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 meditation, including severe problems like
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
Do you have to be Religious to have a Spiritual Crisis?
Who Has a Spiritual Crisis? No, you don’t have to be religious to have such a crisis. Yes, some priests and ministers have spiritual crises—nuns, too; but, typically, they have not been taught how
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
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 Ayahuasca a Shortcut to Spiritual Awakening?
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