This is a collection of personal accounts of transformative crises. There is extraordinary diversity in the forms that such crises can take and people going through them often do not feel understood by professionals using conventional treatment models. This book will show how, if well supported and adequately integrated, these states have enormous potential for psychological growth and spiritual emergence. The lively narratives give shape to way in which symptoms become allies and ominous experience metamorphoses to numinous. The aim of this volume is to be of help and guidance to people going through similar experiences, offering comfort and practical advice, and to provide a resource to those who assist--whether family, friends, or mental health professionals.
Pages
250
Format
Paperback
Release
September 01, 2019
ISBN 13
9781908995292
Breaking Open: Finding a Way Through Spiritual Emergencies
This is a collection of personal accounts of transformative crises. There is extraordinary diversity in the forms that such crises can take and people going through them often do not feel understood by professionals using conventional treatment models. This book will show how, if well supported and adequately integrated, these states have enormous potential for psychological growth and spiritual emergence. The lively narratives give shape to way in which symptoms become allies and ominous experience metamorphoses to numinous. The aim of this volume is to be of help and guidance to people going through similar experiences, offering comfort and practical advice, and to provide a resource to those who assist--whether family, friends, or mental health professionals.