Soteria

Soteria: An Alternative to Hospitalization

  Soteria House Soteria House is a Therapeutic Community Residence for the prevention of hospitalization for individuals experiencing a distressing extreme state, commonly referred to as psychosis. We believe that psychosis can be a temporary
evolution

Our Next Step in Evolution

  Supporting Evolution Evolution of humanity is being supported by the two men above who are both articulate elders, coming from deep student of mystic traditions as well as profound perspective on our modern day. 

Interview with Phil Borges

  Phil Borges and Emma Bragdon in Conversation On October 28, 2024, I interviewed Phil Borges.  He is the co-producer of Crazywise, a documentary film depicting Spiritual Emergency through the real life stories of two
Psychiatry's

Psychiatry Accepting of Spiritual Phenomena?

    Psychiatry: Accepting of Spiritual Phenomena?  “Western civilization is unique in history in its failure to recognize each human being as a subtle energy system in constant relationship to a vast sea of energies
challenging

Possible Crises with Psychedelic Use

Challenging psychedelic crises cover a vast area The following manual excerpt is from the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS, 2010), and just touches on challenging experiences.  Jules Evans also adds his opinion.  For a
mediumship

NEWS: On Voice Hearing

There are communities in which hearing voices frequently is common and expected, and in which participants are not expected to have a need for care. This paper compares the ideas and practices of these communities.
shamanic

The Shamanic View of Mental Health: A Holistic Approach

In November 2014, the peak psychology body in the UK, the British Psychological Association, released its new flagship report Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia. It was a watershed moment in the mainstream treatment of mental illness, containing statements such as
collective spiritual emergency

When Mental Illness Masks A Collective Spiritual Emergency

“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” ~Jiddu Krishnamurti Out of the Shadows: When Spiritual Emergency was a Mental Illness I recall driving with my parents past

Is it Psychosis or a Spiritual Emergency?

Spiritual Emergency vis a vis Psychosis A “spiritual emergency” is often confused with a psychotic episode. Both are intense.  Both can have dramatic ups and downs.  One minute a person feels elated and inspired.  The
understanding psychosis

Understanding Psychosis: Sign of Mental Illness or Spiritual Emergency?

There is a heated argument around understanding psychosis and psychotic episodes. The dictionary of psychiatry considers it an illness, like a symptom of a broken brain. Increasing numbers believe it does not exist as a