Re: shamanism, mysticism and mental illness...

Asutosh [no longer around] said Mar 31, 2007, 12:54 AM:

 

i have a friend who is 'schizo-affective' and he definitely has a shamanic bent to him. a spirit about him. the family dog usually hates men and connected to him immediately without even barking. let him pet her.

another friend who is bipolar and on 5 meds she did the same with. he connected to her and her to him.

there are interesting things about both of them that seem like something else is going on than what the western system would say.

-d