Alan Watts--here and now: contributions to psychology, philosophy, and religion

Intro
 Contents
 Acknowledgments
 Illustrations
 Introduction: A New Look at Alan Watts
 Curriculum Vitae
 On the Taboo Against Knowing Alan Watts
 Watts as Theologian
 Watts as Contemplative Mystic
 Watts as Zennist
 Watts as Philosopher
 Watts as Psychologist
 Watts as Cultural Symptom
 Here and Now
 An Emerging Legacy
 Notes
 References
 Chapter One: Alan Watts\' Anticipation of Four Major Debates in the Psychology of Religion
 The Perennialist Thesis
 Psychedelics and Mystical Experience
 Eroticism And Mysticism
 Religion And Spirituality
 References Chapter Two: Alan Watts: The Immediate Magic of GodToward an Apophatic Theology
 Christianity Reconsidered
 Conclusion
 References
 Chapter Three: Phenomenological Exegeses of Alan Watts: Transcendental and Hermeneutic Strategies
 Transcendental Phenomenology and The Wisdom of Insecurity
 The Natural Attitude of Insecurity
 Bracketing the Natural Attitude of Insecurity
 The Intentionality of Insecurity
 The Second Bracketing Procedure
 Hermeneutics and The Book
 The Multidimensional Significance of Identity
 The Differentiation of Identity
 The Dialectic of Identity Intuitive Understanding of IdentityWhy Did Alan Watts Come from the West?
 Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology
 Conclusion
 Notes
 References
 Chapter Four: The Psychedelic Adventures of Alan Watts
 The Adventures Begin
 The New Alchemy
 The Trip to Harvard
 Mutual Concerns
 The Ontological Status of Psychedelic Experience
 The Problem of Neuropolitics
 Life on the S. S. Vallejo
 In Retrospect
 References
 Chapter Five: From the Joyous Cosmology to the Watercourse Way: An Appreciation of Alan Watts
 Set and Setting
 The Joyous Cosmology
 Life Is a Gesture
 The Watercourse Way A Concluding AppreciationReferences
 Chapter Six: Alan Watts and the Neuroscience of Transcendence
 Transcendence in the Laboratory
 EEG Studies
 d\'Aquili and Newburg\'s Neuroimaging Studies
 Hamer\'s Genetic Research
 Entheogenic Drug Studies
 Persinger\'s Electromagnetic Field Research
 Davidson\'s Affective Neuroscience
 Watts and the Nature of Transcendent Experience
 Watts and Neuroscience in the Twenty-First Century
 Notes
 References
 Chapter Seven: Listening to the Rain: Embodied Awareness in Watts
 Awareness Naked and Clothed
 Disembodied Religion and Sensual Mysticism
 Writing Style Enter the Mind\'s ElephantAre we Connecting Yet?
 Notes
 References
 Chapter Eight: Alan Watts on Nature, Gender, and Sexuality: A Contemporary View
 Watts\' Three Ideas
 Nature and Gender
 Polarity of Men and Women
 Spirituality and Sexuality
 A Contemporary View
 Eco-Feminism
 Beyond Polarity
 Tantra and Neo-Tantra
 Conclusion
 Notes
 References
 Chapter Nine: Contributions and Conundrums in the Psychospiritual Transformation of Alan Watts
 Watts in Theory: An Appreciation
 Exposing the Myths that Guide How We See
 Language, Science, and Poetry