{"id":3517,"date":"2016-01-22T14:04:43","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T19:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiritual-frontiers.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=3517"},"modified":"2016-03-02T17:54:13","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T22:54:13","slug":"breakdown-or-breakthrough-signs-and-symptoms-of-a-spiritual-awakening-or-mental-illness-dr-theresa-yuschok-march-3-2016","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/spiritual-frontiers.com\/?tribe_events=breakdown-or-breakthrough-signs-and-symptoms-of-a-spiritual-awakening-or-mental-illness-dr-theresa-yuschok-march-3-2016","title":{"rendered":"Breakdown or Breakthrough: Signs and Symptoms of a Spiritual Awakening or Mental Illness? ~ Dr. Theresa Yuschok ~ March 3, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Breakdown or Breakthrough: Signs and Symptoms of a Spiritual Awakening or Mental Illness?<\/em><\/h4>\n

Dr. Theresa Yuschok<\/h4>\n

March 3, 2016<\/p>\n

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The process of spiritual awakening is a time of upheaval and may mimic signs of an emotional\u00a0breakdown.\u00a0 We need to know the difference!\u00a0 With every symptom we need to consider biological, psychological, social or spiritual causes. A psychiatrist interested in spiritual issues, Dr. Theresa Yuschok<\/strong> will look at\u00a0phenomena including sleep awakenings, hearing voices, ecstasy, depression, and personality changes through these\u00a0various lenses.\u00a0For example, insomnia may be due to medical illness, psychological conflicts, social stress or a soul\u2019s call to prayer.<\/p>\n

She will also alert us to red flags of false gurus and cults.<\/p>\n

Spiritual emergence may take many forms: kundalini rising, shamanic illness, NDE (near death experience), peak experiences, or psychic opening with psychic experiences. After an overview of spiritual awakening across cultures, Dr. Yuschok will\u00a0guide us through each of the rooms of The Interior Castle<\/em>, a classic spiritual book of St. Teresa of Avila’s mystical development, and suggest practical applications of different states of consciousness for all.<\/p>\n

Theresa A. Yuschok, MD is a psychiatrist at Durham VA Medical Center and on faculty at Duke University Medical Center. As President of the C.G. Jung Society of the Triangle, she has a long-standing interested in spirituality and mental health. Dr. Yuschok has written a one-woman play, \u201cThe Saint with a Tambourine,\u201d to make accessible St. Teresa\u2019s book, The Interior Castle<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Angel Door Prize – Free<\/h4>\n

Dr. Theresa Yuschok<\/strong> will donate a copy of the book\u00a0<\/strong> Rumi: The Big Red Book: The Great Masterpiece Celebrating Mystical Love and Friendship<\/strong>. <\/em>A value of $17.99.<\/p>\n

Raffle Prize \u2013 $5<\/h4>\n

Jayne Walther<\/strong> will donate space to attend one of her Creative Revival<\/strong> workshops. <\/strong>It is a value of $75.<\/p>\n

The winner can choose to attend either day:<\/p>\n