This forum is intended as a circle of grace for companions on the journey.  It gives an opportunity for people to share their questions and insights and to learn from one another. The intention is to take a book that is spiritually nourishing and informative.  Participants read a chapter a month and post thier responses. 

The current book is: Spiritual Emergency: When Personal Transformation Becomes a Crisis, by Stanislav Grof and Christina Grof. Purchase from www.amazon.com

Increasing numbers of people are involved in personal transformation and experiencing spiritual emergencies - crises when the process of growth and change becomes chaotic and overwhelming.  Individuals experiencing such episodes may feel that their sense of identity is breaking down, that their old values no longer hold true, and that the very ground beneath their personal realities is radically shifting.  In many cases, new realms of mystical experience enter their lives suddenly and dramatically, resulting in fear and confusion.  They may feel tremendous anxiety, have difficulty coping with their daily lives, jobs and relationships, and may even fear for their own sanity.

In this book, foremost psychologists, psychiatrists and spiritual teachers address the following questions: What is spiritual emergency? What is the relationship between spirituality, madness and healing?  What forms does spiritual emergency take?  What are the pitfalls-and promises-of spiritual practice?

This groundbreaking work reveals that within the crisis of spiritual emergency lies the promise of spiritual emergence and renewal.

For March 2008 the focus is on Chapter one.

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