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The notion of Spiritual Emergency refers to critical forms of spiritual emergence - they are also called "transformational crises".<ref>Source : Spiritual Emergency, pp. 13 et seq ; The Stormy Search for the Self, chap. 4. </ref> There is some overlap with the [[Categories of non-ordinary states of consciousness]], however the spiritual emergencies are not reducible to these. This typology is very close to the one proposed by Yaden & Newberg (2022), although it includes energetic experiences and excludes experiences of god. This version is somewhat syncretic and idiosyncratic, more so than Yaden and Newberg's typology.
The notion of Spiritual Emergency refers to critical forms of spiritual emergence they are also called "transformational crises".<ref>Grof, S., & Grof, C. (Eds.). (1989). ''Spiritual emergency: when personal transformation becomes a crisis'' (1st ed). Tarcher ; Distributed by St. Martin’s Press, pp. 13 et seq ; Grof, C., & Grof, S. (1995). ''The stormy search for the self: understanding and living with spiritual emergency''. Thorsons, chap. 4. </ref> There is some overlap with the [[Categories of non-ordinary states of consciousness]], however the spiritual emergencies are not reducible to these. Spiritual emergencies listed by the Grofs include:
 
* The Shamanic Crisis
* The Awakening of Kundalini
* Episodes of Unitive Consciousness ("peak experiences")
* Psychological Renewal through Return to the Center
* The Crisis of Psychic Opening
* Past-life Experiences Communications with Spirit Guides and "Channeling"
* Near-Death Experiences
* Experience of Close Encounters with UFOs
* Possession States
 
== Resources ==
 
# Bragdon, E. (1990). ''The call of spiritual emergency: from personal crisis to personal transformation'' (1st ed). Harper & Row.
# Bragdon, E. (2013). ''The Call of Spiritual Emergency''. EBookIt.com.
# Evans, J., & Read, T. (Eds.). (2020). ''Breaking open: finding a way through spiritual emergency''. Aeon.
# Goretzki, M. (2007). ''The Differentiation of Psychosis and Spiritual Emergency'' [Dissertation, The University of Adelaide]. <nowiki>https://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2440/47986/8/02whole.pdf</nowiki>
# Goretzki, M., & Thalbourne, M. A. (2013). Development Of A Spiritual Emergency Scale. ''Journal of Transpersonal Psychology'', ''45''(2), 105–117. atpweb.org/jtparchive/trps-45-13-02-105.pdf
# Grof, C., & Grof, S. (1995). ''The stormy search for the self: understanding and living with spiritual emergency''. Thorsons.
# Grof, S., & Grof, C. (Eds.). (1989). ''Spiritual emergency: when personal transformation becomes a crisis'' (1st ed). Tarcher ; Distributed by St. Martin’s Press.
# Harris, K. P., Rock, A. J., & Clark, G. I. (2015). Spiritual Emergency, Psychosis And Personality: A Quantitative Investigation. ''Journal of Transpersonal Psychology'', ''47''(2), 263–285. <nowiki>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301731515_Spiritual_emergency_psychosis_and_personality_A_quantitative_investigation</nowiki>
# Harris, K. P., Rock, A. J., & Clark, G. I. (2019). Religious Or Spiritual Problem? The Clinical Relevance Of Identifying And Measuring Spiritual Emergency. ''Journal of Transpersonal Psychology'', ''51''(1), 89–118. <nowiki>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337782225_Religious_or_spiritual_problem_The_clinical_relevance_of_identifying_and_measuring_spiritual_emergency</nowiki>
# Harris, K. P., Rock, A. J., & Clark, G. I. (2020). Defining Spiritual Emergency: A Content Validity Study. ''Journal of Transpersonal Psychology'', ''52''(1), 113–141. <nowiki>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348647627_Defining_Spiritual_Emergency_A_Content_Validity_Study</nowiki>
# Kaselionyte, J., & Gumley, A. (2019). Psychosis or spiritual emergency? A Foucauldian discourse analysis of case reports of extreme mental states in the context of meditation. ''Transcultural Psychiatry'', ''56''(5), 1094–1115. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1177/1363461519861842</nowiki>
# Kogo, Y. (2002). Aum Shinrikyo and Spiritual Emergency. ''Journal of Humanistic Psychology'', ''42''(4), 82–101. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1177/002216702237125</nowiki>
# Lukoff, D., Lu, F., & Turner, R. (1998). From Spiritual Emergency to Spiritual Problem: the Transpersonal Roots of the New DSM-IV Category. ''Journal of Humanistic Psychology'', ''38''(2), 21–50. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1177/00221678980382003</nowiki>
# Perry, J. W. (1999). ''Trials of the visionary mind: spiritual emergency and the renewal process''. State University of New York Press.
# Sedláková, H., & Řiháček, T. (2019). The Incorporation of a Spiritual Emergency Experience Into a Client’s Worldview: A Grounded Theory. ''Journal of Humanistic Psychology'', ''59''(6), 877–897. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1177/0022167816668114</nowiki>
# St. Arnaud, K. O., & Cormier, D. C. (2017). Psychosis or Spiritual Emergency: The Potential of Developmental Psychopathology for Differential Diagnosis. ''International Journal of Transpersonal Studies'', ''36''(2), 44–59. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.24972/ijts.2017.36.2.44</nowiki>
# Storm, L., & Goretzki, M. (2016). A Defense Of The Spiritual Emergency Scale: Emergency Vs. Emergence. ''Journal of Transpersonal Psychology'', ''48''(2), 190–209. Journal of Transpersonal Psychiatry Archive.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 15:20, 12 February 2025

The notion of Spiritual Emergency refers to critical forms of spiritual emergence — they are also called "transformational crises".[1] There is some overlap with the Categories of non-ordinary states of consciousness, however the spiritual emergencies are not reducible to these. Spiritual emergencies listed by the Grofs include:

  • The Shamanic Crisis
  • The Awakening of Kundalini
  • Episodes of Unitive Consciousness ("peak experiences")
  • Psychological Renewal through Return to the Center
  • The Crisis of Psychic Opening
  • Past-life Experiences Communications with Spirit Guides and "Channeling"
  • Near-Death Experiences
  • Experience of Close Encounters with UFOs
  • Possession States

Resources

  1. Bragdon, E. (1990). The call of spiritual emergency: from personal crisis to personal transformation (1st ed). Harper & Row.
  2. Bragdon, E. (2013). The Call of Spiritual Emergency. EBookIt.com.
  3. Evans, J., & Read, T. (Eds.). (2020). Breaking open: finding a way through spiritual emergency. Aeon.
  4. Goretzki, M. (2007). The Differentiation of Psychosis and Spiritual Emergency [Dissertation, The University of Adelaide]. https://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/2440/47986/8/02whole.pdf
  5. Goretzki, M., & Thalbourne, M. A. (2013). Development Of A Spiritual Emergency Scale. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 45(2), 105–117. atpweb.org/jtparchive/trps-45-13-02-105.pdf
  6. Grof, C., & Grof, S. (1995). The stormy search for the self: understanding and living with spiritual emergency. Thorsons.
  7. Grof, S., & Grof, C. (Eds.). (1989). Spiritual emergency: when personal transformation becomes a crisis (1st ed). Tarcher ; Distributed by St. Martin’s Press.
  8. Harris, K. P., Rock, A. J., & Clark, G. I. (2015). Spiritual Emergency, Psychosis And Personality: A Quantitative Investigation. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 47(2), 263–285. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301731515_Spiritual_emergency_psychosis_and_personality_A_quantitative_investigation
  9. Harris, K. P., Rock, A. J., & Clark, G. I. (2019). Religious Or Spiritual Problem? The Clinical Relevance Of Identifying And Measuring Spiritual Emergency. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 51(1), 89–118. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337782225_Religious_or_spiritual_problem_The_clinical_relevance_of_identifying_and_measuring_spiritual_emergency
  10. Harris, K. P., Rock, A. J., & Clark, G. I. (2020). Defining Spiritual Emergency: A Content Validity Study. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 52(1), 113–141. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/348647627_Defining_Spiritual_Emergency_A_Content_Validity_Study
  11. Kaselionyte, J., & Gumley, A. (2019). Psychosis or spiritual emergency? A Foucauldian discourse analysis of case reports of extreme mental states in the context of meditation. Transcultural Psychiatry, 56(5), 1094–1115. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363461519861842
  12. Kogo, Y. (2002). Aum Shinrikyo and Spiritual Emergency. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 42(4), 82–101. https://doi.org/10.1177/002216702237125
  13. Lukoff, D., Lu, F., & Turner, R. (1998). From Spiritual Emergency to Spiritual Problem: the Transpersonal Roots of the New DSM-IV Category. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 38(2), 21–50. https://doi.org/10.1177/00221678980382003
  14. Perry, J. W. (1999). Trials of the visionary mind: spiritual emergency and the renewal process. State University of New York Press.
  15. Sedláková, H., & Řiháček, T. (2019). The Incorporation of a Spiritual Emergency Experience Into a Client’s Worldview: A Grounded Theory. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 59(6), 877–897. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022167816668114
  16. St. Arnaud, K. O., & Cormier, D. C. (2017). Psychosis or Spiritual Emergency: The Potential of Developmental Psychopathology for Differential Diagnosis. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 36(2), 44–59. https://doi.org/10.24972/ijts.2017.36.2.44
  17. Storm, L., & Goretzki, M. (2016). A Defense Of The Spiritual Emergency Scale: Emergency Vs. Emergence. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 48(2), 190–209. Journal of Transpersonal Psychiatry Archive.

References

  1. Grof, S., & Grof, C. (Eds.). (1989). Spiritual emergency: when personal transformation becomes a crisis (1st ed). Tarcher ; Distributed by St. Martin’s Press, pp. 13 et seq ; Grof, C., & Grof, S. (1995). The stormy search for the self: understanding and living with spiritual emergency. Thorsons, chap. 4.