Christopher Bache
Encyclopedia
Christopher M. Bache has been a professor of Religious Studies at Youngstown State University
for almost 30 years as well as an intermittent adjunct faculty member at the California Institute of Integral Studies
. From 2000-2002 he was Director of Transformative Learning at the Institute of Noetic Sciences located outside of San Francisco.
At YSU he teaches courses in Eastern religions, transpersonal psychology
, consciousness research and Buddhism
. His writings explore reincarnation
, the philosophical implications of non-ordinary states of consciousness and the dynamics of collective consciousness
within the classroom. He was awarded YSU's Distinguished Professor Award twice, once for teaching and once for research.
Youngstown State University
Youngstown State University, founded in 1908, is an urban research university located in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. As of fall 2010, there were 15,194 students and a student-faculty ratio of 19:1. It is recognized as being one of the premier schools in the country, comparable to Ivy League...
for almost 30 years as well as an intermittent adjunct faculty member at the California Institute of Integral Studies
California Institute of Integral Studies
California Institute of Integral Studies is a private institution of higher education founded in 1968 and based in San Francisco, California. It currently operates in three locations just south of the Civic Center district...
. From 2000-2002 he was Director of Transformative Learning at the Institute of Noetic Sciences located outside of San Francisco.
At YSU he teaches courses in Eastern religions, transpersonal psychology
Transpersonal psychology
Transpersonal psychology is a form of psychology that studies the transpersonal, self-transcendent or spiritual aspects of the human experience....
, consciousness research and Buddhism
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...
. His writings explore reincarnation
Reincarnation
Reincarnation best describes the concept where the soul or spirit, after the death of the body, is believed to return to live in a new human body, or, in some traditions, either as a human being, animal or plant...
, the philosophical implications of non-ordinary states of consciousness and the dynamics of collective consciousness
Collective consciousness
Collective consciousness was a term coined by the French sociologist Émile Durkheim to refer to the shared beliefs and moral attitudes which operate as a unifying force within society...
within the classroom. He was awarded YSU's Distinguished Professor Award twice, once for teaching and once for research.
Books
- Lifecyles: Reincarnation and the Web of Life (Paragon House, 1990)
- Dark Night, Early Dawn: Steps to a Deep Ecology of Mind (SUNY Pr, 2000)
- The Living Classroom: Teaching and Collective Consciousness (SUNY Pr, 2008)
Other writings
- Is the Sacred Medicine Path a Legitimate Path? The Scientific and Medical Network
- Mysticism and Psychedelics: The Case of the Dark Night The Primal Psychotherapy page
- A Reappraisal of Teresa of Avila's Supposed Hysteria The Primal Psychotherapy page
See also
- Altered states of consciousness
- Holotropic BreathworkHolotropic BreathworkHolotropic Breathwork is a practice that uses breathing and other elements to allow access to non-ordinary states for the purpose of self-exploration. It was developed by Stanislav Grof, M.D., Ph.D. and Christina Grof, Ph.D. . Holotropic breathing has some similarities to rebirthing-breathwork,...
- Richard TarnasRichard TarnasRichard Theodore Tarnas, Jr. is a philosopher and cultural historian known for his 1991 book The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our World View and Cosmos and Psyche: Intimations of a New World View, published in 2006...
- Stanislav GrofStanislav GrofStanislav Grof is a psychiatrist, one of the founders of the field of transpersonal psychology and a pioneering researcher into the use of non-ordinary states of consciousness for purposes of analyzing, healing, and obtaining growth and insight into the human psyche...
- Transpersonal psychologyTranspersonal psychologyTranspersonal psychology is a form of psychology that studies the transpersonal, self-transcendent or spiritual aspects of the human experience....
External links
- California Institute of Integral Studies website
- Citizen Initiative critical perspective on Bache's work
- Institute of Noetic Sciences website