What if psychotic experiences express historical and intergenerational trauma? Does one personâs emotional crisis reach beyond their own individual mind? Could synchronicities and meaningful coincidences guide recovery instead of just being âsymptomsâ?
Naas Siddiqui, a psychiatric survivor and therapist in training who founded the Spiritual Emergence and other Unusual Experiences student group, descended into altered states after withdrawing from psychiatric medications. She discovered how her Bangladeshi heritage shaped her madness, and found a unique pathway to use her visionary states to heal personal and family trauma.
http://www.madinamerica.com/2015/10/transmuting-historical-trauma/