Happy Seasons greetings to everyone, EVERYONE! I mention in my - TopicsExpress



          

Happy Seasons greetings to everyone, EVERYONE! I mention in my book City Shadows, mental illness is a term needing updating. I call that illness an extreme unusual state, and one that can be relieved if cultures pick up the messages of those states. Apparently my idea is ancient. Some African Aboriginal peoples agree. ----In the shamanic view, mental illness signals “the birth of a healer,” explains Malidoma Patrice Somé. Thus, mental disorders are spiritual emergencies, spiritual crises, and need to be regarded as such to aid the healer in being born. What those in the West view as mental illness, the Dagara people regard as “good news from the other world.” The person going through the crisis has been chosen as a medium for a message to the community that needs to be communicated from the spirit realm.....for more see (and thanks to )themindunleashed.org/2014/08/shaman-sees-mental-hospital.html
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 01:40:09 +0000

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