Psychosis or spiritual experience?

A great deal depends on the experiencer and what resources he/she brings to the experience. When I had my own experience, I had the great good fortune of having recently read a book by C.G. Jung. He described precisely what I was going through, and said it was a necessary prelude to Individuation...

January 5, 2011

More Crooked Beauty — the film screens in New York

The latest information on Crooked Beauty, which I've posted about a couple of times is as follows. The film-maker, Ken Paul Rosenthal, shared the below information with me: Crooked Beauty is a poetic documentary that chronicles artist-writer (and Icarus Project co-founder) Jacks McNamara’s transformative journey from psych ward patient to pioneering mental health advocate. This film... Continue Reading →

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