- Blossom – Up-to-date information about psychedelic science and therapy.
- Cheetah House: An exhaustive list of resources for recovering from, and reducing, adversities resulting from meditation practices.
- Ecstatic Integration – Extensive newsletter aiming to improve Western culture’s ecstatic literacy, with a special focus on adverse psychedelic experiences.
- Emergent Phenomenology Research Consortium - Conducts studies into ‘emergent phenomena’, with the aim of generating clinically-relevant and cross-cultural information and guidance. EPRC has an Archive that is particularly useful to those doing research on phenomena related to spiritual emergence.
- Institute for Mystical Experience Research & Education signposts to a series of resources on mysticism and the mystical experience.
- International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis – promotes psychological and social approaches to states of mind often called "psychosis" by providing education, training, advocacy and opportunities for dialogue.
- International Spiritual Emergence Network – Offering information and referrals to Spiritual Emergence networks around the world at no cost.
- Intervoice – Charity supporting the international hearing voices movement, with links to national hearing voices networks and local peer support groups.
- Rethink Psychosis – A hub designed to disseminate experiencer-led resources and knowledge around psychosis and related experiences.
- James Lake MD’s book series – A clear and articulate voice for alternative and integrative treatments in mental health care.
- Scientific & Medical Network: Brings together a variety of professionals, in a spirit of open and critical enquiry, to explore the interfaces between science, consciousness, wellbeing and spirituality.
- Spiritual Competency Academy, Directed by David Lukoff and Cassandra Vieten. Offers courses in spiritual competency to mental health professionals
RESOURCE ARCHIVE
An Archive of Resources for Spiritual Emergence
and Emergency — Six Sections
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For People Working Their Way Through Disruptive & Spiritually-challenging Experiences
readings
- Alexander, E (2012). Proof of Heaven: A neurosurgeon’s journey into the afterlife. Simon & Schuster.
- Bragdon, E (2006). A Sourcebook for Helping People with Spiritual Problems. Lightning Up Press.
- Greenwell, B (1995). Energies of Transformation: A guide to the kundalini process. Shakti River Press.
- Grof, C & Grof, S (1990). The Stormy Search for the Self: A guide to personal growth through transformational crisis. Tarcher/Perigee.
- Hughes, J (2021).The Wisdom of Mental Illness: Shamanism, mental health & the renewal of the world. Watkins Publishing.
- Kason, Y (2008).Farther Shores: Exploring how near-death, kundalini and mystical experiences can transform ordinary lives. iUniverse.
media
- Sensitive: The Untold Story. (2015). Documentary
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For General Audiences and Undergraduate-Level Researchers
readings
- Aron, EN (2013).The Highly Sensitive Person: How to thrive when the world overwhelms you. Kensington Publishing Corp.
- Evans, J, & Read, T (Eds) (2020).Breaking Open: Finding a way through spiritual emergencies. Aeon Books.
- Evans, J (2017).The Art of Losing Control: A philosopher's search for ecstatic experience. Canongate Books.
- Goldberg, P (2010). American Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to yoga and meditation: How Indian spirituality changed the West. Three Rivers Press.
- Grof, S & Grof, C (1989). Spiritual Emergency: When personal transformation becomes a crisis. Tarcher/Putnam.
- Harner, M (1990). The Way of the Shaman. Harper One.
- Kornfield, J (2002).A Path with Heart: The classic guide through the perils and promises of spiritual life. Random House.
- Mack, J (1994). Abduction: Human encounters with aliens. Scribner.
- Maté, G (2022). The Myth of Normal: Trauma, illness & healing in a toxic culture.
- McCabe, I (2015). Carl Jung and Alcoholics Anonymous: The Twelve Steps as a spiritual journey of individuation.
- Maslow, AH (1962). Toward a Psychology of Being. D. Van Nostrand Company.
- Masters, RA (2010). Spiritual Bypassing: When spirituality disconnects us from what really matters. North Atlantic Books.
- Miller, L (2021). The Awakened Brain: The new science of spirituality and our quest for an inspired life. Random House.
- Myss, C (1996). Anatomy of the Spirit: The seven stages of power and healing. Harmony.
- Ruppert, F (2019). Who Am I in a Traumatized and Traumatizing Society? Green Balloon Publishing.
- Tolle, E (2004)The Power of Now: A guide to spiritual enlightenment. New World Library.
- Yaden, DB, & Newberg, A (2022). The Varieties of Spiritual Experience: 21st century research and perspectives. Oxford University Press
media
- Medicating Normal. (2020). Award-winning documentary.
- The Science Delusion. (2013). TEDx talk by Rupert Sheldrake.
- Rethinking Psychiatry. (2022). AMI-Quebec talk by Robert Whitaker.
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For Healthcare Professionals and Professionals-In-Training
Readings
- Blume, AW (2020). A New Psychology Based on Community, Equality, and Care of the Earth. Praeger
- Cook, C, Powell, A, Sims, A (Eds) (2009) Spirituality and Psychiatry. RCPsych Publications
- Edwards, L (2013). Awakening Kundalini: The path to radical freedom. Sounds True.
- Luhrmann, TM (2011).Of Two Minds: An anthropologist looks at American psychiatry. Vintage.
- Moreira-Almeida, A, Mosqueiro, BP, Bhugra, D (2021). Spirituality and Mental Health Across Cultures. Oxford University Press.
- NiaNia, W, Bush, A, & Epston, D (2016).Collaborative and Indigenous Mental Health Therapy: T?taihono–stories of M?ori healing and psychiatry. Taylor & Francis.
- Powell, A (2018). Conversations with the Soul: A psychiatrist reflects. Muswell Hill Press.
- Read, T (2019).Walking Shadows: Archetype and psyche in crisis and growth. Aeon Books.
- Taylor, K (2017). The Ethics of Caring: Finding right relationship with clients for profound transformative work in our professional healing relationships. Hanford Mead.
- Vieten, C, Scammell, S, Pilato, R, Ammondson, I, Pargament, KI, & Lukoff, D (2013). Spiritual and Religious Competencies for Psychologists.Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 5(3), 129.
- Wagner, C. (2016).Choices in Recovery: 27 non-drug approaches for adult mental health. Onward Mental Health Press.
- Wollacott, M; Lorimer, D (Eds) (2022). Spiritual Awakenings: Scientists and academics describe their experiences. AAPS.
- Yusim, A. (2017). Fulfilled: How the science of spirituality can help you live a happier, more meaningful life. Grand Central Publishing.
media
- Relational Psychiatry podcast series by Professor Russell Razzaque MD
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For Graduate and Postgraduate-Level Researchers
Books
- Aixala,M (2022). Psychedelic Integration: Psychotherapy for non-ordinary states of consciousness. Santa Fe, NM: Synergetic Press.
- American Psychiatric Association (Eds) (1994 & 2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. APA,
- Bragdon, E (Ed.) (2012). Spiritism and Mental Health. Singing Dragon.
- Clarke, I (Ed.) (2010). Psychosis and Spirituality: Consolidating the new paradigm.
- Cook, CC (2019).Hearing Voices, Demonic and Divine. Taylor & Francis.
- Garson, J (2022).Madness: A philosophical exploration. Oxford University Press.
- James, W (1985). The Varieties of Religious Experience. Harvard University Press.
- Kripal, JJ (2008).Esalen: America and the religion of no religion. University of Chicago Press.
- Perry, JW (1999). Trials of the Visionary Mind: Spiritual emergency and the renewal process.
- Saville-Smith, R (2023).Acute Religious Experiences: Madness, psychosis and religious studies. Bloomsbury Publishing.
- Spittles, B (2022). Psychosis, Psychiatry and Psychospiritual Considerations: Engaging and better understanding the madness and spiritual emergence nexus. Stylus Publishing.
- Taves, A (2020).Fits, Trances, and Visions: Experiencing religion and explaining experience from Wesley to James. Princeton University Press.
- Tobert, N (2014). Spiritual Psychiatries: Mental health practices in India and UK. CreateSpace.
- Woods, A, Alderson-Day, B, & Fernyhough, C (Eds) (2022).Voices in Psychosis: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Oxford University Press.
- Yukteswar Giri, SS (1990). The Holy Science. Self-Realization Fellowship.
Articles
- Bathje, GJ, Majeski, E, & Kudowor, M (2022). Psychedelic Integration: An analysis of the concept and its practice.Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 824077.
- Cassaniti, J. L., & Luhrmann, T. M. (2014). The Cultural Kindling of Spiritual Experiences.Current anthropology, 55(S10), S333-S343.
- Luhrmann, T. M., Alderson-Day, B., Chen, A., Corlett, P., Deeley, Q., Dupuis, D., ... & Powers III, A. (2023). Learning to Discern the Voices of Gods, Spirits, Tulpas, and the Dead.Schizophrenia Bulletin, 49(Supplement_1), S3-S12.
- Luhrmann, TM, Nusbaum, H, & Thisted, R (2010). The Absorption Hypothesis: Learning to hear God in evangelical Christianity.American Anthropologist, 112(1), 66-78.
- Lukoff, D (1985). Diagnosis of mystical experience with psychotic features. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology 17 (2), 155-181.
- Lukoff, D, Lu, F & Turner, R (1992). Toward a More Culturally Sensitive DSM-IV. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 180(11), 673-82.
- Simonsson, O, Hendricks, PS, Chambers, R, Osika, W, & Goldberg, SB (2023). Prevalence and Associations of Challenging, Difficult or Distressing Experiences using Classic Psychedelics.Journal of affective disorders, 326, 105–110.
- Woods, A, Jones, N, Alderson-Day, B, Callard, F, & Fernyhough, C (2015). Experiences of Hearing Voices: analysis of a novel phenomenological survey.The Lancet Psychiatry, 2(4), 323-331.
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Support for Young People
- Miller, L (2016). The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving. Picador.
- Tadd, E (2022). A Framework for Wise Education: Chakras and child development. Montague Press.
- Thomas, DM (2023). Children's Unexplained Experiences in a Post Materialist World. Essentia.
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