Spiritual Crises: Opportunities for Self-Discovery explores the concept of spiritual crisis: moments when personal transformation and spiritual growth become so intense that they cause chaos, confusion and crisis in a person's life. The authors, both pioneers in transpersonal psychology, demonstrate that what is often seen as psychopathology may in fact indicate a profound inner transformation and potential for growth. The book combines clinical insights with examples from spiritual experiences and discusses how understanding and support can contribute to healing and self-development, rather than suppressing these processes. Stanislav Grof is a Czech-American psychiatrist and psychologist, known as one of the founders of transpersonal psychology and for his research into non-ordinary states of consciousness. He worked with psychedelic therapy and later developed the Holotropic Breathwork method together with Christina Grof.