, - The Way of the Psychonaut

Our first encounter with sexual energy,

Another organism
was inflecting pain on us. - The Way of the Psychonaut

Another organism was inflecting pain on us.

There were a lot of pressures
and fear. - The Way of the Psychonaut

There were a lot of pressures and fear.

This kind of experience
then can become - The Way of the Psychonaut

This kind of experience then can become

Then we have the completion
of the delivery, - The Way of the Psychonaut

Then we have the completion of the delivery,

From then on the child exists - The Way of the Psychonaut

From then on the child exists

-Thank you very much for...
-As Stan finished, - The Way of the Psychonaut

-Thank you very much for... -As Stan finished,

I felt like I was dropping
into a deep pit - The Way of the Psychonaut

I felt like I was dropping into a deep pit

Just when I thought
I was going to die, - The Way of the Psychonaut

Just when I thought I was going to die,

He met Stan in the late '60s - The Way of the Psychonaut

He met Stan in the late '60s

When Campbell heard
Stan's theory - The Way of the Psychonaut

When Campbell heard Stan's theory

He couldn't understand
how cultures - The Way of the Psychonaut

He couldn't understand how cultures

But when he saw
Stan's presentation, - The Way of the Psychonaut

But when he saw Stan's presentation,

The perinatal matrices, - The Way of the Psychonaut

The perinatal matrices,

-Birth itself is not only
a rite of passage, - The Way of the Psychonaut

-Birth itself is not only a rite of passage,

Perhaps it's through
that experience - The Way of the Psychonaut

Perhaps it's through that experience

-Holotropic Breathwork is
an experiential approach - The Way of the Psychonaut

-Holotropic Breathwork is an experiential approach

It uses a powerful,
evocative music - The Way of the Psychonaut

It uses a powerful, evocative music

One of those people
does the breathing, - The Way of the Psychonaut

One of those people does the breathing,

-And we also combine with what
we call Mandala drawings, - The Way of the Psychonaut

-And we also combine with what we call Mandala drawings,

-The second day of the
conference was the breathwork. - The Way of the Psychonaut

-The second day of the conference was the breathwork.

It had been a pleasant
experience, - The Way of the Psychonaut

It had been a pleasant experience,

The minutes stretched on - The Way of the Psychonaut

The minutes stretched on

It was the same theme
that my teacher showed me - The Way of the Psychonaut

It was the same theme that my teacher showed me

Suddenly I realized that on
some deep level, I wasn't alone. - The Way of the Psychonaut

Suddenly I realized that on some deep level, I wasn't a...

There was something universal
about what I'd experienced, - The Way of the Psychonaut

There was something universal about what I'd experience...

About nine months later, - The Way of the Psychonaut

About nine months later,

When I learned about
the conference honoring him, - The Way of the Psychonaut

When I learned about the conference honoring him,

-Welcome to the Bay Area, - The Way of the Psychonaut

-Welcome to the Bay Area,

-For over a half-century,
Stan Grof has fully engaged - The Way of the Psychonaut

-For over a half-century, Stan Grof has fully engaged

-He was my mentor,
fellow explorer of new visions, - The Way of the Psychonaut

-He was my mentor, fellow explorer of new visions,

-At 75 years ago, Stan and I
were kind of conspiring - The Way of the Psychonaut

-At 75 years ago, Stan and I were kind of conspiring

-When I finally overcame
my qualms - The Way of the Psychonaut

-When I finally overcame my qualms

-Here were all these
accomplished people, - The Way of the Psychonaut

-Here were all these accomplished people,

I had always imagined
that people - The Way of the Psychonaut

I had always imagined that people

And what about the mainstream
news warnings - The Way of the Psychonaut

And what about the mainstream news warnings

But the presenters were some of
the most accomplished - The Way of the Psychonaut

But the presenters were some of the most accomplished

Stan offered them a context - The Way of the Psychonaut

Stan offered them a context

-Stan developed
these descriptions, - The Way of the Psychonaut

-Stan developed these descriptions,

-During the event,
Christina was honored - The Way of the Psychonaut

-During the event, Christina was honored

She introduced Stan
to Muktananda, - The Way of the Psychonaut

She introduced Stan to Muktananda,

Their technique
helped people - The Way of the Psychonaut

Their technique helped people

Christina also shared
her struggle - The Way of the Psychonaut

Christina also shared her struggle

The next day was the workshop - The Way of the Psychonaut

The next day was the workshop

Here I was, an outsider,
among people who knew Stan - The Way of the Psychonaut

Here I was, an outsider, among people who knew Stan

But I found my courage - The Way of the Psychonaut

But I found my courage

You have a flight,
and then you have a ship - The Way of the Psychonaut

You have a flight, and then you have a ship

So it's protection against
any kind of transportation - The Way of the Psychonaut

So it's protection against any kind of transportation

-As I set up my equipment
for the first interview, - The Way of the Psychonaut

-As I set up my equipment for the first interview,

Almost immediately
we dove into his past. - The Way of the Psychonaut

Almost immediately we dove into his past.

Stan grew up in Czechoslovakia - The Way of the Psychonaut

Stan grew up in Czechoslovakia

His early childhood
was relatively peaceful, - The Way of the Psychonaut

His early childhood was relatively peaceful,

Stan was 8 years old when
Nazi soldiers invaded Prague - The Way of the Psychonaut

Stan was 8 years old when Nazi soldiers invaded Prague

For six years, Stan was exposed
to their sadistic cruelty, - The Way of the Psychonaut

For six years, Stan was exposed to their sadistic cruelty,

Known as the architect
of the Holocaust, - The Way of the Psychonaut

Known as the architect of the Holocaust,

On May 27, 1942, - The Way of the Psychonaut

On May 27, 1942,

The Nazi retaliation lasted
more than three months. - The Way of the Psychonaut

The Nazi retaliation lasted more than three months.

The neighboring villages
of the Lidice and Lezaky - The Way of the Psychonaut

The neighboring villages of the Lidice and Lezaky

Most of the adult population
was murdered, - The Way of the Psychonaut

Most of the adult population was murdered,

Stan was 12 years old
at the time - The Way of the Psychonaut

Stan was 12 years old at the time

It was a terrifying period
for the entire country. - The Way of the Psychonaut

It was a terrifying period for the entire country.

Thankfully when the war
ended in 1945, - The Way of the Psychonaut

Thankfully when the war ended in 1945,

But just three years later, - The Way of the Psychonaut

But just three years later,

Two Czech national heroes died
under suspicious circumstances, - The Way of the Psychonaut

Two Czech national heroes died under suspicious circumstance...

-After school, it was 1:00, - The Way of the Psychonaut

-After school, it was 1:00,

And I opened the door,
and there were two men - The Way of the Psychonaut

And I opened the door, and there were two men

And they just completely
ransacked the apartment. - The Way of the Psychonaut

And they just completely ransacked the apartment.

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The Way of the Psychonaut explores the life and work of Stanislav Grof, Czech-born psychiatrist and psychedelic psychotherapy pioneer. Stan’s quest for knowledge and insights into the healing power of non-ordinary states of consciousness, influenced the discipline of psychology and profoundly changed many individual lives. One of those transformed by Stan is filmmaker Susan Hess Logeais. The documentary utilizes Susan’s personal existential crisis as a gateway to Grof’s impact, from the micro to the macro.

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Director: Susan Hess

Writer: Susan Hess

Production: N/A

Genre: Documentary

Year: 2020

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 13 Oct 2020

Awards: 1 win

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