Spirituality & Mental Health

Understanding Extreme Spiritual States & How to Care for Them

The purpose of this free booklet is to help the reader better understand extreme spiritual states.  It is for people who may experience those states and also for their companions and carers.  It covers how to distinguish a ‘spiritual emergency’ from a mental illness; what may cause these states; how best to care for them.

Our purpose is to reassure, create safety and enable positive outcomes.

 

Contents

  • Overview
  • The Dynamics of Spiritual Emergency: Presence & Energy; Spirits; The Path; Meaning; Belonging; Identity
  • The Unconscious
  • Extreme Spiritual Behaviours
  • Emergence or Emergency?
  • Care & Intervention
  • Resources

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