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Hey, fellow crazies, i'm looking for more indigenous ways of viewing so-called "mental illness"/difficulties in living. I found this below but don't know of any source material (good for better convincing the ideologically-challenged!). Anyone have any good titles they can think of, or urls (even better)?
a brief look into indigenous perceptions of reality (indigenous ideas here include pre-christian european):
"The failure to recognize a shamanically sensitive [person] may lead to mental disorders that we now call schizophrenia.
The consciousness of the gifted [human being] in attempting to connect with the Divine without proper training or knowledge undergoes a psychological breakdown. In ancient cultures such mental illness was rare as any child who showed the smallest psychic or artistic ability was valued. However, with the development of large-scale civilizations and the consequent political complexities that ensued, the traditional power base of the shamans was eroded.
"A split between Shaman and King created a conflict that eventually led to the historical outlawing of shamanic consciousness by political power structures. When shamanic teachings arose to inform the ecstasy cults of Gnostic Christianity and created the teachings of the Historical Christ, it was immediately and violently smashed by the immensely powerful material rulers. In Europe the shamanically informed Pagan nature cults and the communities of Celtic Christianity were also destroyed...
"It is of poignant relevance that modern societies far from understanding or revering such shamanic abilities in its [peoples], have so distanced themselves from shamanism that cases of mental disorders such as schizophrenia are higher now than ever before, and predicted to rise steeply.
"Even the mystical and occult secret societies have lost the true understanding of the shamanic journey...
"The most fundamental of divine gifts bestowed upon Humanity has been debased to "witchcraft and vampirism" by the European aristocracy....It is sad and ironic that the natural shamans of the world have been murdered, victimized and brought to the brink of madness, by the very same people who claim to be the High Priests of civilization."
From: americanindianoriginalpeo.tribe.net/thread/2a0481a2-09bc-4321-b0b7-5e30d13038b3 (thread begun by Kalona)
a brief look into indigenous perceptions of reality (indigenous ideas here include pre-christian european):
"The failure to recognize a shamanically sensitive [person] may lead to mental disorders that we now call schizophrenia.
The consciousness of the gifted [human being] in attempting to connect with the Divine without proper training or knowledge undergoes a psychological breakdown. In ancient cultures such mental illness was rare as any child who showed the smallest psychic or artistic ability was valued. However, with the development of large-scale civilizations and the consequent political complexities that ensued, the traditional power base of the shamans was eroded.
"A split between Shaman and King created a conflict that eventually led to the historical outlawing of shamanic consciousness by political power structures. When shamanic teachings arose to inform the ecstasy cults of Gnostic Christianity and created the teachings of the Historical Christ, it was immediately and violently smashed by the immensely powerful material rulers. In Europe the shamanically informed Pagan nature cults and the communities of Celtic Christianity were also destroyed...
"It is of poignant relevance that modern societies far from understanding or revering such shamanic abilities in its [peoples], have so distanced themselves from shamanism that cases of mental disorders such as schizophrenia are higher now than ever before, and predicted to rise steeply.
"Even the mystical and occult secret societies have lost the true understanding of the shamanic journey...
"The most fundamental of divine gifts bestowed upon Humanity has been debased to "witchcraft and vampirism" by the European aristocracy....It is sad and ironic that the natural shamans of the world have been murdered, victimized and brought to the brink of madness, by the very same people who claim to be the High Priests of civilization."
From: americanindianoriginalpeo.tribe.net/thread/2a0481a2-09bc-4321-b0b7-5e30d13038b3 (thread begun by Kalona)
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