What many would call a spiritual/personal awakening can sometimes express itself as an intense episode filled with delusions, hallucinations and other unusual experiences – something the DSM would label as psychosis. An emerging body of work on “Spiritual Emergence/Emergency” by Emma Bragdon and others examines this experience through a spiritually-informed lens. The latest contribution in this area is the feature-length film, CRAZYWISE, from film maker Phil Borges, coming soon in 2017.

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CRAZYWISE follows two young Americans  with mental health diagnosis. Adam, 27, suffers devastating side effects from medications before embracing meditation in hopes of recovery. Ekhaya, 32, survives childhood molestation and several suicide attempts before spiritual training to become a traditional South African healer gives her suffering meaning and brings a deeper purpose to her life. CRAZYWISE adds a voice to the growing conversation that believes a psychological crisis can be an opportunity for growth and potentially transformational, not a disease with no cure.

The CRAZYWISE team is hosting an on-line town-hall meeting on March 22, 2017 at 11:00 Pacific entitled, “Rethinking Madness: Psychosis and Spiritual Awakening”

You can register here for this free event.