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What is the Difference Between Spiritism and Spiritualism?

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Emma Bragdon 1 Comment

[2010 film Depicts the Spirit World] Spiritualism and Spiritism: A Comparison Similarities Both Spiritism and Spiritualism originated in the 19th century. Each believes that the spirit world of disembodied beings exists and spirits can interact with human beings. The impact may be positive or negative, informative or deceptive. Both Spiritism and Spiritualism agree that human

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Since God Created The Pandemic

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Emma Bragdon 9 Comments

Since God Created the Pandemic… (and Everything Else) As we weather the storm of Covid-19 and face many unknowns we might pause to ask: “If God is in charge, and life is a classroom, then what are we supposed to learn from this pandemic which applies to life without a pandemic?” We would like to

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Book Review: Our Woes are Not Signs of Mental Illness

Posted on January 13, 2020 by admin

Abolishing the Concept of Mental Illness: Rethinking the Nature of Our Woes by Richard Hallam, PhD Rethinking Woes In this timely publication (2018), Richard Hallam – a British clinical psychologist – questions the main tenets of public mental health care in the UK and beyond. He argues that the field is stuck with a medical

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Collaborative and Indigenous Mental Health Therapy: A Book Review

Posted on December 29, 2019 by admin

Collaborative and Indigenous Mental Health Therapy- T?taihono-Stories of Maori Healing and Psychiatry This book explores a living collaboration between a traditional Mãori healer in New Zealand and a clinical psychiatrist. Mãori healer, Wiremu NiaNia outlines the key concepts that are the foundation of his worldview and work. The main text recounts true stories of

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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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The Questionnaire Measurement of Spiritual Emergency

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Emma Bragdon 1 Comment

Measuring Spiritual Emergency Measuring Spiritual Emergency has not been very well defined by numerous authors. Monika Goretski, PhD., has written one of the most informative and well-respected articles published on this theme. She reviews the questionnaire she developed and used in the following article published in 2009. Monika was specifically interested in the difference between

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Spiritual Emergence: What is it?

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Emma Bragdon 1 Comment

Spiritual Emergence: The Search for Happiness Inside every person is the deep desire how to find true happiness and spiritual fulfillment. No one can doubt that! Each of us looks for it everyday. Spiritual Emergence is the journey toward the ultimate happiness- the enduring happiness that is ever-present and ever-new. It increases peace, clarity of

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How to Manage Spiritual Crisis

Posted on August 30, 2017 by admin

Spiritual Crisis and Spiritual Emergency Since psychic and spiritual experiences have been pooh-poohed in our culture—to the point we have considered talking to God as a sign of psychosis?-most people are scared of them. But when people get the right kind of support, they find the experiences to be positively transformative! The process of integration,

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Guest Blog: Kelly Brogan, MD

Posted on July 31, 2017 by admin

An Open Letter to the Spiritual Community About Psychiatry By Kelly Brogan, MD There’s life with the experience of mental illness and then there’s life as a mental patient. I’ve been told that both entail a large serving of unfathomable suffering. Suffering that brings you to the brink of something you can’t imagine tolerating one more

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Our Fear of Psychic Phenomena

Posted on October 6, 2016 by admin 1 Comment

Spiritist Medical Congress I just returned from a fantastic conference: the 2nd International Spiritist Medical Congress, “The Dawn of a New Era in Medicine”, October 1-2, 2016, at George Washington University in Washington, DC. The roster of speakers was world class–almost all of them were MDs and PhDs with superb presentations. The event hall was modern,

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