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Is Ayahuasca a Shortcut to Spiritual Awakening?

Posted on December 17, 2019 by admin

Ayahuasca: Is It a Viable Shortcut? Ayahuasca is a brew made from plants that grow in the rain forest. It has been used in ceremony by indigenous peoples in Central and South America to expand consciousness and connect strongly to the wisdom of the natural world. In the last few decades more North Americans and

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Effective Choices in Treating Depression Using Integrative Mental Health

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Emma Bragdon

Using Integrative Mental Health Integrative Mental Health weaves together the best of science and the best of all therapies. These therapies might include common sense (get enough sleep), nutritional advice, the tools of allopathic and functional medicine, as well as the wisdom from naturopathic resources. Integrative Mental Health insists that we assess and treat the

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An Alternative to Hospitalization: Inner Fire

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Emma Bragdon 1 Comment

The video above with founder/director Beatrice Birch reveals the philosophy behind Inner Fire. It’s an alternative to hospitalization. Inner Fire is not a religious or spiritual institution but has drawn inspiration from Rudolf Steiner’s thinking. It welcomes people in spiritual emergency. Inner Fire Hospitalization for mental disturbances most frequently involves being cooped up in a

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Dalai Lama’s Vision for Our Future

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Emma Bragdon

The Dalai Lama’s vision for our world sees us each take action in our own way in six specific arenas: Social Justice: Countering the forces that keep corruption, collusion, and social injustice in place and replacing them with transparency, fairness, and accountability throughout the public sphere. This may mean forceful action, and an ethical upgrade in

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Change the Field: Change Matter

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Emma Bragdon

Mystics have always said this reality is an illusion. To dissect this idea, we first need to look at what reality is, or rather, what it is generally accepted to be. Your Energy Field Holds the Key Many people who have a disease in their body think they have to change the particular disease to make some “thing” like

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My Personal Story: What Came After John of God

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Emma Bragdon 18 Comments

In 2001 I was introduced to the phenomenal healer, John of God, at his healing center in Abadiania, Brazil. I was there on a mission: a paraplegic friend of mine wanted to know if John could help relieve his pain. In the next few years my friend did attend John’s center several times and received

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Energy Work: Why?

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Emma Bragdon

Energy Work Promotes Health “There is now substantial medical evidence that vibrations can have profound effects on the human body. Given that matter is really a wave structure of space this is hardly surprising.”–Geoff Haselhurst Practitioners in various modalities choose to integrate energy healing into their work because of the ubiquitous nature of energy as root cause of

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Peer Support Gaining Ground

Posted on January 29, 2019 by admin

A Mental Health Peer Support Specialist assists a peer (someone with mental health issues) in all the domains that help that person to connect to a full and complete life. They inspire hope, encourage taking personal responsibility and courageous steps. They talk to them about getting their power back and exploring their hopes and dreams on

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How Sex Abuse and Spiritual Emergence Are Related in Spiritual Teachers

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Emma Bragdon

“The Cardinal” by E. Grutzner, 1846-1925? Spiritual Teachers and Spiritual Emergence Those on a path of spiritual emergence, seeking spiritual growth, often assume that their spiritual teachers are leading lives committed to helping others. Why? Because they have been helped by their teacher. It can create a raw spiritual crisis, a spiritual emergency, when they

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Alien Life, Spiritualism and Channeling

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Emma Bragdon 1 Comment

[The following reflection on spiritualism may be of interest in the wake of the scandal around João Teixera de Faria, known as John of God, a world-renowned, sensational, spiritualist healer in Brazil who was recently accused of sexually abusing more than 500+ women over 40+ years. João channeled more than 30 disembodied spirits to help

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