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Mysticism and Psychosis

Posted on January 1, 2016 by admin 4 Comments

The following article is about mysticism, spiritual experiences, spiritual emergence and extreme states of consciousness, aka psychotic process. It was originally published in Seeds of Unfolding, Vol. VI, No. 4, Fall 1989. It is one of a number of papers written by Dr. Tomás Agosin, a psychiatrist in the Department of Psychiatry at Albert Einstein College

Posted in Mental Health, Mysticism, Psychiatry, Psychosis, Spiritual Emergency, Spiritually Transformative Experiences mystic, mysticism, psychosis, psychotic, spiritual emergence, spiritual emergency

Human Flourishing

Posted on December 18, 2014 by admin

After 21 years of private practice, Dr. Elliot Dacher, a family practice MD, began an in-depth study of the principles and practices of consciousness and health. He pursued his study researching the subtle aspects of integrative medicine for many years, even traveling to Asia to explore their wisdom traditions. Dr. Dacher now teaches the principles

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Anxiety, Depression, Health, Integrative Mental Health, Meditation, Mental Health, Spirituality, Spiritually Transformative Experiences meditation, mental health, mental illness, spirituality

Treating Spiritual Emergency

Posted on August 7, 2014 by admin 3 Comments

Treating Spiritual Emergency Learn more about treating spiritual emergency: One of the most unusual ways of looking at mental health crises is they are all “spiritual emergencies”. After volunteering within the Spiritual Emergency Network for 7 years, and dedicating much of my lifework as a therapist to facilitating a safe spiritual emergence process, I also

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Diagnosis, Mental Health, Spiritual Emergency, Spiritually Transformative Experiences psychic opening, shamanism, spiritual emergence, spiritual emergency, treating spiritual emergency

The Effects of Meditation on Mental Health

Posted on December 22, 2013 by admin

When an individual meditates, he/she comes into more contact with the Soul and Spirit. The delusion that one is a separate self, an ego, begins to dissolve. As more connection is forged with the Soul through meditation, the person feels increasingly more calm and at peace. This is one reason that meditation is so positive

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Meditation, Mental Health, Self-Realization, Soul, Spirit meditation, mental health, spiritual

What is Soul?

Posted on November 30, 2013 by admin

What is soul? In its essence, the Soul in each person is a reflection of the immortal Spirit. Just as a man does not die when his house crumbles away, the Soul does not die when the body dies. The Soul simply leaves the body where it was encased and moves on. The s essence never

Posted in Soul, Spirit

Who Talks to the Departed? One Out of 3 of Us!

Posted on November 20, 2013 by admin

(This is based on a Gallup survey from 2005. Note how many young people believe in spirits!) As we approach Halloween [2013], note that most American adults in the 21st Century say that they believe in life after death and in the devil; over one-third say that they believe in the spirits of the dead coming back;

Posted in Anomalous Experience, Life After Death, Psychic Experiences, Spirit

Worn Down by Anxiety or Depression? Trade-in for a New Vehicle, No Charge

Posted on October 11, 2013 by admin 1 Comment

Transformation: From unhappy multimillionaire to a man empowering others and being in bliss. Although James Lynn had been born into a family of poor cotton farmers, he had worked his way to the top through discipline and his genius for business. His investments in the insurance business and oil had set him up before he

Posted in Anxiety, Depression, Meditation, Mindfulness, Self-Realization, Yogananda

Reflections on Spiritual Healing #1

Posted on October 2, 2013 by admin

More and more people are turning to spiritual healing to find relief from their pain and suffering that conventional, biologically-based medicine can not provide. In his commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, Paramahansa Yogananda, a self-realized master, explains that there are two main roots of all physical and mental diseases that are imperceptible to most people:

Posted in Karma, Mental Health, Spirit, Spiritual Healing, Yogananda healing, mental health, mental illness

What is a Spiritually Transformative Experience (STE)*?

Posted on September 13, 2013 by admin

An experience is spiritually transformative when it causes people to perceive themselves and the world profoundly differently: by expanding the individual’s identity, augmenting their sensitivities, and thereby altering their values, priorities and appreciation of the purpose of life. This may be triggered by surviving clinical death, or by otherwise sensing an enlarged reality. Types/ Names

Posted in Kundalini, Meditation, NDE, Spiritually Transformative Experiences

What is Spirit?

Posted on September 11, 2013 by admin 1 Comment

The Bhagavad Gita (BG) is the book that Hindu spiritual masters consider the supreme source of scripture. It’s name means “Song of the Spirit”. It was written 2500 to 3000 years ago by enlightened masters. Many consider that Christ learned from the students of these same masters. Yogananda*, a modern-day fully enlightened man, wrote a

Posted in Spirit, Yogananda