The theme of this week is based on the three taboo topics: faith, sexuality, and mental health. These are things not generally talked about because some cultures, forbid it, don’t feel comfortable talking about it, or may not even know much about it. In “What a Shaman Sees in a Mental Hospital”, Stephanie Marohn talks about how Shamans, who come from a different culture than us, view and deal with mental illnesses. Dr. Some says that people with mental illnesses are meant to be healers. When someone has a mental illness, it is portrayed as a sign for the incompatibility of two energies and it is good for the society because it shows that there is a conflict, so they are then able to address and fix it. In Western cultures, people are not trained to talk about or deal with psychic phenomenons or the spiritual world, but cultures with Shamans, it is something that is addressed frequently. Dr. Some sees people with mental illnesses as being a being with an entity with and disturbing them. In the Dagara tradition, people recognize the energies of two worlds: the world that someone is being merged with and the village and the community. Because of this, people with mental illnesses are able to bridge the gap between the two worlds.
Other countries and cultures may be able to recognize and comfortably talk about these topics because their ancestors did and knew how to deal with these types of things. In order for our country to become better at dealing with mental illnesses and make them less of a taboo, conversations about them need to happen in order for people to feel more comfortable about talking about them.
Question: How did certain cultures get so in touch with feeling spirits?
References:
Marohn, Stephanie (2016). What a Shaman Sees in A Mental Hospital
"The Impact of Negative Entities on Our Aura & Getting Rid of Them." Fractal Enlightenment. 04 Nov. 2018. 25 Feb. 2019 <https://fractalenlightenment.com/35625/spirituality/the-impact-of-negative-entities-on-our-aura-getting-rid-of-them>.
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