| rumour of angels and heavenly midwives: anthropology of transpersonal events and childbirth. | some contemporary women can experience non-ordinary states of consciousness when childbearing. the purpose of this paper is to bring a 'transpersonal' frame to these non-ordinary states of consciousness (hereafter: nosc). transpersonal psychology is an interdisciplinary movement in western science that studies 'religious', 'peak' or 'healing' experiences in different cultures and social contexts. between 2001 and 2006 in auckland, new zealand, while engaged in anthropological fieldwork, i collec ... | 2007 | 17127114 |