Spiritual voices
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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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The fragrance of an Angel and Helpful voices.
I am currently going through all my Aromatherapy notes and books as I am preparing for my presentation on Aromatherapy for Hearing Voices at our September 18th 2010 seminar ( see our website www.hearingvoices.org.nz) In mental health circles, seeing or hearing angels is usually considered delusional. Yet in many circles, many sane and respected people… Read more
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Odette Nightsky- Exorcism and Mental Illness
I have just read an very interesting article by Odette Nightsky on the subject of Exorcism and Mental Illness. Odette is a trained Shaman and works with people that hear voices. It is a very rounded article , well written with pertinent information and advice. Well worth a read. You can see it here on… Read more
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Spirit Possession, Theology and Identity- a Pacific Perspective.
Some of you may be interested in this book. I know I would like to read it. See the details and introduction here on http://www.atfpress.com/atf/images/toc_spirit_possession,_theology_and_identity.pdf It talks about Maori and Samoan view of spirits, the Spirits in the bible, Spirits through the lens of history and theology. There are sections by Henare Tate,Helen… Read more
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Samoan Perspective
We had a great seminar on Cultural perspectives. The speaker on the Samoan perspective was David Lui. A very good speaker, he shared his insights into the Samoan culture and their views with us. Here are some snippets from his talk. He spoke of how it is considered normal to communicate with spirit. In particular ones… 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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The Kundalini Syndrome- an interview with Dr Ingo Lambrecht on Radio NZ
Dr Ingo Lambrecht, Clinical Psychologist and Hearing Voices Network Supporter was interviewed last night on Radio New Zealands Nights show, talking about the “Kundalini Syndrome.” In this very interesting interview Dr Lambrecht discusses how some spiritual practices can trigger off an energy reaction he terms “the Kundalini Syndrome” – which can cause the person to… Read more
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