The Psychology of Spiritual Transformation (Annotated)

Discover how spiritual experiences can permanently shift your sense of self.

This book, edited from one of the great spiritual classics of modern times, explores the miracle of how the person you think you are can change in deep and lasting ways. In these pages you will explore the intricacies of how what you think of as yourself is actually made up of a collection of assumptions and beliefs that become who you are. The limits of your sense of self become your limitations. This is what makes us earn for change and sometimes begin a spiritual quest. Powerful spiritual experiences can dramatically shift the central concerns of your sense of self. When this happens a new sense of self forms and you find yourself able to feel, think and do things that would have been impossible before.

The three chapters of this book were originally published in William James’ spiritual masterwork The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature. The chapters have been edited so that the language is clear and easy for modern readers to understand and annotations throughout the book make even complex ideas accessible. If you have ever wondered how deep and lasting change can be initiated and sustained, this book will give you one of the most compelling explanations ever imagined in modern times.