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The first major account of terminal lucidity: the remarkable return of clarity and cognition at the end of life. Terminal lucidity is a relatively common but poorly understood phenomenon. Near the end of life, many people -- including those who have suffered brain injuries or strokes, or have been silenced by mental illness or deep dementia -- experience what seems a miraculous return. They regain their clarity and energy, are able to talk with families and caregivers, recall their lives, and often appear to be aware of their nearing death. In this remarkable book, cognitive scientist and Director of the Viktor Frankl Institute Professor Alexander Batthyány offers the first major account of terminal lucidity, utilising hundreds of case studies and his research in the related field of near-death studies to explore the mind, the body, the nature of consciousness, and what the living can learn from those who are crossing the border from life to death. Astonishing, authoritative, and deeply moving, Thresholdopens a doorway into one of life's -- and death's -- most provocative mysteries.

This landmark volume introduces a new series of proceedings from the Viktor Frankl Institute, aimed at preserving the past, disseminating the present, and anticipating the future of Franklian existential psychology and psychotherapy, including logotherapy and existential analysis. The wide-ranging contents keep readers informed about current ideas and developments while presenting rarely-seen selections from Frankl’s work. Established contributors discuss new applications of existential therapies in specific contexts (OCD, cancer, end-of-life issues) and universal themes like the search for meaning, while also exploring dialogue with other psychological schools. This initial offering sets the tone for the series by presenting varied materials, including archival and unpublished articles by Frankl, peer-reviewed studies on logotherapy processes, new case studies in diverse settings, papers advocating cross-disciplinary collaboration, philosophical applications of existential psychology, and critical reviews of related books. Volume 1 will attract a diverse audience, including psychologists (clinical, social, personality, positive), psychotherapists, psychiatrists, and researchers. It will also serve as a valuable resource for practitioners in counseling, pastoral psychology, coaching, and medical care, providing new ideas and inspiration.

This volume covers a largely forgotten episode in the early history of the theosophical movement and brings together primary sources on the debate about text overlaps between a discourse given by Henry Kiddle at Lake Pleasant and Koot Hoomi's 6th letter to A. P. Sinnett, annotated and with an introduction by Alexander Batthyany. With letters and articles by leading exponents and critics of the early Theosophical and the Spiritualist movements.

This major new work allows readers access not only to the contributions of Viktor Frankl but to the grand extrapolations that have been made by those who have learned from him. Like a force of nature, the Logotherapy paradigm shows us the vision in its roots and the core in its branches. The editors have divided the chapters into four sections: Theoretical and Philosophical Perspectives, Expanding Logotherapy in Theory and Practice, Principles of Treatment and New Applications, and Research in Logotherapy, and an international panel of 30 contributors has filled them with rich, multifaceted perspectives.

What is mind? What is its relationship to the physical world? Is consciousness a causative agent in the physical world? With much progress being made in the neurosciences, many have thought that these questions could be answered by reducing them to questions about physical systems such as the brain. But this approach has foundered on the core problem of consciousness: Why is it that some brain processes are accompanied by conscious awareness? This anthology points out new sources and unexamined paths of consciousness research. By presenting a wide spectrum of non-reductive theories, the volume endeavours to overcome the dichotomy between dualism and monism that keeps plaguing the debate in favour of new and more differentiated positions.