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
IMHU Future
IMHU Future IMHU is celebrating our 11th year anniversary on May 11, 2024. We want to share the path ahead. We invite you to also share your interests so we can add your comments
NAMI on Spiritual Emergency
NAMI was founded in 1977. They offer support groups and education for free to all touched by mental health issues. Currently one in five people in the USA suffer from a mental health issue–NAMI
Moral Injury and Spiritual Emergency
Moral Injury and Spiritual Emergency by Emma Bragdon, PhD Joshua Mantz, (above), fresh out of West Point Academy, was a second lieutenant in the army deployed in 2006 to a dangerous zone in Baghdad, Iraq,
Meditation Sickness & Spiritual Emergency
Spiritual Emergency and Meditation Sickness The term, “Meditation Sickness”, was not just made up. It’s a translation from words in ancient Buddhist texts. It refers to psychological and physical problems that may arise during
The Emergent Phenomenology Research Consortium (EPRC)
The EPRC is a multinational alliance of researchers, clinicians, and patrons who share a vision of bringing scientific methods and clinical sensibilities to the rigorous, ethical, ontologically-agnostic study of emergent phenomena. Daniel
Stan Grof’s Impact on My Life: A Personal Review
In 1980 the Spiritual Emergency Network, SEN, was created by Stan Grof (above) and his wife, Christina Grof. Both my parents had died in 1971 and 1972 of situations related to spiritual emergency in which
Yale U. Research: COPE
The COPE Project at Yale U. People from all over the world hear, see, and sense things that might not be there (such as hearing voices without someone physically speaking to them.) Not only is
What is a Spiritually-Transformative Experience (STE)?
A spiritually-transformative experience (STE) is so powerful it may change your sense of who you are and what your true purpose on earth is about. It may also motivate you to transform your relationships
Resources for Spiritual Emergency: Reboot Your Life in the Pandemic
Resources for Spiritual Emergency: Reboot Your Life in the Pandemic Spiritual Emergency can be seen as a crisis in connection–without resources to re-establish connection. Experiencers (we) feel less connection to “all that is”, aka