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PSYCHIC FLOODING
HERALDS
SPIRITUAL EMERGENCE*
by
Sasha Lessin, Ph. D.
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Sometime,
your psyche will flood you.
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Your
psyche--the mysterious, inner you--engulfs you with images,
voices, sensations, emotions and intuitions
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Spiritual Emergency is a relatively
new term for what many societies recognize as Shamanic
Initiation into heightened power and perception for the good
of the community. The initiate is--in our society, as in
less technological ones--psychically flooded.
THE COMMONEST PSYCHIC FLOODS:
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PEAKS.
You merge momentarily with another person, creatures, nature,
the universe. You transcend time
and space, feel ecstasy and choose true love, justice, beauty.
KUNDALINI
QUICKENING. Heat and energy rush up your spine, shake and
twist you, shake your chakras. Peace, sorrow, fear, rage, then
rapture run you. You may relive birth and prior lives. You
could, in a trance, sing ancient chants, perform sacred dances
or do yoga poses. You might meet an archetype.
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DYING
(ALMOST). You (and, usually, a Being of Light) review your
life. You learn love and wisdom.
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PSYCHIC
SEEING. You know how events fit together. Perhaps you intuit
what your eyes don't see. Or foresee scenes, view yourself
from afar or know what other people think.
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RETURN
TO CENTER TO RENEW. You drop your bland self-image, get
grandiose, then--with support--mature. But first you imagine
yourself responsible for a final war of good and evil. You may
waver between feeling male or female. You obsess on death,
sacrifice, martyrdom. You go on an inner quest, unite with a
divine archetype. You return to save the world.
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GUIDES,
CHANNELED WISDOM. You get guides, who teach you to teach
others.
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SHAMANIC
IMAGERY. Demons tear, kill, eat you. Then you link with
plants, animals or natural forces. Healed yourself, you return
to everyday life and use your link to heal others.
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PERINATAL
PATTERNS. You relive, remember, re-experience, or symbolize
womb-life and birth.
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PASTLIFE
PICTURES. You see yourself and people you know in other bodies
in prior lives. The past lives explain your fears, body woes
and why certain people now attract, anger or repel you.
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HOW
TO SUPPORT SPIRITUAL EMERGENCE
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Share
your psychic flooding with friends who let you express
feelings.
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Discuss,
intensify and expand your experience in a holotropic or other
spiritually-oriented growth group. Talk with a transpersonal
counselor. Explore ways to use your insights in everyday life.
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Based on Grof, S. and C., Spiritual Emergency: When Personal
Transformation Becomes Crisis, New York: St. Martins, 1989.
To schedule your appointment call 808-244-4103 for your personal,
confidential appointment with one of our
professionals who specializing in
spiritual emergence. Email:
schooloftantra@aol.com
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