The Spiritual Gift of Madness: The Failure of Psychiatry and the Rise of the Mad Pride Movement Paperback - 2012
by Seth Farber; Foreword by Kate Millett
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SPIRITUALITY / PSYCHIATRY "An articulate, informed, and lucid exploration of the nature of madness, the Mad Pride movement, and ultimately what it is like to be deemed 'mad' by society. Seth Farber's extensive interviews with leaders of the Mad Pride movement are particularly engaging and memorable." --Robert Whitaker, author of Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America "Seth Farber is one of the most provocative and original thinkers in America. He brings us to the threshold of the only questions that really matter: the demarcation lines between imagination and objective reality and between 'madness' and 'sanity.' The Spiritual Gift of Madness is an important book that could revolutionize the way progressive religious people regard what is called mental health." --Frank Schaeffer, author of Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back Many of the great prophets of the past experienced madness--a breakdown followed by a breakthrough, spiritual death followed by rebirth. With the advent of modern psychiatry, the budding prophets of today are captured and transformed into chronic mental patients before they can flower into the visionaries and mystics they were intended to become. As we approach the tipping point between extinction and global spiritual awakening, there is a deep need for these prophets to be free to embrace their spiritual gifts. To make this happen, we must learn to respect the sanctity of madness. We need to cultivate Mad Pride. Exploring the rise of the Mad Pride movement as well as building upon psychiatrist R. D. Laing's revolutionary theories, Seth Farber, Ph.D., explains that diagnosing people as mad has more to do with social control than therapy. Many of those labeled as schizophrenic, bipolar, and other kinds of "mad" are not ill but simply experiencing different forms of spiritual awakening: they are seeing and feeling what is wrong with society and what needs to be done to change it. Farber shares his interviews with former psychotics who now lead successful and inspiring lives. He shows that it is impossible for society to change as long as the mad are suppressed, because they are our catalysts of social change. By reclaiming their rightful role as prophets of spiritual and cultural revitalization, the mad--by seeding new visions for our future--can help humanity overcome the spiritual crisis that endangers our survival and lead us to a higher and long-awaited stage of spiritual development. SETH FARBER, Ph.D., is a psychologist, public speaker, and a founder of the Network against Coercive Psychiatry. The author of several books, including Unholy Madness, and an editor of The Journal of Mind and Behavior, he lives in New York City.
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- Title The Spiritual Gift of Madness: The Failure of Psychiatry and the Rise of the Mad Pride Movement
- Author Seth Farber; Foreword by Kate Millett
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Original
- Pages 464
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Inner Traditions International, Vermont
- Date 2012-04
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781594774485 / 159477448X
- Weight 1.38 lbs (0.63 kg)
- Dimensions 9.01 x 6.07 x 0.94 in (22.89 x 15.42 x 2.39 cm)
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: New Age
- Topical: New Age
- Library of Congress subjects Psychotherapy patients, Antipsychiatry
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012003984
- Dewey Decimal Code 616.89
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Citations
- Library Journal, 07/01/2012, Page 94
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