Conspiracy theories from transpersonal point of view

  • Harald Piron
Keywords: conspiracy theories, corona crisis, positive and negative transcendence, Darwinism, dualism and evolution

Abstract

The whole corona problem since the beginning of the year has raised many medical, politi­cal, economic and ethical questions and will probably continue to do so. The way individuals deal with this topic and the psychological reactions from the people are no less interesting. For some, the politi­cal regulations to curb the pandemic did not go quickly, far or long enough, others found them unnec­essary, because they did not classify Covid 19 as more dangerous or even harmless than a „normal“ virus. Some suspected a conspiracy of a political opponent, the pharmaceutical industry, a secret organization, Bill Gates or even their own government. In this article, the phenomenon of „conspiracy theories“ is explored and examined from a psychological, sociological and transpersonal perspective.

Author Biography

Harald Piron

Piron, Harald, geb. 1967, studierte Psychologie in Trier und promovierte zum Thema „Meditationstiefe“; approb. Psychotherapeut mit Niederlassung in Bonn; zert. Aus­bildungsabschlüsse in VT, REVT, transpersonaler Körperpsychotherapie, Psycho­synthese, Weiterbildungen u.a. in MBSR; eigene Meditationspraxis seit 1985 (u.a. Kontemplation, Mahamudra, Dzogchen); Entwicklung und Begründung eines Ansat­zes der meditationsbasierten Psychotherapie („Transpersonale Verhaltenstherapie“); 12 Jahre lang Vorsitzender der „Society for Meditation and Meditation Research“; seit 2006 Leiter des KV­-anerkannten Qualitätszirkels „Meditationsbasierte Psychothera­pie“; Mitherausgeber und Autor von zahlreichen Publikationen zu Meditationsfor­schung, Psychotherapie und transpersonaler Psychologie. www.institut­tipp.de

Published
2020-11-01