creativity
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A Poem on Hearing Voices by Chris
My friend Ying, was at a poetry evening, and one of the guys read an amazing poem on hearing voices. She kindly asked Chris, if we could share it here and he agreed. So here it is. Hope you find it as powerful as I did. A POEM ON HEARING VOICES. Having mental illness… Read more
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ONLY Son- winner of the 2010 V48hrs Film festival
This NZ short film was made in the V48 48hr film festival and won in 2010. It is billed as a ghost story, but could also be billed as a “hearing voices” story. It is humourous and also a little bit rude , so please be forewarned to not to watch it if that type of… Read more
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Did Van Gogh Hear Voices?
Some say that the reason that Van Gogh cut off his ear was because he was hearing voices. I guess we will never know. However many voice hearers are extremely sensitive and creative people. Here is a quote I read, written by him, which I think is very apt. “If you hear a voice within… Read more
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CRAZY ART- an excerpt from an interview about a new doco on Mental illness and art
I wanted to include an excerpt from this interview, as it helps people to understand those that hear voices better. I dont know when this will ever play in New Zealand, but hope it will one day. You see see the whole interview witn J.T Turner from “Phoenix” Santa Barbara on the NOOZHAWK website here “Frustrated… Read more
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Carl Jungs “RED BOOK” soon to be published
There is a fascinating article here in the New York Times. It talks about a famous”THE RED BOOK” written by Carl Jung, that has been held in storage by his family and never been published is soon to be released. Here are interesting tidbits from the 10 page article: ” What happened next to Carl Jung has become,… Read more
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Mind U Theatre Live performance- by Toi Ora Artists
For all who attended the Hearing Voices Network Aotearoa NZ June 2008 AGM, you will no doubt remember this performance. The Drama group at Toi Ora Live Art trust wrote and peformed this drama piece to better highlight what the experience of hearing voices can be like for a person. Or in this case two people. This… Read more
HEARING VOICES NETWORK AOTEAROA NZ 