STE

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
IMHU

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
spiritual crisis

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
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
Ayahuasca

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
adverse experiences

Personal News from Emma Bragdon + New Courses Available!

Dear Friends of IMHU, After just creating five new courses for IMHU.org, I will be taking a Sabbatical leave from IMHU starting December, 2019-beginning of May, 2020.  It has been about 7 years since I
spiritual psychology

Happy Thanksgiving

Spiritual Psychology of Indigenous Peoples This 7 min video gives voice to the wisdom of a Native American elder, Floyd Red Crow Westerman. He speaks to the changes going on now on our earth.  He
Inner Fire

An Alternative to Hospitalization: Inner Fire

The video above with founder/director Beatrice Birch reveals the philosophy behind Inner Fire. It’s an alternative to hospitalization.  Inner Fire is not a religious or spiritual institution but has drawn inspiration from Rudolf Steiner’s thinking. 

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