A Sourcebook for Helping People with Spiritual Problems by Emma Bragdon (2006-02-14)

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A Sourcebook for Helping People with Spiritual Problems

(People in spiritual crisis-e.g. disoriented by psychic ex...)

People in spiritual crisis-e.g. disoriented by psychic experiences, or direct communication with disembodied spirits, or re-evaluating their religious beliefs-have been perceived as mentally ill by healthcare professionals who are not knowledgeable about spiritual evolution. This Sourcebook gives comfort and direction to both people struggling to understand powerful inner experiences, and those who care for them. Since 1990, the text has also been used in graduate schools of Transpersonal Psychology, to increase the spiritual competency of psychologists. It is one of the first books to articulate the difference between symptoms of mental illness and signposts of spiritual or religious problems. The first edition of this book was published in 1988 under the title A Sourcebook for Helping People in Spiritual Emergency. Emma Bragdon, Ph.D., is an internationally-acclaimed author, teacher, film producer, and psychotherapist. She is the Director of Spiritual Alliances, LLC, an educational corporation. . www.emmabragdon.com Dr. Bragdon also wrote: The Call of Spiritual Emergency: From Personal Crisis to Personal Transformation, Spiritual Alliances: Discovering the Roots of Health at the Casa de Dom Inacio, and Kardec's Spiritism: A Home for Healing and Spiritual Evolution.

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The Call of Spiritual Emergency: From Personal Crisis to Personal Transformation by Emma Bragdon (1990-07-03)

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The Call of Spiritual Emergency: From Personal Crisis to Personal Transformation (2013 Edition)

(A feast of revealing narratives expose the amazing story ...)

A feast of revealing narratives expose the amazing story of how people deal with critical points in personal transformation, also known as spiritual emergency. With the increase of interest in yoga, meditation, mental health recovery, and recovery from addiction there is renewed interest in care that is not based on medication as much as empathy and compassionate companionship. This book helps anyone who doesn't have a language to understand intense inner experiences and confuses them with mental illness. If you have felt disoriented by intense spiritual experiences this book will help you understand where you are and where you may be heading. It is a map of the journey of spiritual awakening written by a psychologist who knows the territory well. Reading it may make the difference between heading off to the hospital to get drugs to stop the symptoms or staying home and knowing you are OK. Just because you have had a conversation with your spirit guide, or talked to the spirit of someone who has passed away doesn't mean you are having a breakdown. It could mean you are having a breakthrough to a higher level of functioning. The author is a psychologist and knows the territory.

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Sourcebook for Helping People In Spiritual Emergency

(The first book written to define "Spiritual Emergency" as...)

The first book written to define "Spiritual Emergency" as coined by Stan Grof, MD and Christina Grof.  It traces the history of how these crises have been defined in ancient times as well as by modern psychology/psychiatry.  Bragdon covers when this crisis is most likely to happen and why, criteria for its identification and how to differentiate it from categories in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.  Of practical help is a checklist for the kind of treatment and environment a person needs who is going through the transformative episode.  Articles of interest can be found in appendices as well as resources for help.  Psychiatry/Spirituality

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The Call of Spiritual Emergency: From Personal Crisis to Personal Transformation

(An explanation of the causes, dynamics and potential bene...)

An explanation of the causes, dynamics and potential benefits of life's transformative events or "spiritual emergencies" which can trigger emotional or psychic reactions ranging from near-death experiences, ESP, visions, and profound religious experiences. Because one's view of reality changes drastically when having these experiences, the immediate effect can be confusion, depression, physical illness, suicidal behaviour or other crises. This book is a guide to knowing what to do when one has one of these "spiritual emergencies" and is intended to be of help in spreading awareness of the meaning of these episodes and to encourage creative response.

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