Wisdom of Psychosis
Navigating the Intelligence of Altered States
Samenvatting
'A timely, compassionate perspective on stabilization, healing, and rehabilitation.' — Stephen Porges PhD, originator of Polyvagal Theory
What if the experiences psychiatry calls 'psychosis' carry intelligence?
When consciousness shifts through trauma, spiritual crisis, or states that move beyond diagnosis, many encounter fear, medication, and control. They're told their brain is broken, their perceptions cannot be trusted, and they need to be fixed.
This book offers a different lens: altered states are intelligible human responses to trauma and profound shifts in consciousness, calling for discernment and gentle care rather than suppression.
Wisdom of Psychosis weaves modern science with ancient maps of the mind to make complex experiences understandable and workable. Through clinical insight, embodied practices, and illuminating case studies, it offers orientation when inner worlds become overwhelming — holding sensitivity with depth, discernment, and dignity.
Steady, practical guidance through three essential lenses: trauma recognition, spiritual honoring, and embodied integration — revealing the universal human layers beneath diagnosis.
For those navigating thresholds where worlds dissolve and remake themselves, and for those who walk beside them — this is a companion for the journey.
Specificaties
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▫ Chapter 1: Reframing Psychosis
▫ Chapter 2: Psychosis in the Medical Model
▫ Chapter 3: Under the Skin: The Neurochemistry of Altered States
▫ Chapter 4: Trauma and Psychosis: The Hidden Connection
▫ Chapter 5: Crisis as Catalyst: From Spiritual Emergency to Post-Psychotic Growth
▫ Chapter 6: Reclaiming Mysticism and Sensitivity
▫ Chapter 7: Consciousness Mapped: The Sāṃkhya Framework
▫ Chapter 8: Discernment: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Challenges
PART 2: A Natural and Embodied Path to Recovery
▫ Chapter 9: Wayfinding: Learning to Navigate Your States
▫ Chapter 10: Grounding & Stabilization: The First Medicine
▫ Chapter 11: Connection: The Relational Field That Heals
▫ Chapter 12: Your Inner World: Parts, Self, and Integration
▫ Chapter 13: The Intelligence of Sensitivity
▫ Chapter 14: Food, Gut and Rhythm: Daily Life as Medicine
▫ Chapter 15: Cultivating Presence: Yogic Psychology
PART 3: Integration, Post-Psychotic Growth and the Future of Care
▫ Chapter 16: The Compassionate Revolution in Mental Health
▫ Chapter 17: Sacred Presence and the Practice of Serving
▫ Chapter 18: The Liminal Edge and Natural Laws of Healing
▫ Chapter 19: Post-Psychotic Growth, Becoming Who You Are
▫ Chapter 20: Terrapy, A Manifesto for Remembering
▫ Chapter 21: Closing Reflections — Full Circle
