Mental Illness & the Metaphysical
July 11th, 2007 by John Wolfe
We live in a society full of labels and people who are far too eager to attach those labels. Anything or anyone that takes on certain characteristics is usually lassoed, hog tied and branded before they get very far out of the starting gate. For many, it begins as soon as their first ultra sound images are taken, while still in their mother’s womb- in this case they haven’t even made it out of the starting gate yet! If the doctor finds any apparent abnormality, the baby is immediately labeled with a condition, which may or may not affect them psychologically (for the rest of their lives), depending upon the mindset of the child and its parental and peer environments.
A great example of the refusal of negative labeling can be found in the classic book, Think and Grow Rich (you can find free PDF files of the book online by doing a search), by Napoleon Hill. Napoleon’s son, Blair, was born mute and deaf, without any of the proper auditory anatomy to allow him to comprehend sound. Doctors warned Napoleon and his wife that their son would never hear or speak.
Not once did Napoleon ever let Blair believe he was different from anyone else. He instilled in him that he was perfect and had faith and knew that he would one day hear and speak. Napoleon never doubted his son, nor did he treat him any different because of his perceived disability. Blair went on to astound doctors by not only hearing and speaking, but by becoming a teacher and advocate for others with perceived hearing disabilities- instilling in them the same mindset which his father had instilled in him.
While a person’s physical differences are usually easy targets for negative labeling, there’s a more subtle area where we are just as guilty- the issue of mental illness. When it comes to mental illness, we not only judge, but also sell the individual extremely short, by assuming they are incompetent, unbalanced and dangerous. When we’re not harshly judging and assuming, then we are usually cracking jokes at their expense. While there has been some advancement, in recent years, to help the public better understand mental illness- I feel that we still are stigmatizing the subject.
What if someone, with a form of what society calls mental illness, is not suffering from a medical condition, but instead is living a reality that is tuned slightly different than most? What if their perceived issues and symptoms are only occurring because they have capabilities which extend outside of what most people and medical doctors consider acceptable for society’s view on reality?
This may not apply to all conditions, but it could explain why some hear and communicate with voices that most of us are incapable of discerning. If we hear someone talking or carrying on conversations with themselves or with something that appears to not be there, then we say things like, “Look at her, she’s in her own little world, oblivious to reality.”
Yet, we don’t let the contradiction of our comments sink in. She may very well be in her own little world, but she’s not at all oblivious to reality- maybe she’s oblivious to each of our individual versions of it, but she is actually quite present and lucid within her own version. Does that mean she is ill or unbalanced? No, only more aware than others.
It is said that people with different forms of mental illness can be quite delusional; seemingly interacting in fantasy scenarios and lifestyles, especially those that are diagnosed with schizophrenia and multiple personality disorder. I believe these are great examples of people who may be tapping into alternate forms of reality, whether it’s right here or a dimensional shift away. There very well may be something happening within the filtering system of their consciousness, which allows them to be present in more than one version of existence.
In the case of an individual with multiple personality disorder, they could be demonstrating how easily our consciousness (not just the mind) can express different roles within the same body. The amazing thing about many of these individuals is when one personality is suffering from a malady and then another personality takes over; the malady instantly disappears from the physical body. Cases such as this, point to the fact we have immense control over our bodies and our reality, if we can just learn to tap into that power and potential.
Imagine living your whole life with the label of being mentally ill, and the negative connotations that unfortunately accompany that label, yet all along you may have actually been a visionary and a sensitive individual, tuning into what others cannot see or hear.
My theories may or may not paint an accurate picture of what’s occurring within the consciousness of an individual who has been diagnosed with the above conditions. But this alternative explanation is one that should be taken more seriously; unfortunately it would take a paradigm shift of massive proportions within the scientific and psychological communities for this to be embraced. Fortunately though, each one of us has the capability within ourselves to shift our awareness and how we choose to view others, in spite of the sociologically accepted norm.
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October 25th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
JOHN!!! Why didn’t you tell me you had this posting?? I had no idea you knew about this subject matter as well and, yet again, are typing as though your seated right in the middle of my consciousness!
You said: “What if someone, with a form of what society calls mental illness, is not suffering from a medical condition, but instead is living a reality that is tuned slightly different than most? What if their perceived issues and symptoms are only occurring because they have capabilities which extend outside of what most people and medical doctors consider acceptable for society’s view on reality?”
This is something I had personal experience with, very close to my heart and soul, which in term led me to study and research MORE on this particuar subject matter. What I discovered quickly is that the ones who are being “labeled”, a subject near and dear to my heart, are often the ones that are more tapped in spiritually than the so-called “normal” ones. LoL, the normal ones scare me John
Since day one my click were the odd ones and ya know, that’s never really changed, thankfully.
People are starting to find out that mental illness such as dementia, bipolar disorder, multiple personality disorder, (notice again the label D - DISORDER! Yet more tagging a label!!) depression and many others, are in fact the person themselves MORE in touch and connected with life in a reality tuned slightly different than most, as you had said. I find such souls more raw and real to themselves and to how simple life is to just live. All of those “symptoms” as mentioned above always have the person LIVING IN THE NOW. Again, something you mention often in your blogging, thankfully! Plus given our New Paridigm shift, MANY MANY humans are feeling these symptoms now, as well as losing time, physically changing, sleeping pattern changed drastically and so on. Part of the shift because of the galactic photonic belt direct alignment in less than 4 years.
I can think of 2 people who are extremely close to me, both of which have gone and are going through their spiritual transformation, or spiritual emergency in some cases. Both have been labeled with what society just wanted to slap on themselves OR what they are slapping on FOR themselves. These 2 are THEE most spiritual IN TUNE humans I have known to this date. 1 of them had their break through and is a totally different deep spiritual person. Sometimes it’s like listening to me talk. The other, is still learning and understanding the whole so someday it can be reached where the “label” is no longer a part of them. That they could and did LET GO, open up to the new, have FAITH in the process and know what what may look like a disorder now….really is NOT a disorder at all
You mentioned something else that I would like for you to take a look at again: “I believe these are great examples of people who may be tapping into alternate forms of reality, whether it’s right here or a dimensional shift away. There very well may be something happening within the filtering system of their consciousness, which allows them to be present in more than one version of existence.” Something is indeed filtering through their consciousness, perhaps from many life-lines and thus they ARE in the now moment. MUCH is being brought to the surface now for complete cleansing, both planetarily and in humanity. We are closing a very important and crutial “time-line” and thus, anything unresolved in our past is also coming through and coming “clean” in this current incarnation. In my opinion, that’s why I hear, “there is SOOOO much going on everywhere I turn, so much is being REsurfaced!” LoL, it has to and will continue to do so in preparation for the New Shift quickly approaching it’s “closing” date, so to speak
We ARE living in THEE age where all will come clean, the slate will be wiped clean and much, MUCH will be healed and sealed. I think that’s why some humans are experiencing MORE than one “DISorder” in their lives. Depression, anxiety, self esteem issues, saddness, addictions, obsessions, panic attacks and so on. It seems as though it’s “everything” coming to the surface for them NOW so that they MAY heal that forever. To find peace, TRUE peace of their inner self and live in joy, no fear and to finally find FREEDOM!
Personally I believe that the physciatric profession does great harm and has prized themselves on human experimentation than of ACTUALLY studying the mind/consciousness. OR, perhaps they DID study the potential of the sub/consciousness and in order to dumb everyone down claim that medication and electrical shock treatments are the only way to go. Plus where would the physciatric business be without the pharmaceutical corporate raking in billions to trillions of dollars. If they told us all the truth, we would no longer have a need for any of them KNOWING of our FULL POTENTIAL to heal thy self, fully and completely! They know this, thus, dumb down humans with drugs, drugs, and more drugs.
In any event, I was rather surprised to find this remarkable entry upon going through your archive, AGAIN, tonight. I had NO idea you wrote this. Your deeeeeeeeep insight continues to astound me in thee most intense ways. Excellent posting for all to see John, thank you for your thoughts on this!
Much Peace Forever More, G~*