

Why are we ultimately here on Earth?
What is the nature of the Universe?
What is the nature of our soul’s journey over lifetimes?
Can the insights of leading-edge science come into deep alignment with the wisdom of history’s most influential mystics?
These are the kinds of questions that can drive a lifetime of deep spiritual inquiry. The answers are often elusive.
Yet, what if we were able to conduct thousands of experiments that took people into the most beautiful, profound, and mystical experiences of their lives — and from them, uncover threads of truth, meaning, and wisdom that weave into a larger tapestry?
Such a multi-decade exploration of humanity's most extraordinary states of consciousness might actually unlock some of the deepest mysteries of the Universe in a way that’s both scientifically grounded and spiritually meaningful.
Stanislav Grof’s life work offers such a unique window into the nature of consciousness, reality, and our place in the cosmos. His synthesis of thousands of psychedelic and non-ordinary state experiences represents a treasure trove of unparalleled experiential data, offering remarkable answers to humanity’s most enduring metaphysical questions.
After decades of exploration, research, and careful study, Stan shared this synthesis at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California. The workshop, titled Frontiers of The Cosmic Game, served as a benefit for a local institution, while bringing together decades of inquiry into consciousness, transformation, and the deeper dimensions of human experience.
Now, for the first time, this groundbreaking seminar is available to be viewed, discussed, and explored in a unique live online format, with each portion illuminated by some of the foremost visionary thinkers and pioneers of our time.
Frontiers of The Cosmic Game delivers timeless truths and specific metaphysical medicine for our current cultural moment, when the world is experiencing historic levels of polarization.
If you choose to embark on this adventure, you’ll dive deep into the nature of reality, how birth experiences inform our experience of life, and how transpersonal experiences — where an individual's sense of self and identity expands beyond traditional ego boundaries to encompass wider aspects of humanity, nature, or the cosmos — can help us rewrite our paradigm of reality.
But first, a bit more about Dr. Stanislav Grof.
History produces few figures who mold the future in fundamental ways. Stan has been one of those figures. His groundbreaking research and theories helped lay the foundation of transpersonal psychology, often described as the fourth force in psychology.
Over a career spanning 70 years, Stan has inspired generations of practitioners of psychedelic medicine, non-ordinary state healing, archetypal astrology, mysticism, and more.
In the aftermath of his 95th birthday celebration on July 1, some of his most eminent collaborators, allies, and friends are coming together to explore some of the most groundbreaking insights into the nature of reality, personal evolution, and the deep structure of the Universe that Stan has created.
Stan’s discoveries into how foundational birth patterns shape the psyche, how non-ordinary states of consciousness can catalyze profound transformation, and how psychology must evolve beyond a brain-only model of reality remain essential for addressing and healing the collective dysfunctions that jeopardize our future.
Born in Czechoslovakia, Stan first experienced LSD as a promising therapeutic tool while working in the Psychiatric Research Institute in Prague. That experience launched him on a lifelong journey as a pioneer of psychedelic research and explorer of the realms and frontiers of human consciousness.
Throughout his long career, Stan has inspired generations of explorers across science, psychedelics, and psychiatry to expand their cosmology, open themselves to transformative experiences, heal traumas beyond personal biography, and reimagine the human story itself.

Participants in this course will have a unique opportunity to engage with some of Stan’s most important cosmological insights and research — and explore their implications for your future.. You’ll also see how key, foundational ideas have shaped a next generation of exploration, healing, and impact
In this 7-week transformational course, you’ll delve into the frontiers of consciousness, spirituality, and human potential.
You’ll experience Stan’s teachings and connect with many other experts in the field through livestreaming on any connected device. This connection is easy to use and will enhance the impact of Stan’s transmissions. Can’t make it live? After each class, you can stream the video and audio recordings to enjoy anytime and anywhere at your convenience.
This course will feature pre-recorded teachings with Stan and interactive sessions and Q&A with guest presenters who are leading figures of the consciousness movement in their own right.

In this opening session, Stan introduces the foundational discoveries that transformed his life's work and challenged conventional assumptions about consciousness, mental health, and human potential. You'll explore holotropic states of consciousness and discover how experiences often viewed as unusual, mystical, or irrational may hold profound potential for healing, self-discovery, and transformation. Drawing on pioneering research into psychedelics, breathwork, and spiritual emergencies, you'll begin exploring a broader map of the human psyche and its capacity for growth.
During this first class, you'll:
Module 1 Special Guest Commentary: Jack Kornfield
Following Stan's opening session, renowned meditation teacher Jack Kornfield will reflect on the transformative potential of expanded states of consciousness and the role they can play in healing, awakening, and personal growth. Drawing on decades of experience in meditation and Buddhist psychology, he'll explore how these states can deepen self-understanding and support a more awakened way of living.

Stan explores one of the central questions to emerge from decades of consciousness research: What do transformative spiritual experiences reveal about the nature of reality? Drawing on psychedelic research, wisdom traditions, and scientific inquiry, you'll examine why similar insights have appeared across cultures and spiritual paths throughout history. Through the lens of The Cosmic Game, you'll explore a view of reality that challenges conventional assumptions and offers a broader understanding of consciousness and our place in the cosmos.
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Module 2 Special Guest Commentary: Chris Bache
After the teaching, philosopher, psychonaut, and consciousness researcher Chris Bache will explore the deeper implications of Stan's vision of reality and humanity's place within it. Known for his groundbreaking work at the intersection of philosophy, spirituality, and expanded states of consciousness, Chris brings a thoughtful and experiential perspective to some of the most profound questions raised in The Cosmic Game.

Stan explores how expanded states of consciousness can transform your understanding of who you are. Drawing on decades of research into non-ordinary states, you'll discover how the journey of healing often opens into a deeper exploration of identity, revealing dimensions of experience that extend beyond personal history and biography. Along the way, you'll examine experiences of interconnectedness, archetypal realms, and spiritual awakening that point toward a broader understanding of consciousness and the nature of self.
In this session, you'll:
Module 3 Special Guest Commentary: Paul Grof & Becca Tarnas
Following this session, psychiatrist Paul Grof and Becca Tarnas, scholar of depth psychology and archetypal studies and Grof's biographer, will share reflections on Stan's work from both a professional and deeply personal perspective.
As Stan’s brother and a pioneering researcher in his own right, Paul brings unique insight into the experiences, discoveries, and spirit of inquiry that shaped Stan’s extraordinary contributions. Stan and Paul began from opposing frameworks — psychoanalytic and psychopharmacological — and yet, while working independently along different paths, their findings converged on the same understanding of the nature of human consciousness.

In this engaging Q\&A session, Stan explores some of the most compelling topics in consciousness research, including past-life experiences, karma, spiritual emergence, synchronicity, and mystical awakening. Drawing on decades of clinical observation and work with individuals in holotropic states, you'll examine how these experiences can challenge conventional assumptions about identity, memory, healing, and consciousness. You'll also discover how direct experience can offer new perspectives on personal challenges and spiritual transformation.
In this session, you'll:
Module 4 Special Guest Commentary: Will Keepin & Cynthia Brix
Following the session, Satyana Institute co-directors Will Keepin and Cynthia Brix will explore how the insights of spiritual awakening can be embodied in our relationships, communities, and daily lives. Drawing on decades of work in spiritual practice, sacred partnership, and interfaith wisdom, they offer a grounded perspective on living these insights in service to a more compassionate world.

Stan explores a revelation shared across mystical traditions and non-ordinary states of consciousness: that our deepest identity is not separate from the creative intelligence that gives rise to the universe. Drawing on wisdom traditions and decades of consciousness research, you'll examine how expanded states of awareness can transform our understanding of self, reality, and the spiritual journey. As Stan brings together the core themes of The Cosmic Game, you'll explore what these insights suggest about humanity's place in a living, interconnected cosmos.
In this session, you'll:
Module 5 Special Guest Commentary: Rick Doblin
After Stan's exploration of humanity's place in The Cosmic Game, Rick Doblin, founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), will reflect on the growing role of expanded states of consciousness in healing, personal transformation, and cultural evolution. Having spent decades helping bring serious scientific attention to experiences once considered beyond the boundaries of conventional research, Rick offers a unique perspective on their potential to shape the future of healing and human development.

Stan explores a central question of the spiritual journey: If our deepest nature is connected to a greater reality, why is it so easy to forget who we are? Drawing on transpersonal psychology, mystical traditions, and decades of consciousness research, you'll examine the forces that create a sense of separation and the challenges that often accompany spiritual awakening. You'll discover how expanded awareness can bring greater meaning, resilience, and perspective to everyday life.
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Module 6 Special Guest Commentary: Diane Haug
Following the teaching, Diane Haug will offer reflections on the challenges and opportunities of integrating profound spiritual experiences into everyday life. As a senior holotropic breathwork teacher and longtime leader in the Grof tradition, Diane brings decades of experience supporting healing, transformation, and spiritual emergence.

In this closing session, Stan brings together key insights from The Cosmic Game and a lifetime of exploring consciousness. You'll examine what happens after profound spiritual and transpersonal experiences occur, and discover how to integrate them into everyday life with greater grounding, discernment, and balance. Drawing on decades of work with holotropic states, breathwork, psychedelic research, and spiritual emergence, Stan offers practical wisdom for living with both expanded awareness and the realities of ordinary life.
During this final session, you'll:
Module 7 Special Guest Commentary: Brigitte Grof, Rick Tarnas & Becca Tarnas
To conclude the journey, Stan Grof himself, along with Brigitte Grof, psychotherapist and longtime collaborator in Stan's work... Richard Tarnas, professor emeritus of cultural history and archetypal cosmology who taught with Stan for forty years... and Becca Tarnas, scholar of depth psychology and archetypal studies and Grof's biographer, will join together for a special conversation honoring Stan's legacy and exploring the enduring significance of his work. Bringing perspectives from psychology, philosophy, cultural history, and their own close personal connections with Stan, they'll reflect on how his discoveries continue to shape our understanding of consciousness, spirituality, and human potential.
When you register by 2026-07-05 11:59:00 pm , you’ll receive special bonus offerings designed to complement Stan’s transformative 7-module course — and deepen your understanding and practice even further.

For the first time ever, you'll receive exclusive access to a rare, previously unreleased, 110-minute conversation between two of the most influential pioneers in consciousness studies: Stan Grof and quantum physicist and consciousness pioneer Dr. Amit Goswami. Filmed in 2016, this remarkable dialogue has remained hidden in the archives for nearly a decade and has never been available to the public. In this wide-ranging exchange, these visionary thinkers explore profound questions about consciousness, reality, and human potential, drawing on decades of groundbreaking research and experience. Be among the first to witness this extraordinary meeting of minds and gain insights from two luminaries who've dedicated their lives to expanding our understanding of the nature of existence.

Experience a rare, in-depth conversation where Stan Grof and acclaimed interviewer, author, and consciousness explorer Jeffrey Mishlove explore the frontiers of consciousness, the healing potential of non-ordinary states, and profound insights into the nature of the human psyche. Drawing on decades of research, clinical experience, and personal exploration, this intimate dialogue brings key concepts to life in a deeply engaging and accessible way. Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding alongside two of the field's most respected and influential voices.

Book in PDF Version From Stanislav Grof, MD This book by Dr. Grof is an unprecedented consolidation and focusing of his life's work in consciousness research, and the application of that work to the individual and collective healing we so desperately need. The message is a hopeful one: there are approaches to therapy which utilize a specific non-ordinary state of consciousness that enable individuals, with support, to access and heal deeper levels of trauma in the personal and collective unconscious. Dr. Grof describes various approaches for achieving this holotropic state and using it for healing, with his focus on Holotropic Breathwork, which he developed with his late wife Christina Grof. Another focus is psychedelic therapy, which he pioneered in the 1950s and which is now experiencing a renaissance of clinical research for treatment of addictions and PTSD.

Unlock a deeper dimension of your journey with this compelling exploration of psychedelic integration through the lens of archetypal astrology. Drawing on transpersonal research, author and researcher Becca Tarnas offers a powerful framework for understanding and making meaning of expanded states of consciousness. You'll gain insight into how cosmic patterns can illuminate personal transformation and help translate profound experiences into lasting growth. Whether you're new to this perspective or looking to deepen your understanding, this thought-provoking essay offers a unique opportunity to explore the relationship between psyche, cosmos, and healing.

What if some of your greatest creative breakthroughs were waiting within you? Psychologist and lifelong artist Brigitte Grof takes you on a stunning visual and personal journey, revealing how deep inner experiences - accessed through expanded states of consciousness - can unlock profound creativity, healing, and self-discovery. Drawing on her transformative work alongside her husband Stan Grof, Brigitte introduces the concept of "holotropic art," and traces its roots through human history - from ancient cave paintings and sacred indigenous traditions to contemporary visionary masterpieces. You'll receive several sample chapters as well as a rich collection of artwork and images that bring holotropic art to life, offering a genuine taste of the beauty, depth, and personal transformation explored throughout the book.
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Frontiers of The Cosmic Game offers some of the most transformational online teachings available, within a thriving global community of learning and practice.
Join fellow students and practitioners to support and inspire each other as you integrate the teachings and practices Stanislav Grof, MD, PhD will share in this powerful program.
You’ll join an international community on the leading edge of manifesting a world grounded in the principles of cooperation, harmony, and reverence for all of life.

Experience a unique opportunity to learn from Stanislav Grof, one of the founders and chief theoreticians of transpersonal psychology — from the comfort of your own home. Each class session includes a livestreaming video option and will guide you to understand Stan’s groundbreaking insights into consciousness, spirituality, and human potential. Course sessions are on 2026-07-22 9:00:00 am.

After each class, the video will be available for you to stream in a high-quality format. You’ll never have to worry about missing a session, and you can watch anytime and anywhere at your convenience.

After each class, the audio will be available for you to stream. You’ll never have to worry about missing a session, and you can listen anytime and anywhere at your convenience.

You’ll also receive the entire class transcription after each session is completed. You can then review, print, and highlight the most important insights and practices you were given.

With live class attendance, there will be a 30-minute optional interactive practice session directly following each class. You’ll be placed in an intimate group with several other participants on the Zoom call to interact, share, and do additional practices to help further integrate the weekly lessons. Practice sessions are available for live attendance only and are not recorded for playback. If you’re unable to attend the calls live, the online community group allows you to connect with each other and find alternative times to interact.

Between class sessions, you’ll have the option of completing related exercises, practicing new tools, and answering questions to accelerate your learning and integrate each week’s lesson.

Our exclusive online community is the perfect place to continue your discovery process after each class. Here, you can continue the discussion about your course materials and interact with your fellow students to take your exploration to an even deeper level.
We feel honored that Stanislav Grof has chosen to partner with The Shift Network to offer this exclusive LIVE online course. This is a unique opportunity to interact directly with one of the founders and chief theoreticians of transpersonal psychology whose powerful insights and pioneering work are helping us heal and awaken ourselves and our world.
If you’re serious about revisiting Stan Grof's pioneering discoveries and their relevance for our lives today, then you owe it to yourself, your loved ones, and our world to take this one-of-a-kind program.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your own evolution, click the register button below to reserve your space now.
If you don’t absolutely LOVE Frontiers of The Cosmic Game — or don’t feel that it meets your needs — please submit your refund request form on or before August 5, 2026 and we’ll happily issue qualifying customers a refund.
Author of The Hero with a Thousand Faces
Psychologist, spiritual teacher, and author of the spiritual classic, Be Here Now
Author of The World’s Religions and Beyond the Postmodern Mind

Stanislav Grof, MD, PhD, is a psychiatrist with more than 60 years of experience in research of holotropic states of consciousness — a large and important subgroup of non-ordinary states that have healing, transformative, heuristic, and evolutionary potential.
He has been Principal Investigator in a psychedelic research program at the Psychiatric Research Institute in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Chief of Psychiatric Research at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, and Scholar-in-Residence at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California.
As a Professor of Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco, he conducted professional training programs in holotropic breathwork and transpersonal psychology, and gave lectures and seminars worldwide.
Stan is one of the founders and chief theoreticians of transpersonal psychology and the founding president of the International Transpersonal Association (ITA). In 2007, he was granted the prestigious VIZE 97 Prize from the Václav and Dagmar Havel Foundation in Prague, and in 2010 he received the Thomas R. Verny Award from the Association for Prenatal & Perinatal Psychology & Health (APPPAH) for his pivotal contributions to this field. He received an honorary PhD degree from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology (ITP), and in 2018 an honorary degree for Psychedelic Therapy and Healing Arts from the Institute of Integral Studies.
Among his publications are over 150 articles in professional journals and the books Beyond the Brain... LSD Psychotherapy... The Cosmic Game... Psychology of the Future... The Ultimate Journey... When the Impossible Happens... Healing Our Deepest Wounds... Modern Consciousness Research and the Understanding of Art...The Stormy Search for the Self... Spiritual Emergency... and Holotropic Breathwork (the last four with Christina Grof, who passed away in June 2014. He was also invited as consultant for special effects in the Metro Goldwyn Meyer science fiction movie Brainstorm and the 20th Century Fox science fiction movie Millennium.
Since April 2016, Stan has been happily married to Brigitte Grof. They live together in Germany and travel the inner and outer worlds in tandem, conducting seminars, trainings, and holotropic breathwork workshops worldwide.
In August 2019, the encyclopedia of his life’s work, The Way of the Psychonaut, was published, and the documentary film about his life and work was released: The Way of the Psychonaut: Stanislav Grof’s Journey of Consciousness.
In May 2020, he and Brigitte launched their new training in working with Holotropic States of Consciousness: the international Grof® Legacy Training. In 2026, they published their book, Stan Grof´s Quotes for Psychonauts.
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