posted September 09, 2018 02:02 PM
There are trendy "trash can" type of diagnoses that come and go. They morph in their meanings, over the decades.In my opinion, a good plain basic-knowledge of astrology (like Jung had) is VITAL to training tools given for understanding the psychology of a person.
Some people are just 'unique' …
They need to Honor that about themselves. They need to be taught, and to be affirmed and supported-- not labeled.
I loved the TV Series "Psychic Kids" with Chip Coffey, working on a team of psychologists and gifted mentors.
- http://www.chipcoffey.com/
There is a higher "spiritual" component to some individuals, who have paranormal experiences. (Not talking flaky~~ but actual).
Some *ahem* erudite psychological individuals (at one point) had labelled the Dalai Llama as having a {negative} character-personality disorder because he chose a life of treating others with Love and Compassion.
In the "normal world" of today, I would hope that people will learn those spiritual principles. And otherwise speaking? Absolutely... that just ain't normal?
Dare To Be Different!!!
Some saints, mystics, and present-day naturally born and wired psychics of various talent-types (who have not yet discovered that about themselves yet), can get caught in a vortex.
If you have talents in the spiritual realms, you'd better hope that you find yourself attracting and being surrounded by like-minded Consciously evolved and awakened friends.
If you can see auras-- best to be selective about what you say. If you engage-in practices of a Believing in a Higher Power, then atheists are not a right-match for you.
But there is NOTHING more wholesome, healing, and therapeutic like having REAL Relationships with TRUE (evolved?) friends, who know you, accept you, have your back (protect), and that you can trust to give you straight and excellent feedback.
FIND yourself some GOOD friends-- common-sense and experienced folks, with sound advice and wisdoms.
Counseling, therapy, is a "false" relationship-- designed to get you to lower your boundaries and lure you into an artificial 'trust' relationship. The life-blood of this relationship, will be the amount of CASH-support resources (insurance) that you have.
*It's ALL based 'on money'.
I ran a mutual-support group for people who had been abused, for just over a year.
Sorry if I seem like too much of a "realist" with all this? I have had a little training. Some masters-level courses that didn't count (because I wasn't able to finish my bachelor degree). I had a best-friend who high level managed a psych-ward. I got the low-down on a lot of information.
She told me that whenever they would come in for treatment, with a 'Borderline' diagnosis on their medical records, it was "code" for a doctor saying/warning, "I didn't like this patient. YOU won't (or shouldn't) either." It was the 'good old boys' peer-pressure agreement NOT to cross another doctor's opinion, or face consequences. *sad*
She told me how they would code some records with derogatory medical slang--
for example, when the letters SPOSH appeared by the client's name-- it meant this person is a subhuman piece of scheat.
There is a tsunami wall of 'abuse' for already-hurt and abused people. They come for help "because" of the emotional harm they received-- then leave treatment MUCH worse-off, sadly, in a majority of cases.
There is so much Reform, and accountability to be mandated in the corrupted system. It's "too easy" to get a certificate and degree, and then sign up as a business-- with none or little talent?!
Not enough true 'healing vocations' in a world that sorely needs it.
Maybe 'some' day, reformers will clean it up? But as long as there is "a LOT of easy-money to be made" for very little-effort put in, a push to fix that broken healing-system will be repressed or quashed.
BDP ..
Reminds me of the story of mythological Lilith, and how she was disrespected she was by the patriarchy, because she was a strong woman who would not be 'had'. She demanded Worth and R-E-S-P-E-C-T!!
Famed astrologer Robert Hand, with fantastic wit, and dry sense of humor, once wrote an article called,
(article) What NOT to say to your Psychiatrist!!
I haven't been able to find that article yet.
- http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Jung,_Carl
- http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Hand,_Robert
(music) Reach Out of The Darkness
(Friend & Lover, 1968) [3:07] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqLRd4neGGE