Breaking Open: Finding a Way Through Spiritual Emergency
As more and more westerners begin to explore meditation and tools such as psychedelics outside of their original contexts, we are beginning to see challenges arise along with the benefits. Jules Evans and Tim Read have collected the first hand accounts of people who have faced what is now often called, “spiritual emergency” and found their way back home. These are cautionary tales, but also tales of hope. For those who began exploring meditation as a sleep aid and along the way opened a Pandora’s box of unfathomable and sometimes horrifying experiences – these descriptions of westerners finding tools and support to bring themselves back will be a welcome mirroring of their experience and relief in knowing that, while it takes time and patience, it is possible to come out the other side.
