Westerners's view of themselves, both socially & psychologically, is largely determined by modern science, now being challenged by alternative views of man embodied in various religious & esoteric disciplines. Religious illumination, drug & paranormal experiences produce altered states of consciousness which are radically changing human psychology & psychotherapy. In the 1960's new values emerged in Western society to form a new social paradigm underlying social movements like the environmental lobby and the anti-technology upsurge. Alternatives to the rational linear Western mind are suggested by the findings of parapsychology.