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Interview with Phil Borges

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Emma Bragdon

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 individuals. The film also includes short dialogues with spiritual teachers and psychotherapists who offer their perspectives that Spiritual Emergency is

Posted in Mental Health, Spiritual Emergency Emma Bragdon, Phil Borges, psychosis, shamanism, Shamans, spiritual emergence, spiritual emergency, stan grof

The Shamanic View of Mental Health: A Holistic Approach

Posted on February 25, 2020 by admin 3 Comments

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 this: Hearing voices or feeling paranoid are common experiences which can often

Posted in Mental Health, Mental Illness, Shamanism, Spiritual Emergence, Spiritual Emergency, Spiritually Transformative Experiences alternative mental health, crazywise, Eleanor Longden, holistic mental health, integrative mental health, John Weir Perry, Jonathan Davis, Joseph Campbell, mental health, mental illness, Phil Borges, psychosis, shamanism, spiritual crisis, spiritual emergence, spiritual emergency, spiritual mental health, spiritual psychology, Stanlisav Grof

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

Posted in Alternatives to Psych Meds, Drugs, Ibogaine, Integrative Mental Health, Plant Medicine, Spiritual Emergence, Spiritual Emergency, Spirituality alternative mental health, Ayahuasca, ibogaine, integrative mental health, Psychonaut, shamanism, Shamans, spiritual crisis, spiritual emergence, spiritual emergency, spiritual mental health, spiritual psychology

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