Rosemarie Anderson is Professor of Transpersonal Psychology at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. She is the author of Celtic Oracles: A New System for Spiritual Growth and the coauthor of Five Ways of Doing Qualitative Analysis: Phenomenological Psychology, Grounded Theory, Discourse Analysis, Narrative Research, and Intuitive Inquiry. William Braud is Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology and the author of Distant Mental Influence: Its Contributions to Science, Healing, and Human Interactions. Anderson and Braud are the coauthors of Transpersonal Research Methods for the Social Sciences: Honoring Human Experience.
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Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction to Part 1: Transpersonal Research Methods
1. Intuitive Inquiry: The Ways of the Heart in Human Science Research
Rosemarie Anderson
2. Integral Inquiry: The Principles and Practices of an Inclusive and Integrated Research Approach
William Braud
3. Organic Inquiry: Research in Partnership With Spirit
Jennifer Clements (Invited Contributor)
Introduction to Part 2: Transpersonal Research Skills and the Preparedness of the Researcher
4. Intention, Quietude and Slowing, Attention, and Mindfulness
5. Visual, Auditory, Visceral, and Movement-related Senses
6. Unconscious Processes, Direct Knowing, and Empathic Identification
7. Play, Creative Arts, and Embodied Writing
8. An Expanded View of Validity
9. A Transformative Vision for Research and Scholarship
References
About the Coauthors and Contributor
Index