Robert Frager, Ph.D. received his doctorate in social psychology from Harvard University, where he was a teaching assistant for Erik Erikson and research assistant to Stanley Milgram. He taught psychology at Harvard, UC Berkeley, and UC Santa Cruz. The founder of the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Palo Alto, Frager is currently a professor of psychology and director of the ITP Spiritual Guidance Program. He has written many books on personal and spiritual growth.