Brandon Thompson has been a faculty member at Sofia University since 2009. He is a writer, a scholar of ecstatic poetry, and a Buddhist practitioner and teacher. In addition to his work as a transpersonal educator, he has conducted research in the field of ecstatic poetry which was published in the Journal of Transpersonal Psychology in 2020. He has published seven collections of ecstatic poetry and regularly facilitates ecstatic poetry workshops across the United States.
University Email: brandon.thompson@sofia.edu
Program: MA in Transpersonal Psychology (Chinese Language)
Research Interests: Ecstatic poetry as visionary art, Mahayana Buddhist compassion practices, the psychology of meditation
Education:
- M.A. – Transpersonal Psychology, Sofia University (formerly ITP)
- B.S. Psychology – Morehead State University
Educational Research:
M.A. Transpersonal Psychology – Thesis: Explorations with a Curriculum in Compassion
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Publications:
- Thompson, B. (2021). The magic that you Know: Poems for my daughter. Kindle Direct Publishing.
- Thompson, B. (2020). The practice and path of ecstatic poetry: Toward a new model for the facilitation of ecstatic verse. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 52(2), 204-223.
- Thompson, B. (2020). This is not my kingdom: Ecstatic Sovereignty. Kindle Direct Publishing.
- Thompson, B. (2018). Fire and the moon: Poems for my daughter. Kindle Direct Publishing.
- Thompson, B. (2017). The medicine is in the poison: Poems from the path of lojong. Kindle Direct Publishing.
- Thompson, B. (2015). From the back of a thirsty camel: Ecstatic longings. Kindle Direct Publishing.
- Thompson, B. (2012). The long road home: A collection of poems from an open heart. Kindle Direct Publishing.
