Stephen Gilligan's Blog

Both Sides Now: Complementarity and Generative Trance by Stephen Gilligan, Ph.D. (The soul) doesn’t see joy and sorrow as two different feelings. It is with us only in their union. We can count on it when we’re not sure of anything and curious about everything. W. Symborska (“A little bit about the soul”) The great [...]

The Nature of Trance by Stephen Gilligan, Ph.D. To remember the other world in this world is to live in your true inheritance. David Whyte In previous blogs, I talked about how the Generative Self approach distinguishes two worlds: (1) the classical world of the conscious mind and (2) the quantum world of the creative [...]

The Hero’s Journey by Stephen Gilligan, Ph.D. Beat the drum and let the poets speak. This is the day of purification for those who Are already mature and initiated into what love is. No need to wait until we die! There’s more to want here than money And being famous and bites of roasted meat. [...]

Three Minds and Three Levels of Consciousness: A Self Relations Framework for Generative Trance by Stephen Gilligan, Ph.D. Generative trance is a higher state of consciousness wherein new identities and realities may be created.  This state allows consciousness to unbind itself from the fixed settings of the conscious mind and re-attune to the infinite possibilities [...]