2002
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
89 min
CLEAR ALL
Understanding the difference between a spiritual crisis and a mental illness is important to get to the root of the problem.
Spiritual “emergencies” require understanding from mental health professionals.
In every tradition, saints and poets speak of the soul’s search for the Beloved, the seeker’s yearning for the divine. This holy longing is a secret feeling with many disguises, leading us to pursue a higher union in spiritual practice, religious discipleship, even romantic embrace.
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A guide to working through the inner obstacles of late life and embracing the spiritual gifts of aging.
From the mass weddings of Sun Myung Moon’s Unification Church to the ritual suicides at Heaven’s Gate, charismatic cults and their devotees have become facts of American life.
Reading St. John of the Cross’s Dark Night can be daunting; living the dark experience of purification it describes can be much more so. The description of the dark nights (yes, there is more than one!) which St.
Carl Jung was one of the most important psychologists of the previous century. The notion of the shadow is central to the human condition and the ability to deal with it constitutes a challenging endeavor for most of us.
For decades, Western psychology has promised fulfillment through building and strengthening the ego. We are taught that the ideal is a strong, individuated self, constructed and reinforced over a lifetime. But Buddhist psychiatrist Mark Epstein has found a different way.