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The Spiritual Gift of Madness: The - Paperback, by Farber Ph.D. Seth - Good
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- Book Title
- Spiritual Gift of Madness : the Failure of Psychiatry and the Rise of the Mad Pride Movement
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions International, The Limited
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4 in
- Genre
- Self-Help, Psychology, Religion, Social Science
- Topic
- Christian Life / General, Spiritual, General, Psychopathology / General, Mental Health
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- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 20 oz
- Number of Pages
- 464 Pages
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A bold call for the "insane" to reclaim their rightful role as prophets of spiritual and cultural transformation * Explains how many of those diagnosed as schizophrenic, bipolar, and other forms of "madness" are not ill but experiencing a spiritual awakening * Explores the rise of Mad Pride and the mental patients' liberation movement * Reveals how those seen as "mad" must embrace their spiritual gifts to help the coming global spiritual transition Many of the great prophets of the past experienced madness--a breakdown followed by a breakthrough, spiritual death followed by rebirth. With the advent of modern psychiatry, the budding prophets of today are captured and transformed into chronic mental patients before they can flower into the visionaries and mystics they were intended to become. As we approach the tipping point between extinction and global spiritual awakening, there is a deep need for these prophets to embrace their spiritual gifts. To make this happen, we must learn to respect the sanctity of madness. We need to cultivate Mad Pride. Exploring the rise of Mad Pride and the mental patients' liberation movement as well as building upon psychiatrist R. D. Laing's revolutionary theories, Seth Farber, Ph.D., explains that diagnosing people as mad has more to do with social control than therapy. Many of those labeled as schizophrenic, bipolar, and other kinds of "mad" are not ill but simply experiencing different forms of spiritual awakening: they are seeing and feeling what is wrong with society and what needs to be done to change it. Farber shares his interviews with former schizophrenics who now lead successful and inspiring lives. He shows that it is impossible for society to change as long as the mad are suppressed because they are our catalysts of social change. By reclaiming their rightful role as prophets of spiritual and cultural revitalization, the mad--by seeding new visions for our future--can help humanity overcome the spiritual crisis that endangers our survival and lead us to a higher and long-awaited stage of spiritual development.
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Inner Traditions International, The Limited
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159477448x
ISBN-13
9781594774485
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Book Title
Spiritual Gift of Madness : the Failure of Psychiatry and the Rise of the Mad Pride Movement
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Christian Life / General, Spiritual, General, Psychopathology / General, Mental Health
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Self-Help, Psychology, Religion, Social Science
Number of Pages
464 Pages
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Item Length
9 in
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
20 oz
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Rc455.4.R4
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Seth Farber is one of the most provocative and original thinkers in America. He brings us to the threshold of the only questions that really matter: the demarcation lines between imagination and objective reality and between 'madness' and 'sanity'. The Spiritual Gift of Madness is an important book that could revolutionize the way progressive religious people regard what is called mental health., This book rightly points out the need to reevaluate our classifications of madness and open the door to the sometimes visionary rantings of our fellow citizens., A fine pick for any mental health collection seeking different perspectives on the idea of insanity and its treatment., Farber critically considers the role of madness in culture and sees it as a positive force for change rather than a disease needing treatment. At the same time he does not play down the difficulties encountered by those experiencing such 'initiations,' but believes we need to cherish them and appreciate their visionary role in a world gone insane., By reclaiming their rightful role as prophets of spiritual and cultural revitalization, the mad-by seeding new visions for our future-can help humanity overcome the spiritual crisis that endangers our survival and lead us to a higher and long-awaited stage of spiritual development., By reclaiming their rightful role as prophets of spiritual and cultural revitalization, the mad--by seeding new visions for our future--can help humanity overcome the spiritual crisis that endangers our survival and lead us to a higher and long-awaited stage of spiritual development.
Table of Content
Foreword by Kate Millett Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Discovering the Higher Sanity within Madness Part One The Failure of the Psychiatric System and the Biomedical Myth 1 Interview with Peter Stastny, M.D.: The Psychiatric-Pharmaceutical Complex and Its Critics 2 The Mind Freedom Hunger Strike 3 Interview with David Oaks: From Harvard to the Psychiatric Survivors' Movement Part Two The Intellectual Background of Mad Pride 4 Mental Patients' Liberation 5 R. D. Laing, John Weir Perry, and the Sanctuary for Visionaries 6 Interview with Chaya Grossberg: Spiritually Informed Social Activism 7 Interview with Caty Simon: The Communitarian Vision Part Three Dangerous Gifts 8 The Roots of The Icarus Project 9 Interview with Sascha DuBrul: The Reluctant Warrior, May 2009 10 The Warrior in Retreat 11 The Icarus Project and the Future of Mad Pride Part Four Prophets of Madness or Messiahs among Us? 12 The Messianic or Postmodern Paradigm? 13 The Relationship of Mad Pride to Messianic Transformation 14 Interview with Dr. Ed Whitney: Finding Oneself at the Age of Forty-five; Messianic Visions Part Five Awakenings in History and Social Activism 15 Cultural Revitalization Movements 16 Interview with Paul Levy: "They May Say I'm a Dreamer" 17 Revitalization and the Messianic-Redemptive Vision of Sri Aurobindo 18 Whither Mad Pride? Epilogue Beating the System Appendix Extracts from Sri Aurobindo's Savitri Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2012
Lccn
2012-003984
Dewey Decimal
616.89
Dewey Edition
23
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