The future of the body: explorations into the further evolution of human nature. Murphy, Michael,

The varieties of evidence for human transformative capacity--Evolution and extraordinary functioning--Analogies between the products of separate evolutionary domains--Developing human attributes--Culture, genes, and extraordinary functioning--Philosophy, religion, and human development--Metanormal embodiment in legend, art, and religious doctrine--Evolution in a larger earth--Evolution and postmortem survival--Psychosomatic changes in abnormal functioning--Placebo effects--Spiritual healing--Extraordinary capacities of disabled people--Mesmerism and hypnosis--Biofeedback training--Psychotherapy and imagery practice--Somatic disciplines--Adventure and sport--The martial arts--Extraordinary capacities of religious adepts--The charisms of Catholic saints and mystics--Scientific studies of contemplative experience--The bases of transformative practice--Elements of transformative practice--Integral practices.