Spiritual Schizophrenia

SPIRITUAL Schizophrenia Why Do Some Christi ans Live like Hell? Choiceslife is a myriad of them. God has set before us life and death, blessing and cursing. Th e choices we make in life will determine which of these will dominate our destiny. Th ere are spiritual laws that control our universe- the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus and the law of sin and death. What we decide to do with these laws will determine to a large degree what kind of eff ect they will have on us. Spiritual schizophrenia is a struggle that most Christians face-choosing between a spiritual mind or a carnal mind-deciding everyday what law they choose to see operate in their life.

While working as a medium over the past 35 years, I have met many people who thought they were mentally ill because they were hearing voices. There are people who will live their lives taking medication they don't need, because the medical profession don't believe people's brain can be affected by discarnate spirit. There are other causes for hearing voices and having mood swings etc. Like the side affects when taking medication and certain illness's. When these have been eliminated there can be only one cause. Scientists study the brain looking for abnormalities to explain mental illness, but it is not always the brain. The problem is from another source, the spirit world. The criteria for diagnosing Schizophrenia is discussed and there is no pathology for Schizophrenia. It can be seen that if medical science was right, then anyone who is in touch with the spirit world, including mediums are either Schizophrenic, Bi-polar or have Multiple personality disorder. The brain is like a receiver, it receives information from external sources through senses such as sight, sound, touch, smell and taste. There is another sense called the sixth sense. this information is received in the brain in the same way as the physical sense except there is no physical presence to the sensations received. This can lead to conflicting and often confusing information that the conscious cannot process correctly as it has no relationship to the physical world. If we consider the brain as the receiver and the conscious as the physical then the subconscious is the spiritual part of our reality. The energy that is life is spiritual, which is where the mind resides and where we store all the knowledge and experiences of our existence. When we remember something we are accessing our mind, much like a computer does the hard drive, to bring the memory to the conscious ness. Like a computer that has access to the internet the brain has access via the mind to the spiritual reality. Unfortunately like the computer which can be affected by a virus the brain can also be affected by other minds in the spirit world. The brain doesn't always recognise the location the information is coming from and so will accept it as genuine. It's only by tuning the receiver or brain that we learn to recognise the correct location the information is coming from. There are times when the information is coming from a malevolent source, this can lead to misconceptions as to what is and isn't real. This book explores the problems and the lack of understanding by the medical and scientific world in relation to some mental illness's being experienced by people in the modern world.

Spirituality and psychosis both inhabit the region where ordinary reason ceases to function and barriers break down. The connection between them is evident - what is remarkable is how conventional thinking obscures the connection. This book challenges conventional understandings with a radical new perspective. The interface between psychosis and spirituality is explored, drawing on key research and latest developments from a wide spread of disciplines: Gordon Claridge on schizotypy, Peter Fenwick on the neuropsychological perspective, Neil Douglas Klotz on a new understanding of spirituality, Peter Chadwick on the mystical side of psychosis, David Kingdon on CBT for psychosis and religious delusions, are just five of the 12 distinguished contributors to this book. This new perspective will be important for those professionally interested in both psychosis and spirituality (therapists, priests, etc.) people seeking a well grounded framework for their own direct expererience in this area and everyone interested in the latest thinking and research on this topic.

This book is a gripping, brutally honest, true story of the author's journey through five psychotic episodes. At the age of 53, she was diagnosed with depression and psychosis. Over the next four years and five hospitalizations, the diagnosis became a schizo-affective disorder. This mental illness is considered a more severe form of schizophrenia. The author interweaves her psychosis with her life-long spiritual journey and looks for the gifts that this illness has brought to her. She believes that her experiences deepened her compassion for other beings and her relationship to the Universe. She gives practical examples of how to engage a person mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically. She believes that these aspects of a person, including someone with a mental illness, cannot be separated. The author hopes that those who have a mental illness and their caregivers, family, friends, nurses, counselors, psychologists, and psychiatrists, as well as the general public, may gain new insights into the treatment and nature of mental illness.

William gives a brief outline of some of his findings on this illness of schizophrenia which was compiled over 35 years of being a part of the mental health system in his homeland of Canada. His search for a better life led to numerous encounters with his God that saw some pretty amazing things occur. In spite of the fact that some medical personnel did not boost his sense of self worth at all, William has contributed to the betterment of society in his own small way. This book gives a written account of 15 stories that may prove this point. William says it is his faith which produces a sense of strong hope for him to continue despite facing the challenges of this disabling disease. This book may help people who are also encountering the trials of this disease as well as other people of faith may be strengthened by some of these stories. IT is also very informative for anyone on this subject of schizophrenia.

SPIRITUAL Schizophrenia Why Do Some Christi ans Live like Hell? Choices life is a myriad of them. God has set before us life and death, blessing and cursing. Th e choices we make in life will determine which of these will dominate our destiny. Th ere are spiritual laws that control our universe- the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus and the law of sin and death. What we decide to do with these laws will determine to a large degree what kind of eff ect they will have on us. Spiritual schizophrenia is a struggle that most Christians face-choosing between a spiritual mind or a carnal mind-deciding everyday what law they choose to see operate in their life.

As your eyes take a walk you will enter a door that will lead you to a land of Schizophrenia and Prayer. There you will see the ups and downs, the unexpected, the afraid and the Armor of Prayer.

The new edition of this successful text builds on the very latest research to present an original and unique exploration of the psychology of both spirituality and psychosis. The editor brings together fascinating perspectives from a broad range of distinguished contributors. This new edition covers the most recent body of research, both qualitative and quantitative, in its exploration of the interface between psychosis and spirituality, and investigation into anomalous experiences Ten new chapters added and the remaining text completely updated New to this edition is an expanded clinical section, relevant to clinicians working with psychosis Offers a fundamental rethink of the concept of psychosis, and proposes new insights into spirituality Includes feature chapters from a distinguished list of contributors across a broad range of disciplines, including Peter Fenwick, Peter Chadwick, David Kingdon, Gordon Claridge, Neil Douglas Klotz and David Lukoff