Psychosis or Spiritual Awakening: Phil Borges at TEDxUMKC
Phil Borges, filmmaker and photographer, has been documenting indigenous and tribal cultures for over 25 years. His work is exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide and his documentary film CRAZYWISE explores what can be learned from individuals who have turned their psychological crisis into a positive transformative experience.
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We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.
So true!
+Nancy Sheehan How do you know we are anything at all?
+Nancy Sheehan (c) Teilhard de Chardin
+Nancy Sheehan Loved the approach
TheAXXELLALAN It is not god that made humans in his picture. It was humans that made god in their picture.
“Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness.” ― Alejandro Jodorowsky
nice!!!
👍👍👍👍👍❤❤ really good quote!!!
Lovin it! Thx! 1❤
This sounds like everyone in my hometown, they’re all afraid of flying.
Brilliant insight thank you.🦜
Enlightenment is like spiraling as high as possible in terms of mental realizations and then spiraling back down into the ultimate realization that you are still trapped in society’s prison
Absofuckinlutely
Best way of saying it
Word. In it. Utterly alone. Ready to do so much, help so many... And frozen. Deluged evermore with information and lost with how to implement... Predictions, knowing, etc. Needing support. Needing to live in THIS world too, though. No interest in losing my mind in a way that makes me it impossible to function, as I know that is not Divine Will. But I know I need the support of THOSE WHO KNOW... and have their feet planted in the 3D, even though tapped into other dimensions.
Ever heard of my boi Diogenes You can step away just depends on wat your willing to leave behind
YEP. It’s soul crushing. Is there any relief?
"The psychotic drowns in the same waters in which the mystic swims with delight." -Joseph Campbell, _Psychology of the Future_
The term 'psychotic' was termed labelling at college. It was one of the main complaints on the humanities course. The scenerio is some bod who did a coarse and got a job from it needs to cover itself if confronted with a consultation so it takes the safest decision for itself, just in case of a problem. The uneducated are notoriously credulouse of these terms according to the lectures "no discernment". I found in spite of those complaints the only people aware of them were those who did the course, and those who did those courses year after year and heared them appear to have done very little. Inoticed in the legal cases I was involved in, any evidence that contradicted a viewpoint, or claim was witheld from the parties they wanted to convince. I found those minature cameras and recording equipment very useful in backing up that observation in the paper I wrote.
Wow 🎉
Literally to the 1% who's reading this, God bless you, may all your dreams come true, may you be successful in all spheres of life, stay safe and have a wonderful day :)
Dido!
Thank you and same to you
You get what you give..you give a blessing and you will reap a blessing. Thank you!
You too dear!
💜💜💜
Enlightenment will seem crazy to the unconscious ego.
Absolutely.
Very True 💯, sometimes I just stop talking. It feels isolated
Oh! True.
@@dropbyfishingtv7339 there's a Buren on the wise ones when no one understands a word they say
Oh please, define "enlightenment," because in reality, it means to learn, to become aware and educated. So this interchangeable wishy washy term can be applied to anything or anyone. You lot constantly try to objectively define it as some sort of state to achieve. I'm going to assume like most people roped into this hippy jargon that you attribute the word "enlightened" to being "spiritually awakened," which again, what on earth does that even mean. Point being, this man suffered a psychosis, and I'm sure he learned alot from his experience through introspection and retrospection (see, subjective learning/enlightenment), but you do not need substances to achieve these things.
Always good to know I’m not “crazy” alone. I write, privately. I don’t wish for anyone to take me seriously anymore. When I did try to talk about what I’m feeling spiritually, people get uncomfortable, and quickly change the subject. When I did try to share my writings, they just ignore me. But … all is well … it’s personal, and I fully accept this.
I relate to this so much
you can always do so on tumblr. there are communities dedicated to spirituality and withcraft and the occult. you won't be judged there since others share the same things
@@lorettagrey7383 which ones do you recommend! ty
YES. It HURTS, but it's necessary. I'm looking for a new community to share my light with
Please share. What you know and feel matters
I started to feel this alienation from the time I became aware of my Self, around four years old. I was taught to lose my true self from an early age. I went on to live almost forty years of my life totally lost. Nothing brought contentment. There were times I would quit the corporate life and seek out opportunities to work in communities. Then I'd go back. The nervous breakdown arrived, so named by various doctors, along with much touted medications and psychotherapy. I'm finding myself finally. I noticed what is understood as synchronicity, since forever! This video in August 2023 caused another realisation. I spent time with an old woman from our community, from about 4 years old to about 8 years old. No one spoke to her. Her family ignored her. She was spoken of as "not right in the head". Now I know why she was my friend. We had to move away as families in our community were relocated during the apartheid years. I got separated from my guide. Now the spirit of my late mother is my guide. Whoever read this to the end, thanks for bearing with me.
Although it's not the same, I 'm going through something similar at almost 40 aswell. Your not alone
You will see your childhood guide and mother again in the spirit world but not before you become a guide.
Psychological crisis is exactly what led to my Spiritual Awakening! I survived narcissistic abuse!
Mine too
Crazy, mine too.
mine too
Mine too!
Psychological warfare ect. From a narcissist is brutal. Glad you came out the other side💜💜💙💙💙
Awakening is not changing who you are, but discarding who you are not.
very true
On spot.
Right! Such as removing toxic people and things, aka the weight on the shoulder, that prevents us from realizing our best potential.
@@flowinglikethewater more about removing the false ego and false identity you take on the moment you wake up till the moment you fall asleep and even during dreams. awakening has very less to do with the outside world and the things and people in it.
Once your eyes are open you can never unknow what you now know
"“Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence.” - Alan Watts
Ahh, you are the same troll on other comment sections!
When he mentioned the two women, one about to return to the spirit world and one just coming from the spirit world it hit me - 🤯 that’s why I’ve always been drawn to young children, the elderly, and those with special needs. They’re closest to the spirit world!
this happens to me
@@kitkatmarie1199 that’s so amazing you see it and see her that way! I am 30 and recently discovered I am on the spectrum and I have always had such a connection to “the beyond” and to spirituality. I have been researching the connection between autism and spirituality and shamanism now.
You're an angel, friend
Well, I am.old but idk about us being closer as much as we are aware of our limited use of energy. .So we use our energy coupons of the day with Opportunity more discretion and appears like pensive wisdom or we are use having a brain fart because our memory is shot!
@@kitkatmarie1199 what makes you say that?
enlightenment is only scary because we are not properly discussing it in our society.
Sis you said it!!
O tell me o great one tell me how to be enlightend like you
And because of risking to end in the psychiatry for talking about it
Enlightenment wouldn't be necessary in the first place if idiotic humans didn't engage in the immoral and illogical act of procreation
A mentor be wonderful to have. This is such a beautiful experience. It is so powerful you cannot deny it. You never knew these feelings even existed. You feel a love you never felt before. You cannot hold it in. You feel like telling everybody awakening so they can have the same experience. This is when the rejection comes from friends and family as you share. You have absolutely nobody to share with that understands. You start to keep it bottled up to avoid the rejection. This can cause you to isolate. You wonder why nobody will even listen. Family may even become concerned about you. Then you may start to believe the lies. You think you are the one that is crazy. This can put you in a state of depression. Try not to label yourself. You are not the one that is crazy. It’s just that you are taking about something that doesn’t exist to the majority of the population. Before you awoke you would not have a understood either. For me personally, I picked up the Bible to seek answers. Particularly the New Testament speaks of 2 different minds. A carnal mind and a spiritual mind. It states that If you speak of spiritual things to a carnal mind they will think it is nonsense. Even Jesus himself only spoke of spiritual things to spiritual minds. Even Jesus family and friends thought he was crazy. Jesus spoke in parables which is basically a paraphrase using a different story to help a person understand what you are speaking of. The Bible let me know that I was not crazy.
The spiritual awakening is painful but in the end you discover your own strength.
YES!!!!
I’m going thru it right now man it’s scary and awesome at the same time I’m a complete different person and I can see a lot of my flaws but it’s still kinda scary how I’m a completely different person
JESUS IS King! God is real . As real as the oxygen you breath
@@ejigthompson4645 I remember that feeling like it was yesterday man! You make it through the storm yet?
@@carolynrlee-mincey968 your are going through the scary pain phase , you’re spiritually growing right now , just stay grounded and present as much as you can . Start Meditating if you haven’t already . Start looking into philosophy and bettering yourself . Remember that this phase and state of mind you are in is only temporary and it will not last forever ! When I experienced this I was terrified for about a week because I was an atheist of sorts . But now I look back and I’m so happy it happened, it truly changed my life for the better and it was absolutely a defining time that I will remember forever ! Good luck to you
Psychedelics saved me from years of uncontrollable depression, anxiety and illicit pill addiction.imagine carrving heavy chains for over a decade and then all of a sudden that burden is gone.Believe it or not in a couple years they'll be all over for treatment of mental health related issues
I made researches and found out that shrooms are very helpful , it has really helped to reduce anxiety and depression and some other mental health issues..i would love to try magic mushrooms but they are hard to source!
Please does anyone know where I can get them? I put so much on my plate and it really affects my stress and anxiety level .I would love to try to shrooms.
@@hazeemakhan5301yes .. Myco_louiis
I live in Michigan….suffering for awhile now but didnt realize how serious I may have it until recently - probably bc of @self medicating” with alcohol
How do I contact him?
I was hospitalized and held under the mental health act at the hospital I work at as an ER nurse because I had a massive spiritual awakening… they only held me for 4 days because they knew my “behaviour” was likely to not be permanent. I broke, my friends were worried, I was seeing life and everything for what it was and I looked like a massive conspiracy theorist, from my stand point in health care. I am part aboriginal and come from a very spiritual background and have has psychic abilities… Some of the psychiatric patients on the ward are some of the smartest people I ever meet.
I had a similar experience a couple months ago. The beginning was rough 😭. Dark night of the soul is how I label it. I feel truly blessed to have gone and in many ways still going through it.
can u expand on ur awakening then? what did you see?
@@snakybcaky I will also add if you choose to take the spiritual journey there is ABSOLUTELY no denying that there is a Creator because it is made perfectly clear that someone/something knows every single detail about you and your life at any age or point in your life. After my experience I couldn't not believe that there is a God/Creator if I wanted to because it's been proven to me at least there's a zero percent chance there isn't.
@@user-zt9do1eb1thello 🎉u speak my entire last 30 years currently maxed out on hormones and psych meds and very spiritual also but feeling this is my 5the and most powerful breakdown at 49 years old x I need help 😢😮
Makes u rethink schizophrenia for sure
Science and Spirituality need to go hand in hand. They cannot replace each other.
Dhruv Prakash Watch spirit science!
And read the Thiaoouba Prophecy
I love you !
Dhruv Prakash 🙏🏽🙏🏽
AGREED...
I had a spiritual awakening due to narcissist abuse.. A psychological breakdown was actually a breakthrough.. I lost my mind and found my soul. From there my psychic abilities awakened and I became more aware and wiser for it. It was a gift. Those who are labelled crazy are in fact far from it. It's those who label that are in fact the crazy ones
Wow!! Im going through the same type of Awakening and Awareness because of a Narcissistic Vampire !! Im feeling everything everyone i DEFINITELY am experiencing psychosis lol, but I'm in this transformation and I'm alone. Im thankful for KZhead!! Blessings, Love and Light to you!!! (the reader)
Help! I feel as though I am going through something similar
@missy sounds like you had happen to you what happened to me due to severe trauma. It's called kundalini. Research it ! It's very amazing. It is a gift from God.
same here.
I’m going through it now too. It’s lonely and I’m struggling with people that are trying to just write it off as mental illness. I was with an abusive man for many years and I know I had an amazing spiritual awakening but now I’m doubting myself. Thanks for whoever is listening and sharing your own experience so I’m able to better understand this.
Had my awakening at 29 I just turned 32 a few weeks ago it’s been so crazy it’s been painful and healing at the same time so grateful . Trying to learn everything I can
I had this at 29 too! Just turned 30. Omg what a wild ride it is. Glad to hear you’re doing better and holy feck isn’t it crazily incredible too
Beautiful glory to God 🙏🙏🙏
And what exactly were you awakened to?
I struggled for years with a bipolar diagnosis and always even in childhood felt different even among friends like I didn’t feel like I felt in. My bipolar piqued at 35. About 6 months ago it’s like I was whacked on the head with an awakening and it made sense. Bipolar made sense. Modern medicine doesn’t understand spirituality but between that and anxiety, because I’m spiritual and a November scorpio I was hyper sensitive to energy, emotions, intuition, premonition dreams, lucid dreams, synchronicities, I didn’t know anyone then into spirituality and I realized recently it’s because I’ve always had these strange phenomenons, feeling every emotion to the 10th power and didn’t understand what it was and how to channel it and it overwhelmed me. What I despised bitterly as a cross to bear was a cloaked gift I resonate with now. And I’ve had inner peace like never before. We aren’t mentally ill. We have the gift of super sensory perception and it’s scary until you realize what it is.
I have bipolar disorder too and I was hospitalized multiple times it started in my teens. I’m 21 now and I’ve been stable for a while on medication but recently in the morning I’ve been having these weird experiences. The first time it happened I was waking up from sleep and I heard a voice saying wake up to true reality then I felt energy surge through my body and my eyes closed, I saw a vision of an old man in a hospital bed who I assumed was in a coma. The second time this happened I can’t remember what the voice said but the vision was my mom mad at me for not taking my medication and she was holding up a ziplock bag of what appeared to be edibles. I tried opening my eyes during that vision but they wanted to stay closed. I don’t know what’s happening but I’ve never heard voices before. I really don’t want to end up homeless. Do you know what could be going on?
@@bonchickenfry1595 Please speak to your doctor or therapist about this, or in the least your trusted person/people in your life. It is good to always let them know any changes you experience, just in case it begins to turn into something you don't feel quite in control of. If you're worried about homelessness, its a good idea to keep regular contact with health professionals - they can link you in with support and housing services. It's much, much easier to access these services if you're already seeing a doctor regularly. No matter how we perceive these things we experience, whether they're spiritual or medical or anything else, we should access every avenue of support we can in this life, because we all deserve it. I wish you the very best of luck.
I am also bipolar and a November Scorpio. I started to have a spiritual awakening then it went too far into a crisis was hospitalized for 11 days still on medication but I just want to access my gifts
If you'd like anyone to actually take you seriously, you might wanna stop talking about synchronicities & your horoscope, sweet pea...lolz
You probably have bpd as well, along with magical thinking which may trigger both of the disorders. You’ll get significantly better if you get rid of those beliefs actually… It’s not about spirituality it’s about sanity.
You are not crazy, you will know who you are within divine timing. Be kind to yourself and be kind to others.
Thank you for this.
Right on
I've just been trying to find validation anywhere I can that I'm not going cuckoo
🙌🔥💛🔥🙌
Needed this. Thank you!!
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society... - Jiddu Krishnamurti
One of my all time most favorite quotes. Love Krishnamurti.
Great insight into spiritual nature.
That is a very profound TRUTH.
@@tim3854 I laughed out loud at your post until I cried. So sad but yet so true. Even more so in these past 11 months since you wrote this.
I've known of Krishnamurti since I was 24. I trust him implicitly.
5 times in mental wards. I still speak my truth. The Dr's say your mad for seeing dead people when I see no disconnect between the dead and the living. We are living during the great awakening ❤
The next step is creating a place for the broken to learn self healing without attaching religion or selling them a cure or pill. The true enlightened understanding that everything you need is already within, it just takes time, experience, and a foundation to overcome. Once you overcome, you begin to shine your light on others. This high-level thinking causes a chain reaction where we are all lifting each other up with our own foundations strong. Stop letting doctors, religions, mediums, or your mom tell you you're broken. You are not broken. You are human. You are ok. ✌❤🌅
Seven years on since this was posted and it's still a good lesson. Disability only exists because a society is not equipped to deal with the differences and variety in humans.
"disability only exist" thats placing stigma on disability. Disability need to exist.
Yet some “disabilities” can harm the brain and therefore harm the person.
Disabilities don't exist because of society.... They exists because of abnormalities that stunt a person's ability to survive... Do you think animals don't have disabilities? Because they get killed for them most times because they can not survive at some level of independence.
Society isn't equipped because society hasn't figured out how better to capitalize on spiritual crisis than pharmaceuticals, psychiatrists, and hospitals.
@@alexandrahenderson4368 There not abnormalities if they are widespread. These "anomalies" might making it challenging for some. The real question is why does the challenge exist for those? Secondly animals primary objective might be survival. Humans not so. Do animals commit suicide?
I WOKE UP around 1976, and it has only gotten stronger with the years. The funny thing is that I always thought that "being enlightened" would mean that people looked up to me for it, that I would make friends more easily, that I would be more popular. In fact, it turned out to be just the opposite, and many people resent me for being happy and lighthearted, some hate me on sight, and very few "get me." But it is worth it, because I feel that I have fulfilled my purpose in life, the reason I am here. Now I know what the 11th century Zen master and poet, Tilopa, meant when he wrote: "When you look for it, you cannot find it. When you find it, you can't get rid of it. When you do neither, it's right there."
I agree with 100% you saying. I feel like this too and ppl think your crazy. It can't be how can sounding intelligent and using your words be a bad thing? It's like all jealously
Even happiness a lot of ppl don't want to see you happy
+W.J. Kelly Very true. that is why its important to find something your passionate about that you can dedicate your time too. " The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely" -Lorraine Hansberry
+W.J. Kelly Tilopa was one of the Tantric Siddhas...yes? Not Zen tradition.
+steelgila How you get so smart? :) Just joking.
This video was posted literally when I was hospitalized for 2 weeks for psychosis and I am finding it now. Gave me chills.
Same. 5250 is what the cops call it I call it entering the temple
I went through the same thing it was drug induce psychosis but it was all spiritual what happened I'm curious
@@chrisgraham1369 I was going through deep depression. I was smoking weed heavily and taking shrooms. A friend introduced me to mdma since she knew what I was going through. It helped me socialize at parties but I began to see synchronicity all around me and began to show signs of schizophrenia. My dad called the cops on me since he didnt know what I was going through and they took me to the hospital. I was in involuntary treatment for 2 weeks where I was prescribed Abilify and they performed cranial electrotherapy stimulation. I stopped taking Abilify a few weeks after since it was drug induced psychosis.
@@akwardsiIence What has helped me has been eating a regular and cleaner diet, exercising, writing down my emotions throughout the day and mostly being in contact with very down to earth people often with me it’s my husband and in laws. We are very sensitive beings and we have to accept this and do our best to be as balanced as possible between all elements earth(Our bodies, our support and abilities to set firm boundaries), water(Our emotions and how we connect through feelings), fire(How we assert ourselves and go after what we desire), air(How we communicate and express ourselves within our own thoughts and without through our words.
@@ShadaeMastersAstrology I agree, eating properly has helped me a lot, along with quitting smoking weed and cigarettes. I had a rough childhood and I probably messed up my microbiome back then. Changing my mindset looking into spirituality, the Law of One, setting boundaries and leaving toxic people behind have helped as well. Thank you for your insight.
Went through a dark knight of the soul since 2018. Covid pandemic gave me a lot of space to heal. Definitely a lot of people going through this right now.
Me too, just recovering from a breakdown and spiritual experiences
Me too and still going through it. It's taking a long time 🙄 I knew I had stuff to deal with but not this much 😅 Covid lockdown barely effected me as I was already in hermit mode. I was happy just as long as I could walk in nature & I could 🙏
It’s artificial technology it’s not god. Read the invisible rainbow. It’s warfare between military entities the thought police and V2S technology.
I was misdiagnosed with Bipolar disorder because of my "spiritual connection to the universe" at 19 in 2000. I live in the religious South, where speaking of "energy", "connection" and "the universe" is crazy speak. I started meditating at age 5. I had always had a very emotional and physical connection to nature. Because of all this, I was put on medication for years. Now at age 35, trying to get off medication is making me physically ill. It's a lonely and scary experience here. I make art to try and explain the anguish, but again....the American south is afraid of the emotion behind it. I've longed for sisters and brothers that understand. The only way that I can connect through others is via social media and videos like this. I'm unsure of what to do or how to exist within this culture. It has led to severe depression and a constant feeling of being "homesick" for a world that is not our own....one that is beyond this one. Update for further explanation: I have seen therapists and psychiatrists for years since my “misdiagnosis” of Bipolar Disorder. All of my doctors after the year 2000 told me it was NOT bipolar. However, there’s nothing wrong with having Bipolar Disorder. The seroquel they put me on back when I was misdiagnosed became incredibly addictive as it’s now used for sleep and my body can’t get off of it. My point to my story was that someone with a high imagination and spiritual awareness and a creative heart and certain “gifts” can be misdiagnosed by aging conservative doctors who judge you by your tattoos and eccentricities. I’ve learned to find much better and younger doctors since then.
caseypromise you'll be alright brother keep meditating
The people in your world just can't see the bigger picture, keep working on yourself and the right support will find you.
caseypromise move. there are many places that embrace your beliefs and nomenclature. finding a community where you feel accepted and can accept others is empowering. good luck to you.
bro i know how you feel, i recomend to you if is possible to move to canada ....or somwhere else...or you find your way where you are, i think this is also possible. and yes, check out eckhart tolle!
caseypromise please go back on your medication. believe me, I know the difficulties with coping with life. but it's something that we all need to do. I was diagnosed with schizoaffective bipolar at the age of 16. my life was in turmoil. I'm 21 now and I've gained great knowledge of coping skills. and I can say with confidence that I am 100% more happier.
Pro tip: when a speaker presents a slide show, show the slides. Great talk.
Now that's advanced level stuff
Protip! Thanks, I thought it was a problem with my phone! Of course maybe he didn't have permission to share their images.
Probably because this video is 7 years old
Was about to comment the same…
@@cevcena6692 to see you soon as possible and I will be good to see you soon as possible and I will be
6 years ago this happened to me, I had an awakening. I was in a “psychosis” for three months, during that time I came to have a deep understanding of many of the same thhings Carl Jung believed. Im only now learning about him, but its amazing to see the similarities with what came to me during that time and after.
While not exactly of the same cloth, Alan Watts has always inspired healthy introspection for me. If I misunderstood your your statement, forgive me. I have only just pressed play and am learning too... 😉
I ll read Móré about Jung because hé says interesting things
荣格所说的集体潜意识，涉及到真我，类似佛教阿赖耶识，我也跟你有同样的经历，我也喜欢看荣格的书
I think it is so strange that everybody that has a spiritual awakening, has the same process, and the same realizations without knowing each other or anything about it
Ekkk. I know people who have went back into psychosis because of Alan Watt n Carl Jung. Be careful of false teachings
Intriguing, i always knew there was more to life and i have also been looking for a way to find not only protection but a way to be influential to the human society
@jay pritchett hi, isnt the brotherhood a myth?
@jay pritchett oh really, i just saw his website, interesting.i will leave him a message.
@@shellywhite2145 what is on the website?
"Be strong in mind, pure in heart and vigilant in helpfulness..." Jesus
@Jack Whittaker did you join?
I’m glad to see so many open-minded people in the comments section :) the world doesn’t have enough of that
I'm surprised they didn't shut down the comment section like they did with the "gaslighting" vid, cos the people were waking up too much I guess
@@tim3854 yess twitter has a huge comunity of awaken people
@@MrSilviosun I never tried there. Most places are so shut down nowadays, Reddit is a 1984 parody, Quora is even worse. Dunno if Yahoo Answers is still going, but I lost all my yahoo accounts cos I refused to agree to the last terms which said I gave them permission to read all of my emails, which I decided it was better to just get locked out and lose everything there rather than do that. What a world it has become aye
PLENTY of "open" minded people HERE....MOST are so open they've ALREADY LOST half their brains and common sense....LOL
yes
I was a former confident Atheist, now turned unexpected Spiritualist after my own Awakening. It's very difficult to discuss this, let alone explain it convincingly, with my science-minded friends. More and more of us are waking up. I'm glad knowledge about this is showing up more and more in our western society.
You are doing great.
Welcome! Much love
I think we believe or follow what we do based on those personal experiences. It gives us something to relate to.
I had the same experience. Although I was indoctrinated into Christian faith as a baby and at the age of 23 I woke up one day realizing everything I thought I knew before was wrong. I went full blown atheist for awhile. But slowly over time I began to experience synchronicities/ miracles. I now consider myself spiritual with my own special relationship to the universe and my own love language. It’s amazing. I’ve never been happier and more at peace. The universe works in the most beautiful ways
Literally what is happening to me now. Except I'm beginning a tradition that has been in my family for a long time.
I survived my drug abuse. After staying up for 5 days with no sleep whatsoever I saw things that I couldn’t explain. I saw people who weren’t actually there. I heard things that the human ear or others couldn’t hear, and I drove myself crazy and ended up behind bars and detoxed in jail. I don’t know how I allowed myself to become that person and get so bad but I’m still here and Im finally getting myself back together .
Wow I've got the same story
this was so validating, i am crying. i experienced deep knowings since the age of 4 and at 13 had what ill refer to as a philosophical awakening. i was subsequently diagnosed with anything they could think of...adhd, bipolar, schizophrenia, ocd, and heavily force-medicated, 10+ pharmeceuticals at once. then they (parents, institutions) continued to blame me for my "issues". i am 33 now and have been fortunate to carve out a happyish slice of life despite cptsd. i am beyond grateful i followed my intuition once i was able to get away from the clutches of authority labeling me as sick. i was blessed in my decision making that came from a deep mysterious place that to society in the usa would appear erratic and unstable. my lifelong desire has been to create a new reality of living in reality and helping others with this and their own journeys. now that i have processed and understood what really happened to me in talk therapy, i am overwhelmed with gratitude for my position in life--having a large plot of land in the forest on which i create this reality and having healed my own trauma so i can actually help others and invite those who are ready to cocreate this place, instead of spinning my wheels trying to help the unhelpable while they drain resources, especially my energy, because i am trying to heal those who arent ready instead of healing myself. i know there are lots of us like me out there, we are not alone, nor "special". this is a humbling existence
Can you please describe your awakening at 13?
Wow this was 6 years ago - but still relevant this 2020 Anyone still watching like me this May 2020?
yes! its like our whole planet is going thru a spiritual awakening brought on by covid. We are being given an opportunity to grow together and heal as a collective
Yup
Dee in South Africa.
Our planet hasn’t been at this frequency since 2001.😉
@@Aiyanaandel 💚2001 woke me up!Because the virus has reached all 4 corners of the planet, I feel it's at an even higher frequency than that. And there's no visible enemy to blame. Putting us all in the same boat. 😬. Sending you Light and Love! 💜🙏
I think the rise in mental illness might be the universe's way of helping us understand more. We need more people that can be the light and enlighten others.
Thank you
Mental illness is labeling the wrong illness.
Are you serious????? the rise of Mental illness is due to the fact that for the first time in history we have reached the period of time that Jesus Christ told there would be a mass turning away from all things good, an APOSTASY would happen before he returns and he is at the door now..... this is why so many people are nut jobs and depressed. The universe is not a being to give or take anything.
@@sevenswords8781 the apostasy happened because of the church. They walked a few steps away from Catholicism and then fully embraced the Catholic Church's teaching and practices. But go ahead and continue beating people on the head with it
@@aunirapharl your making no sense
My ‘mental illness’ started when I was 12, I’ve had all these experiences and was diagnosed with multiple illnesses and no medication worked. (They should have worked if I did have those illnesses) I have been told by several ppl I have a gift and I hope to dive into spirituality more. I believe the universe is giving me signs and I always have had a strong need to share this gift to help others.
Keep following the direction your heart is pulling you in. You know what’s best for yourself, truly.
You got this. ❤❤❤
"mental illness is a myth"
I'm in the middle of a spiritual awakening right now and have been for the past year and a half the more I learn the more excited I get, the more at peace I get with the world and everything going on in it. Everything is as it should be, although we cannot understand, we need to have faith.
keep looking for information, I promise you can fill your cup just from KZhead sister, especially today . . . . . . .AlwaysForward~Godspeed
Faith in what?
Thanks I needed to hear this. It’s so confusing especially if you were an unbeliever. My guides literally saved me from a potential murder I was in a relationship with. They screened in my ears to get up and ran. And it happened this guy threatened to kill me. He was the sweetest guy so I thought I was delusional but it turned out my spirits were right and I wasn’t delusional
@@arthurmurfitt7698The Truth. The Divine Process. *_God._*
@@OpenheartOneMindamen glory and praise to the father lord of might Praise and glory to the son redeemer bright Praise and glory to the holy spirit source of holy light Peace be with you
"You are mad, we are drugging/locking you up to protect you and all of us!" vs "You are perhaps more sensitive[alive] than we are! Lets mentor you so you can help us see!" - we can choose!
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True , so true !!!
I love how you put this
I need a compassionate mentor... do you have their number?
@@karengardner8854 I do not, hope you find the help you need!
I experienced peak of my awakening about 3 months ago. I thought that was it, the darkness, suicidal thoughts, inner agressesion and depression out. Didn't know what to do with myself, but I knew it's something else, something higher, can't explain it. Left my old friends, old hobbies everything. Was about month alone and than all of the sudden I felt/ see invisible light around me. Ever since I'm experiencing something else, miracle. New friends, new opportunities, miracles, visions. Absolute happiness and safety and love.
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Amazing. Hope this happens to me soon
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Im experiencing this
Lu P you are awakened now from the unconscious state 🤗💫😇
I heard a former psychotherapist say the only difference in someone who is schizophrenic and a psychic is grounding. This resonated so much. And Adam, found a place where he could ground and the place held boudaries for him. One has to grow and find their own inner boundaries, so very saddened a meditation place wouldn't re-open their doors to him. Hopefully there are other places that would open their doors for him. This is what I have always believed and happy to hear others speaking it, aloud.
You believe in 'psychics'.... thank goodness you're not a therapist anymore.
@@gSWG3RI'd prefer a psychologist who believes in them.
@@carly582 Cringe.
The dark night of the soul is a very real thing! You have to have a break down to have a break through! Life is a journey, not a destination, slow down, it's not a race!
This information is essential. It’s sad how our society only accepts one mainstream reality, created by mass media
which reality is that?
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@@sevenswords8781 the totally inverted one
reading a book we surrender to the story. When hearing a song we surrender. Our emotions follow the story. We , most of the world , are head less chickens. running around. We do not percieve ourselfs as headless . Frasing it like that is a headless phrasing. It's just going for the obvious, the general. It is the opposite of taking a step back and looking at the bigger picture and ending up with bigger consciousness of what is going on. That is not mainstream.
I think it is important to do case studies of history in order for people to not be mislead. Hitler's Germany is one to be mindful of.
“If we are true to ourselves, we can not be false to anyone.” - William Shakespeare, Hamlet
@@silentplaythru7109 The truth is - we are all in some forms of delusional states: Everyone is shattered upon closer inspection: Use your illusion:
@@siresquire9439 That is a brilliant way of looking at it.
@@siresquire9439 to create reality
Thank you my dear friend. Thank you.
powerful
This was powerful to see. Psychosis changed my life and helped me heal lifelong trauma and awaken my psychic abilities, but I had to fight for myself because western ways don’t get to the root, they just suppress symptoms. I talked about it on My Sacred Return podcast and I see a lot of similarities to the stories shared in this talk. We are so powerful, so gifted. May we all find our way back home to ourselves through these mental crisis’.
What abilities?
Shizophreni är en psykisk sjukdom där du tror du har speciella förmågor som inte andra har.
I know exactly what your talking about ❤❤
The tragedy in our world is that we simply don't have time for ourselves , I was in a psychosis in 2019 and had to get medication to be an active member of society , we aren't allotted the time to walk these things out and come to the other end new , instead here we are tapering ourselves back to survive in this industry we now call life .
Wow,I knew it, I'm not crazy the people around me are.
@@marcusjohnson6158 I am crazy , has nothing to do with spirituality, genetics play a huge role , but I did my due diligence, I didn’t breed and do not intend to . I wish I could say the same for some people .
@@buckmarkner anybody that breeds kids to this sick world is far more crazy..
if you can get through the process, it is a very beautiful thing. the experience is actually quite painful because it is triggered by the most traumatic experience to your being, and yes, it feels like going into psychosis - even death. a lot of people don't make it and leads to some form of permanent mental health disability. it is heavy, heavy stuff. sufficed to say, a lot of people are asleep and have no clue what real living is or means. i don't connect with a lot of people now because i don't identify with my former self, and trying to find soulful connections can be difficult. having a spiritual based conversation with most people may land you in the hospital formed or they just think you are totally off your rocker. and yes, my abilities are more fine-tuned and sharper than ever. everyday i am a work in progress to learn more about myself and the universe.
Bluedragonfly yes it's usually through severe trauma we awaken to who we are. Thanks for reminding me how much strength it took to come out the other side.
Beautifully said
What process are you referring to-- the process of self realization? What was your circumstance? ps- "a lot of people are asleep..."-- why is this the case? Do you think we are ulitimately here to awaken?
What you wrote is amazing. It describes revelation 9 perfectly.
@@Oni-One self-realization is a psychological term. Being asleep simply refer's to going through life on auto pilot. Living in the Matrix. Never realizing that you're a spiritual being. Never realizing that every human, & every living thing is part of a collective conscious, call it Universal Life Force, God, etc. We aren't separate, we are one. When we hurt others, we hurt ourselves, because it's the same. It's the death of the ego, the attachment to the material world, & awakening to the fact we are spiritual beings living in a (false) material existence. When most people "wake up" they realize this. Since we live in a materialistic world, largely self-absorbed to narcissistic personalities, most people never "awaken" to a level of higher consciousness, which often comes with psychic gifts that we all possess being awoken. Most of these spiritual awakening's take place after a great deal of trauma, whether at any age in the Western culture (where you will be derided because of Western culture's emphasis on materialism over anything truly spiritual) or at a very young age in the cultures he spoke about in the video, where they place value on these gifts. For example, I'm a psychologist & after many traumatic events, I started hearing & seeing my first boyfriend & best friend....after he was killed. Obviously I don't tell my co-workers this, I would lose my job. I don't hear random voices or have any paranoia, & being accompanied by a spiritual awakening I can rule out schizophrenia. I'm also psychic & always have been. I predicted Katrina, but mostly regarding people before I meet them & places I've nevee been in great detail in dreams. I keep a dream diary, so even skeptical people can't deny I'm psychic. I also dreamed the death of my boyfriend at least 10 times, which got more & more specific over time & his manner of death was most unusual Gifts like what he was talking about in the video, other cultures value. These gifts can range from mild psychic abilities to very powerful ones. I hope that answered your questions, I know you asked someone else. 😘
"Psychiatry has turned out to be the practice of using someone’s suffering against them for profit."
very skeptical ...Great quote, thank you. Do you know the source?
Amen!!.. antidepressants serve to numb us out rather than process through our precious feelings...a big medically induced U-turn away from the very raw healing that only comes from.feeling our emotions out right!!
sure if you o to those hibby jibby wannabe freud schol psychietrists... i know many people who'se lifes were saved by one.... dont throw them all in the same can dude there are very good psychietrists out there that will know your problems better than u know them yoursef after just a session
Big pharma! They actually suppress natural cures!!! Anything to get you on a pill. It's sickening!!!
some psychiatrist understand that pills just mask effects and eventually cause dependence and more illness. some will talk and listen and help someone the right way. the sad thing though is those psyciatrist are far and few between. most just fill out a prescription to get bonus money from pharma, ultimately destroying the mental health of someone in need even further... its a very dark area/ industry
The panic when you get to far is awful. Thanks to this man/kid to me (Adam) for explaining it. To be honest it’s societies interference that makes it worse. I went through this.
My spiritual journey was very difficult, and it gave me incredible gifts, like telepathy, telekinesis, and psychic abilities. I looked at my reflection one day, and saw a golden halo. It's not always schizophrenia, like the masses believe, what if alot of these "schizophrenics" are actually highly gifted?
i agree!
Can you prove your telekinesis?
I taught emotionally disturbed teens for 28 years and I'm willing to bet almost all have empathic abilities and were going through Spiritual Awakening.
I have worked in the disability sector and children who have emotional needs for over 20 years also and I don't know what your talking about? where is your research or evidence?
Well, spiritual awakenings and empathy have been part of human experience ever since we started being able to form models of the thoughts and feelings of others and recognize that we were part of a much larger world that could even be greater than our capacity for understanding. However, few people in my life considered my Disturbed Emoting as anything spiritual, awakened or empathetic. Those people who saw my potential for empathy and awakening and encouraged me were the ones who helped.
@@sevenswords8781 is working with people with disabilities the same as working with teens who are emotionally disturbed? Seems like a completely different playing field
@@llJeshooinessll Disabilities is a very big field with mild to severe or mental and physical. Teens who are emotionally disturbed as you say are on self destruct with many emotional issues.. both are challenging and rewarding. both fields over lap a lot in behaviours and challenges.
SEVEN SWORDS You yourself in another comment thread have said that the cause is because of the straying from Jesus. Where is your research or evidence for that? Seems you're projecting your BELIEFS just as much as our friend here. And I believe they are one and the same. I think most spiritualists would say that the cause of the rise of mental illness is due to society finding more value in raw numbers and statistics and facts over believing in a higher power. Same is true with religious folks they'd claim that this surge of mental illness is caused by the atheistic movement and nihilism moving people away from a form of beliefs and values that they derive from their religion to a society centered around facts that are observable. Don't be so harsh on others beliefs because the root issue isn't that we aren't following a specific belief, it's that we aren't following any belief at all. Please try to not be offended by this comment as I'm just trying to show that we all have a similar view on mental illness and it's pervasiveness as well as what causes it, and that our solutions while different in the end "higher power" being different still stem from the same idea of having belief in something that cannot be proven with statistics or research. You don't see the hand of God at work but you still know it's there despite it not being measurable and my own belief has a similar view I have no way of proving mine is any more "real" than yours but I believe it within myself and that is something much greater than cold hard facts could provide me.
My brother was a paranoid schizophrenic and he heard things and he knew things that others didn't. Many thought he was crazy. But I know with all my heart he wasn't crazy at all he just knew too much and couldn't comprehend it all. He took his life at 27 years old. What a tragedy. I believe trauma in our childhood affected us in many ways. I am a highly sensitive person and I sense energies, vibes and feelings of other people. I'm also an empathetic introvert. When I was 32 I tried DXM and it opened up my mind like never before. It blew me away. It's a hallucinogen. Everything clicked and made sense at the moment.
I strongly believe there is a connection between trauma & spiritual awakening!
Spanish Doll I agree. Also I took a LSD trip and had a similar experience. It was an awakening and ego death of sorts.
I also tried dxm , a dissociative. And I felt as if everything was connected and everything was gonna be ok, same with acid. It showed me the most profound things I have ever experienced in my life.
Um... yeah.. that's what drugs do. The hallucinations are rooted in your belief system, so the confirmation bias will be extremely powerful.
@@Hajithepoet "ego death" seems to fit the mark perfectly.
I had my major awakening at 15 and was extremely lucky to have an older medium friend who guided me to a spiritualist church where I developed and learned to control my abilities. I had been talking to angels since I was a kid and the things they were telling me were coming true. Definitely not psychosis. Had I told anyone else what was going on with me I probably would have been committed for it!
Yes so sad that the most conscious and gifted are seen as a threat towards the masses that are asleep.
What spiritualist Church do you go to?
@@nodnarb5 it was over 20 years ago in a small town in England (Dereham, Norfolk). I live in Australia now. There are some great spiritualist churches here, Victorian Spiritualist Union in North Melbourne is my favourite
You know in our culture or religion they say that 15 is the minimum age the when awakening starts, it's 15 because, till then your body needs to grow physically so that later you can handle the rest. I can't explain it.
hey it would be great if u could give some major or minor tips for this....Any kind of small or big tips on how to control my abilities would help a lot. thankyou hv a great day:))))
It happened to me at the beginning of 2017. My rational mind split and it was scary and confusing. What followed was a profound understanding of who we are and why we are here.
Sometimes I wonder, at times, whether I'm experiencing something incredibly spiritual or if my brain is just going nuts and deceiving me
U gotta trust your own madness
same.
If you want answers, you must clear your mind of all thoughts. You will discover your purpose in the deepest silence
That’s what it’s like when you awaken.
Same.
"the mental-health’ industry was not established to support people, but to individualize and medicalize the social misery created by capitalist rule.” Susan Rosenthal (2019). Rebel Minds
spot on.
You get it
This!
Facts
not facts, just the delusional thinking of a communist nobody
I’ve been through this since 2013, quietly ❤, been growing up spiritually… and is where I find my peace. Been experiencing so much things, beautiful ones. It’s a door to unimaginable things as spirits we are in physical bodies. It’s important to acknowledge that right before this path, I was on a deep depression, I questioned at that time almost all my core beliefs. Has been for me very liberating as a soul to experience this journey. I’ve been a “sick child” since baby. Multiple health conditions that helped me developed what I am. I’m grateful 🙏🏻
I can relate to the quiet bit. Some things are meant only for you to know…you’ll know what to share and what to hold close. 😉
I’ve been on a Spiritual journey for a year. I had a massive awakening in late 2021, and let me tell you, we are all devine and we are all one. Individuated aspects of the one and only thing in existence ❤️love yourself, which in turn others will feel your love. All life matters
question: How do you know when your gone through an awakening?
@@lainawaina9972 your perspectives broaden. You listen more than you speak because sometimes it feels like people don't even understand anything you say or believe you. You pass through this journey letting go off pride and ego , but being humble and having patience. Being able to tolerate people very well and understanding their perspectives.
@@lainawaina9972 it's painful, you will know, your reality is shattered, spiritual discernment comes through to see the truth of the world
You people get this without psychedelics?
@@mylegispotatodepending on the person and the particular stage they are in when it comes to their life, psychedelics could be seen as taking a short cut or the back door in the house of spirituality. Could also be used to enhance the experience
As science continues to develop, it will come closer and closer and more conjoined with spirituality.
Danille Sindac that is the way guess they had to start at the other end of it first
Yes. you are so wise.
Demons are spirits,........ you mean God and he already has science lost to find answers to some of his miracles.
@@sevenswords8781 God is a spirit, what do you think the holy spirit is?
Not in it's current state, with its empirical views it is moving further away.
After my psychosis experience i had an intense spiritual awakening and now im living a completely different life than before..
You awoke ;)
Same. I am a completely different person it’s wild lol
It's a shame people call it psychosis
Any meds? 🤔💊
@@headscrewoff5674 I asked some that once. They had benn prescribed anti depressants, but were not taking them them, because they did not need them, but there were some downers prescribed with it 'amies'. Amatrypaline, or something like it. I know some one else on them. Their friends keep asking for the amies. I tried some. You get a good sleep off them.
This hit hard after being diagnosed with a psychotic break, i felt one with the universe and my spirits before medication, i wish I would’ve never gotten medicated
Me too...after taking antipsychotics never be the same
Honestly, you need Jesus. Once you do, you won’t be talking to spirits anymore, because they are demons. This is why people who think they’re going through spiritual awakening are considered mentally ill. I used to think that too when I was into new age, it’s a lie. Turn to Jesus.
Excellent man. Devotes his life to what is worthwhile. Has a humble, open mind, doesn't come across as an expert. And best of all -- something we do not see anymore -- he is not forceful in making his points. He is letting the audience come to meet his points and ideas on their own, not bullying them into seeing them. I wish more people were like him. He's OFFERING, he's not SELLING and he takes a modest, humble place as someone who did the work and shares it with others. We should all be more like him.
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I’m crying. I understand Adam so deeply. We are spiritual beings with very little guidance.
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And then imagine being abused with little to no guidance. It is sad but we can say...sending love, which I am. Sending love.
Nonsense. Read the dhammapada
God left the Bible for guidance.
Shia is the truth, ahlulbait is the guidance from God that the media hides Please search x
It would have been nice if the cameraman had pulled back so we could see the photos.
Tamara Jessup - i agree too. Maybe there are copyright issues.
@@sjcanalita3093 I looked on his website and found a talk he did that's virtually identical to this one in which they're shown.
@Kira Salen oh wow, you are right!!!
@@tamarajessup1398, could you please post the hyperlink here?
@@gorutz Just Google him, like I did, and look on his website. : )
I was literally diagnosed with "psychosis" when I went through my spiritual awakening...found this video from a KZhead video and was shocked at the title alone
This guy has it soo right on!! I swear, half of the people psychiatrist & psychologist have diagnosed are likely to have "awakening " symptoms!! I was going through alot during 2019, and all of a sudden I was awakened through a Spiritual crisis... and of course nobody understood any of it... I thought I was going crazy, but nope!
Thank you so much. I actually cried. I had synchronisites happen faster and faster to the point where I became terrified wishing it would stop and wondering if it was all in my head. I ended up hospitalised, diagnosed with bipolar, and put on massive doses of drugs that made me so ill. My memories of the synchronisation and how everything played out is now repressed and fragmented but I'm trying to get them back. Honestly... today I was wondering if I really am crazy, but got the urge to search for "psychosis spirituality" and found this video. I felt such shame and embarrassment for my ramblings while having a spiritual emergency, and now I finally feel validated. Thank you
hey i hope youre doing okay. Watching Donnie Darko made me cry because of how real it felt
Ground yourself. Differentiate whats provable and whats not. Just trust yourself. No medication. Nature. Animals. Stillness. Listen to Jiddu Krishnamurti. Learn how to think and talk with yourself. Ground. Be gentle. No hurry. No illusions. You got it all inside. Be alone and take your time.
Hi thanks for the replies. I watched donnie dark when younger and then going through this reminded me of it. Hope you are well, too.
Can we help you get connected to the beloved
Lozz, let me guess, you are a very sensitive person and what is commonly called an empath. Tell me if I am wrong please but I think I am close. No need to feel ashamed or embarrassed. Even so, all the best in your journey.
“The psychotic drowns in the same waters in which the mystic swims with delight.” ― Joseph Campbell, Psychology of the Future: Lessons from Modern Consciousness Research
It is very true... there is a huge difference between someone who has truly awakened to the infinite present moment and someone who has not and continually experiences delusions and thinks they are enlightened... Delusions and hallucinations do not mean someone is enlightened. This is no game. There is a huge difference. I am an experienced Buddhist practitioner who has studied many other religions as well and I have met true enlightened masters and delusional schizophrenics. There is a huge difference. I have a sad story actually about a schizophrenic who came to the Buddhist monastery I mainly practice at, he thought he was enlightened (he wasn't) and then he went home and decided to set himself on fire outside of his parents house. We had a memorial service for him. They are not the same. This saying holds true.
Amazing
Maybe the psychotic just forgot he could swim. Just float and remember to move your legs
Several others have chosen very suitable quotes to cite regarding Borges talk. However, the Campbell quote could not be more appropriate. Kudos!
@@galenighting9150 sounds like a failure on your part. Case in point. Religion will never help you, anyone who is having an awakening, do NOT talk to a church. EVER
I was diagnosed bipolar after being in a facility around 6 years ago. For years I thought I was crazy I let them lead me to think I was just losing my sanity. But the spiritual events kept coming in and it got to a point where Im so sure that what I experienced was real. For awhile I was angry with all the suffering I went through but Im so glad I made it this far to see what I've seen in the world. It's given me comfort in life and death that ive never experienced before. Even with all the unexplainable things I've seen theres a thing in the back of my head that makes me question it all. Its this unnerving unknown that propels us to try to achieve our goals before the sand hits the bottom of the hourglass. I think this is something vital to our growth and the human experience and it makes life beautiful.
After doing ayaschua, the universe opened up to me in a way I havent seen before, I told my very good friend of 10 years who told me 'your visions are not the universe showing itself, they are you in pyschosis and you need help' she said unless I recieved help and meditation for mu bi-polar, she wouldn't be able to speak to me... she almost convinced me I had bi-polar
I truly appreciated this talk. We are at a crossroads as a species, we have list the ability to connect. To feel, to love and trust. The media and government have much to do in the manipulation.
After 12 years of abuse, neglect, rejection, isolation, being harrassed, emotionally blackmailed, physically assaulted, I finally just broke. And it's been a liberation in the truest sense of the word. It released me from the material world and catapulted me into the internal world. And I've never looked back.
Thank you for being wise enough to not label it you awakening. It shows your wise enough to know how much more there is to know.
Same here, my friend. It’s just too painful out there. I’m here for you.
Mine happened after two decades of abuse, racism, social rejection, emotional abuse, when- I was intentionally abused by a mentor and scapegoated by an entire class. I broke. I was in too much pain. They promised to take it away. Don’t let anyone make you these promises.
What does that even mean? How did ur life improve? What do u mean by breaking?
That whole entire experience was a brutal and honest way to learn how to Love yourself first And you're right, for that, its the most powerful and liberating feeling once you surrender and let go
"God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages."
And then bankers created cages for man
He invented the cages so that the birds wouldn't get eaten by the kitten.
Yaweh* be specific
WOW!!! that's a powerful statement 👏 🙌 👌
@@justgigi4663 some men not all. Everyone loves to generalize and over simplify things.
'the psyche is self healing' and 'come out stronger at the end' is true indeed and I can attest to this. I struggle with depression for a little over a year long, so badly that I thought I was going to go crazy and end up ending my life; but I refused to take medications or see any 'Dr.' and decided to dive right into what I was going through. When I came out of this episode I had fallen into, I had learnt more about my self, my spirituality and just how much my soul was capable of than I had in my entire life and I felt "awakened" to some extent (even though it sounds silly). It may sound unbelievable, but sometimes I wish that I could go back to that hole, in order to dig out more of the essence of my spirit... But I am thankful for what it taught me; I no longer fear life, nor do I fear death, nor do I struggle with questions of "Why?" and I feel like any bump along my way is a blessing and no longer a brick wall or a burden... just another opportunity for growth and understanding.
'The psyche is self healing' 🎯
I didn’t come out of my psychosis stronger. I came out even more numb to the world and unable to connect with others. I have trouble expressing emotions now. I’m horrible antisocial. After my psychosis, I became a different person, and not in a good way.
Finally shaman Tedtalks!🥰 I've been initiated into shamanism 15 years ago... but to my family I'm lost. I don't live in their ideal world. I don't want to be married anymore. I don't wanna have a mortgage. I sold everything for minimalist life. Always moving from place to place like a gypsy. But I couldn't be more found.
Even I heard voices and other sounds since childhood and I always thought I'm shizophrenic. I wasted 10 years of my life before finding out I can actually hear spirits. I am clairaudient. Now I'm a past life therapist and reiki therapist. Thanks to the universe I've never been happier and I got everything I ever wanted (not materialistic).
Takes a lot of courage and confidence to know that what you're experiencing isn't just imaginary! Past lives are fascinating, especially if you meet people from the past and remember the same events... sounds absurd to talk about sometimes, but you know what those fragmented memories are once you put them in context.
This is really interesting! I want to do this (though my psychic side is not this strong) but I do reiki and shamanism
I had a very similar experience, I went to multiple psychologists and psychiatrists to find some sort of diagnosis, realized that when things started to happen it was because I was in a more "fragile" or thin state of mind where I was simply existing and not thinking about anything particular, it was in that state that i would see those who are no longer here in their human form of flesh and body, but still here in soul, bound by atherial ties or just lost in their travels to another destination. Its extremely difficult to go to a consultation with a medical professional and explain to them that you're seeing "shadow people" without fear of the possibility of getting put somewhere where you dont want to go nor want to be. I recently saw a clairvoyant and throughout her entire first session she was picking up on my presence, we had a great talk when it was my time. A lot of great, soul soothing advice was given to me, i went from thinking i was going crazy or losing my mind to being at ease and gaining an understanding of what it was i needed to do.
I celebrate you
Keep up your good and beautiful work . Love and peace
1998 I had a psychotic episode. I was so ashamed. I had been so stable and logical. I never missed a day of work for 12 years and suddenly I had no job and lost my fiancé and ended up at my parents house. I couldn’t sleep for days and paced the floors all night like a caged animal. How can I fix myself or the past? Thinking, thinking, thinking, like a brain on nitro. My parents were so worried. I hid all day long in my room in shame. Then one night after weeks of wracking my brain I knew what I had to do. I had to give of myself. It’s the only thing I had left. I had no ego, money or anything left. I let go of all resentments, judgements, and hate. I became completely unselfish. I started helping anyone I could. Within weeks I had a new love for people and in turn I felt light on my feet and had love for myself that I never had. Synchronicity started to happen and amazing blessings I never had received before. I was basically atheist but the things that happened when I became completely unselfish and held no judgements or anger was amazing. I have to believe now that there is something going on that we can’t see. I now have 4 businesses, 29 employees, and an amazing relationship. And somehow it was easy. Before my transformation it was impossible. This Ted Talk resonates so deeply with me. Just remember, Love IS unselfish. And no one is a failure if you are helping people and making the world better, even if it’s a simple compliment. Cleanse the soul of anger and division. Anger at people is a toxin to oneself and doesn’t change the other people. If you are depressed just stop worrying about self and help others and forgive everyone. I promise magic will happen.
So beautiful! ❤
I'm going through this right now. Trying to find the answers that I'm so desperately searching for. I lost my soul, I died and came back to life and it took almost 2 years to find my soul again. I'm scared to be lost, or failing my purpose/mission for earth. I yearn for more but I don't want to scare myself away from the truth. Praying for God to jump in and save me, although I know he is the reason for my soul being saved.
You have Him in you, my darling.
Me too, wish we could connect somehow. I could be the mentor he speaks of for you. I've been through it in 1980 and 1981. Later I find out it is called a psychological dissociation but also called an awakening. Now things are happening that are unexplainable, but since I am psychologically oriented, I understood most of what was happening in my brain, but now this guy is making me see what happened to me is much, much more than I thought and explains a lot about what I live now. kaiven fenton all one word along with the word at and then gmail is followed by a com will be a way to contact me.
Hey, thanks for sharing that. I can personally recommend exploring different avenues of spirituality. There’s no magic wand, as you know. You seeking answers is a journey, not a destination. Chakra healing is something really worth looking in to. Just going by your comment I can sense (and I could be wrong) that your enlightenment journey is still very young. You’ve so much to look forward to on your path ❤ I wish you all the very best 🙏
Bro stop being a lil b@tch and fully embrace it
You are the reason your soul was saved. You, going back to a beautiful plane at a challenging time. Duality does not exist in Utopia. There would be no lessons learned if there wasn't. Your path is already defined and your purpose to be here is apparent. I, myself, am at the 1 year and 8 month marl and I've recently exploded with my souls purpose recently. Keep moving foward with love and enlightenment.
Holding and supporting anyone through a difficult time is an emotional skill that seems is becoming increasingly rare 😢
He's a photographer and we don't get to see the pictures 🙄 whoever filmed this screwed up, which is a shame because it's a great talk
Olive Seraphim it could be due to copyright
I second this sooo much. I really, really wish I saw all the people he was talking about and showing. Why they don't show his slides and show them on other TED talks ia beyond me.
Yeah I am bumming on that
@Cait Gray did we say it was? Hmm 🤔
Yes, very frustrating
Always found it interesting that people in the western world who are diagnosed with schizophrenia experience mean, cruel voices but in south America and other parts of the world experience calm, soothing, reassuring voices.
Mainly because there’s so much stuff that can put your mind in the wrong place up here, when I meditate I begin to hear voices and they alarm me for sure cuz I don’t understand it but they are giving me advice and things like that but if I start to think the wrong way then it can go very wrong for me
Probably due to different cultural attitudes, in the west they medicate them and call the crazy, other places support them through it
Because there is psychosis then there is psychic abilities. Theyre different.
@@starlight3054 auditory hallucination and lucid dreaming a are symptoms of benzo withdrawal
@@Infamous41 I didn't know that, cool. Never took one in my life. Dont even take tylenol for headaches. :)
I was born with these gifts. 1 example is when my Grandmother died in a head on collision 3 states away. I immediately knew what happened and ran upstairs crying and told my mother. I am gifted with the ability to heal people... I went through a massive Awakening when I was 28 that lasted for 6 months. I went to my girlfriends families Buddhist Monk to learn from him and heal from him for a few years... my healing abilities have gotten stronger and stronger ever since.
I get scared of the expansion but then I remind myself that my spirit is from this place it has no boundaries . My goal is worldwide enlightenment 🙌🙏🌏🌈🔥🌿❤
Carl Jung on intuitive introverts. We can condition our minds to manifest any reality we desire. The greatest gift is the imagination. But can also be dangerous
@UNCHAINED SHAMAN, That is not a Carl Jung quote.
Was being an introvert a thing when jung was alive?? Not sarcasm just asking.
@@abusername1270 Of course introverts have existed throughout history. But they were called different things sometimes.
Can you specify where are you quoting from?
@@abusername1270 jung came up with the word introvert
I went through a lot of this. I dropped out in high school because I couldn't handle it anymore. I had depression, anxiety, and only found my comfort alone. I hated seeing psychologists and didn't take any medication. I lost all my good friends and ended up moving states. I was alone for a few months, just taking long walks and trying to find myself again. Now I'm in a 4 year university with a 4.0 GPA and feel like I'm truly understanding myself a lot better. I was always really intuitive when I was younger, even able to somehow predict things right before they happen. It doesn't happen that way anymore, but I still am always to feel and understand a person's energy before they even speak. I call out people who I don't trust only for them to reveal themselves later in friend groups. I feel like my life could've gone a whole lot differently if only I got the help I needed when I was younger.
What helped you though, you didn’t say
@@tacobelle69 True, but I don’t think knowing the answer would help us. Everyone is different. The long walks and inner searching are probably universally helpful, but the rest will come from the inside. Peace.
@@redwingsfan3621 okay thank you
Praise God you found your way. And just think - the bliss you feel now wouldn't feel so amazing had you not experienced the polar opposite of it. Blessings to you on your journey 🙏🏾
As an atheist with empathetic and intuitive abilities, I salute and believe in you for upward success🙂. Spiritual awoke and learned that I am a lightworker and healer.
💯%!! This is why I want to move honestly. I am highly gifted and it truly feels like a prison when I cannot use my spiritual gifts freely.
Just went through this after 2 years it was a rough journey but at the end its definitely a awakening. At one point I literally thought I was going to die and cried for Jesus
I understand
I went through this. Everything connects. I connect to everything. Everything is everything. Everything is love. Awakening. It’s sour, then it’s sweet😊
I wouldn't say everything is love. But everything is connected
ive been in the mental hospital before. and i must say that most of the people diagnosed with "psychosis" or "schizophrenia" or even "bipolar disorder" were actually VERY spiritual people VERY in-sync with Spirit and the Universe. most of them weren't crazy. ive been thru spiritual stuff as well and people labeled me as "crazy". just thought i'd give my input.
Waking up in this matrix world can be scary for some 😳
I've been a Mental Health Social Worker and Practitioner for a number of years now, and listening to some of my clients who appear "unwell", sometimes I wonder if there's a spiritual element to their experiences, that they don't quite have the insight to understand and express in that way. I find their stories fascinating and they don't always scream "psychosis".
Cool. Thank you for your input.
@@stormiauunfriur4282 np!
My immediate family members disowned me because of this truth,but I realized now that I have a spiritual gift
Reality reveals its transcendence in awe. You will see things not seen, felt things not felt. It’s a lonely place, but there is so much less between you and the sun. Artists are the umbilical chord of what we are and what is, god. You’ll feel the flame in that divine dance and you will feel the sanctity of life in its infinitude as finitude. You merely unveil truth, and the you is quite a fun artistic project.
I’m so happy to have found this video. My brother had a calling to go on a journey two months ago and was put into a psychiatric hospital for a month. They treated him poorly and he is now taking medications that make him unlike himself. I would like to help him because his mission is to help others in need but am unsure how.
Laura I’m experiencing a same situation with my brother. I pray for you and him. The Lord will heal all.
Question the reality u perceive. How u view things is a result of the information u have consumed. Realise this and detach from how u currently view things and then look at society again, perspective. Avoid popular media and social media. Detach from the flow of information and seek out the truths of our world / society. Once u do this u might be able to relate to ur brother and form a deeper understanding. Also u will further ur understanding so u can help ur brother with his too… along this journey people can become delusional so don’t attach urself to ideas to much… along ur journey ur brother will start to respect ur opinions more and he might listen more❤️
@@IKTWELVE Christianity is a form of control over the populous. At its core the religion is good however through thousands of years humans have put their agenda onto the bible and religion. the bible was most likely very psychedelic inspired but civilisations / todays society views on these practices are stigmatised heavily and the population follows these beliefs without question most of the time.
psychosis was part of my spiritual awakening. It's very real.
Yes sir. I know what is real and try to leave it be and ignore it but i hope i don’t get crazy
Same.. I’m like Adam in the video went too far.. the meds I was on at the time wasn’t a good thing either. I came off them immediately .. I had anxiety bad for months my anxiety is getting better.. now finally over a year later and I’m in a better place than I was..
@@KatelynIngle hello my fear is that if I reduce my medicines that I will relapse into psychosis again.
I was never on anti psychotics or anything like that at all.. just came off my adhd med that was intensifying my awakening.
Still working on being healthier.. I truly feel it won’t come back.. it’s been a year and half and I’ve been fine just anxious a lot. But we can’t give up keep going forward and try to find what you love and just do it. Focus on you 🙂
"A shaman is someone who swims in the same ocean as the schizophrenic, but the shaman has thousands and thousands of years of sanctioned technique and tradition to draw upon. In a traditional society, if you exhibited “schizophrenic” tendencies, you are immediately drawn out of the pack and put under the care and tutelage of master shamans. You are told: “You are special. Your abilities are very central to the health of our society. You will cure. You will prophesy. You will guide our society in its most fundamental decisions.” Contrast this with what a person exhibiting schizophrenic activity in our society is told. They’re told: “You don’t fit in. You are becoming a problem. You don’t pull your own weight. You are not of equal worth to the rest of us. You are sick. You have to go to the hospital. You have to be locked up.” - You are on a par with prisoners and lost dogs in our society. So that treatment of schizophrenia makes it incurable." - Terrance McKenna
Well said
Demon Posessed our nervous system is where we experience and store pattern information from past experiences. If there is trauma to the nervous system (which is incredibly common in this day and age) not only will our bodies begin to fall into dis-ease but our conscious experience would be understandably altered. (Our consciousness is constantly being altered by the input received through our nervous system) There's a good book called Waking the Tiger about studies on different mammals and how they cope and are affected by a perceived traumatic event and it's effect on their nervous system. Another interesting book on that topic is one by Dr. Joe Dispenza called You Are The Placebo. It's pretty science heavy but there's a good story about his personal experiences with playing with his own bodily and spacial temporal consciousness and falling into a state of timeless archival consciousness. 😊
i worked in this field, those coming outta snaske pits. first u must make sure the staff is not insane. they were valued members and it looks as though evidence is that early man took care of the aged and infirm.
I always wondered if schizophrenics weren't actually mentally Ill, rather that they are somehow more connected to higher planes of consciousness. Perhaps for them, the veil is much thinner. I'm very curious how psychedelics like Psilocybin and DMT might affect someone with schizophrenia. I personally believe that those particular psychedelics sort of lifts the veil and at the right doses the experiences are spiritual in nature. I was an atheist until I had a life-changing spiritual experience on psychedelics.
There are so many ways to trigger altered states of consciousness,! It’s a wonder that society as we know it has been so effective in ‘breaking’ people so thoroughly that most are blocked from understanding why altered states are so important a part of life...like breathing. But that’s where we’re at...at a time when extraordinary numbers per population are experiencing expanded awareness in one form or another...yet to have our systems keep trying to cover it up, make it ‘go away’....but, like with wastes, there is no ‘away’...it’d be perhaps, more productive to openly acknowledge it, encourage it, and allow the many needed paradigm shifts to happen, instead of constantly forcing ‘business as usual”.
i’m here because i began believing that my spiritual thoughts and cosmovision was too different from others i know to be normal. society has literally made me feel psychotic for being spiritually woke
bipolar 1 diagnosed and had numerous psychiatric hospital stays. now im cool as a cucumber unmedicated living in the spiritual realm of reality. cant wait for more of our people to arrive!
Underrated video. All psychiatrists should watch it while being doused with Xanax, Prozac and Abilify like they dish out like candies.
Lao Tzu xanax, what a fucking drug. used to be my drug of choice, every day i would pop pill after pill after pill. eventually i decided one day to never touch that shit again. joined martial arts and stayed clean until 1 year later i discovered codeine, dropped out of martial arts and chose to get high. I have a mental disorder, i have been psychotic before in my life and its a very destabilising experience, I've been on meds for about 1 year now, antipsychotics, and it feels just as weird. psychosis never leaves the person the same because there is a shift in the logical approach to life. once you lose touch with reality and eventually come back you realise everything is just a state of mind. chemistry in the brain is responsible for what you experience, therefore are we really sure that we actually are ourselves, or is it all just an illusion? that is the question.
The K-dog Google: The Americanization of Mental Illness
The K-dog Even if it's all an illusion that is produced by the chemicals in our brains; those chemicals are there naturally; the ability to shift them is there naturally; these are things we can do; things we are supposed to do? Our understanding of consciousness is very small and therefore everything that is different or unusual about our consciousness scares the shit out of most people. But that's just our fear of the unknown. Ofcourse our society isn't made to support that change in someone's counsciousness(yet), rather call it a psychiatric disease. But that is a problem that doesn't lie within our selves, one we shouldn't blame ourselves for. What I'm trying to say is; the illusion is real; the ability to change the form and nature of that illusion is also real. Tho psychosis is a very serious experience, I believe in most cases it's only as frightening because of how we as a society look at them and act towards them. If the change; the detachment from what we now call 'reality' (a very narrow meaning at the moment) was supported and ackknowledged as something beautifull; I believe we could learn a lot of things and even turn the psychotic experience into a more gentle shift.
Christiaan Zach " the illusion is real; the ability to change the form and nature of that illusion is also real" - very significant perception. Thank you
Lao Tzu Agreed except I genuinely wouldn't wish it on any other human being. I couldn't. It would feel horrific.
This has happened to me throughout my life. My 12 year old daughter introduced me to spirituality, she saved me & her sister. I believe she was sent to "open our minds!" Thank you for this most important TED talk.
damn i be wanting more context from this. how did she manage to do that?
@@vatodivino she gave them dmt
Ya that sounds awesome. I’d like to hear more about this. What happened?
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@@jeff_sporesoninstagramsell3179 👍👍👍
In 2021 shortly after my grandmother passed…me and my cousin both went through something. I interpreted mine as a spiritual awakening, she thought she was going crazy and ended up in a psych ward and on meds. I wish I was there I might have been able to guide her through it.
Same thing happened to me ended up in psych ward on meds because my pineal gland opened up
and how are you now?@@greenlamp9219 . it´s happening to me now
@@greenlamp9219 the way I felt I probably would of went to war with anyone who was trying to put me away
Out of the 6.2 MILLION people that have watched this, only approximately 2% "liked" (understood, agreed with) this video. I believe that we have far too many people afraid of how insignifcant we, as human beings, actually are. We are spiritual beings.
We are eternal spiritual beings. Namaste
I actually disagreed with some in his exposition of this subject. It seems that he want to be in between medicin and spirituality even though he saw with his own eyes many of proofs how real is spirituality is.