Cultural views on voices
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John Read talking about Maori cultural view of voices
A great little interview with Professor John Read here: http://crazywisefilm.com/2015/07/07/john-read-maoris-viewpoint-on-hearing-voices/ Read more
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Lakota concept of Mental Health and illness
A great wee video about the Lakota concept of mental health and illness by Lewis Mehl Madrona, who will be here in NZ in March 2015. I will publish details of his workshops in the next few weeks. Enjoy Read more
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Contemporary Shaman- Listen to Cosmic Voices
Some of you may have read Odette Nightsky’s book, The Bridge between Two Worlds, a Shamans view of Schizophrenia and acute sensitivity. Here is her new website http://contemporaryshaman.wordpress.com/ And you can go here to listen to an interview with her called Cosmic Voices, it is a great interview where she talks about her own experiences, in… Read more
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Shamanism or Schizophrenia- Great video
I enjoyed seeing this video on youtube. Brings up some relevant points about the Western view on the mindand how constrained we are. Read more
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Dreams Visions and Realities, Video on ” the dreamtime”
have just watched this excellent video, with an Aboriginal storyteller Bill Harney and Dr Stephen Aizenstat talking about the “dreaming”. In this context it not only includes night dreaming but also includes ” dreaming” during the day, or hearing from other “entities”, or the Dreamtime. They offer some great insights that can also be applied to anyone… Read more
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An Excerpt from the Life and Times of Patuone by C O Davis
I would like to share an excerpt from the above book. As it is well attested in many books and journals that the Maori people experienced and interacted with other worlds, heard voices of the deceased and other beings. Yet in the Colonisation of New Zealand, to have such experiences now is to be considered… Read more