APA Recognizes Spirituality

Spiritual Experiences Gain Mainstream Recognition with Prestigious Psychiatry Award   … Alexander Moreira-Almeida, MD, has been awarded the 2025 Oskar Pfister Award by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). This prestigious award recognizes his exceptional contributions to

Emergence Phenomena: Defined and Discussed

Emergence Phenomena: Opening the Dialogue The experiences individuals have as a result of “spiritual emergence” are many and simple categories often miss the subtle differences that are important to acknowledge.  Especially if someone is a
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Group Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP): A New Frontier

  Could taking and integrating ketamine in groups make psychedelic therapy more accessible?  This blog explores what happens in the group and why it’s effective. The following is an abridged version of an article written
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Drop the Disorder! A Book Review

Book Review: Drop the Disorder! Challenging the Culture of Psychiatric Diagnosis. Editor: Jo Watson. Foreword: Paula J. Caplan. Published by: PCCS Books, Ltd, UK in September, 2019. The message of this book: Labeling people who
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What is the Difference Between Spiritism and Spiritualism?

It’s in the Original Mission Both Spiritism and Spiritualism believe that the spirit world exists and spirits have an impact on human beings.  The impact may be positive or negative, informative or deceptive.  Both Spiritism
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How Sex Abuse and Spiritual Emergence Are Related in Spiritual Teachers

“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?