What Does It Mean To Have A Spiritual Crisis? | Psychedelic Café 6

Adventures Through The Mind - A podcast by James W. Jesso

In this psychedelic café, we explore spiritual awakening and spiritual crisis; what they are, and what causes them. We also explore how we heal from spiritual crisis; their connection to trauma; the spiritual roots of healing bipolar; differentiating spiritual crisis from clinical psychiatric illness; the anti-theistic paradigm of psychiatry; personal crisis in the context of global climate crisis; and having a force larger than oneself un-make and remake our lives. Our guests are: Anna Lutkajtis Dayle Mcleod Benjamin Mudge Michelle Anne Hobart Kyle Buller Dr. Nicole Gruel For links and Bios for each guest, full show notes, and to watch this episode in video, head to https://bit.ly/PsyCafe6   ***Full Topics Breakdown Below***     SUPPORT THIS PODCAST   ► Patreon: https://patreon.com/jameswjesso ► Donations: https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=383635S3BKJVS ► Merchandise: https://www.jameswjesso.com/shop/ ► More options: https://www.jameswjesso.com/support/   ► Newsletter: https://www.jameswjesso.com/newsletter *** Extra BIG thanks to my patrons on Patreon for helping keep this podcast alive! Especially, Andreas D, Clea S, Joe A, Ian C, David WB, Yvette FC, Ann-Madeleine, Dima B, Eliz C, Chuck W, Nathan B, & Nick M     .....     Episode Breakdown Spiritual crisis as a way of discovering who we really are What makes spiritual awakening a crisis and how do we learn from them Spontaneous transformations of worldview Being dazzled by truth Living in a secular society increases the likelihood of spiritual crisis Where is the line between psychosis and spiritual crisis True spirituality is about love What does it mean to have a spiritual crisis? Bipolar, schizophrenia, and being unable to resolve a spiritual crisis The efficacy of psychiatric drugs in treating bipolar The role of the body in resolving spiritual crisis The importance of social context in spiritual crisis Spiritual crisis as a call to your ancestral lineage Preparing the cultural grounds for psilocybin introduction into the medical system The paradigm of psychiatry is anti-theistic The importance of including indigenous voices We are in a global spiritual crisis Trauma’s role in spiritual crisis How we ground through spiritual crisis experiences We need to upgrade our language around religious experiences Should we be trying to feel better?