Cultural views on voices
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Hearing Voices and Visions by Lewis Mehl-Madrona.
I found this excellent article on hearing voices and visions on the internet. Written by Lewis Mehl Madrona he reminds us all that hearing voices was not always considered universally as mental illness and was sometimes dealt eith more efficiently by healers than the medication now used. See the full article here on the Futurehealth… Read more
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“The Insatiable Moon”- a NZ Movie
I went and saw this movie on Sunday night. What a great movie it was too. Filmed around Grey Lynn and Ponsonby it is a movie based on the book by Mike Riddell. It is inspired by real experiences. At the heart of the film is a boarding house where ex psychiatric patients live, as… Read more
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Kehua (Ghost Souls) from Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961
After posting about Fay Weldons book, I thought it would be good to explore what a Kehua is in Maori culture. I cam across this interesting article from the Transaction and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868- 1961 Chapter 37 1904 by Eldson Best When a Maori dies, the wairua, or dream-ghost,… Read more
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RAIN OF THE CHILDREN- BY VINCENT WARD on Maori TV tonight Sunday 4th July 8.30pm
Rain of the Children a great New Zealand drama documentary made by New Zealander Vincent Ward is showing on Maori TV tonight Sunday 4th July in NZ at 8.30pm. You can see the trailer below I reviewed it in one of the HVN newsletters. Here is my review ” Rain of the Children is a fascinating… Read more
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Seminar on Cultural Perspectives has a fourth speaker!
I am delighted to say that we now have four speakers for our Seminar Cultural Perspectives & Considerations on June 26th 1 to 4pm. Whitiki Maurea MOKO Maori Mental Health & Te Atea Marino Maori Regional Addictions Services will be represented by Timoti George who has had over 40 years experience in the field as… Read more
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Cultural Perspectives on Hearing Voices June 26th 2010
The Hearing Voices Network are holding an afternoon on Culturual Perspectives on Hearing Voices. We have three great speakers. David Lui I have heard before at a conference. A very interesting speaker on the Pacific Island view of spirit and spirituality in general. He has a great piece in the book Penini Uliuli. You can read an excerpt… Read more
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