Enlightenment or demonic state?

Enlightenment or demonic state? Author: Rani B. Willems Painful awakening experiences, such as those described in Dr. Thomas Wachter’s article “Return from Transcendence” in Tattva Viveka 77, are considered by the author to be a misunderstanding that can occur when the people concerned have not been adequately prepared for the encounter with the Absolute. By …

The healing knowledge of the Sangoma

The treatment of trauma and psychological crises through spiritual wisdom Author: Gogo Ekhaya Sangoma are African spiritual healers who can communicate with spirit beings. They  find solutions to problems in the areas of psyche, health, relationships and everyday life in dream and trance states. Much of what Western medicine consideres mental illness is an initial …

On the trail of the primal ground of being

Are we more than the ego? Author: Ken Wilber In this interview, integral philosopher Ken Wilber shares his understanding of one of the most common themes of spiritual liberation paths: the experience of awakening and the realization of the non-dual, all-connected Self. At the same time, Wilber integrates the levels of consciousness that shape the …