THE SPIRITUAL GIFT OF MADNESS: THE FAILURE OF PSYCHIATRY AND THE RISE OF THE MAD PRIDE MOVEMENT
Book ID/图书代码： 06568011B50329
English Summary/英文概要： A bold call for the “insane” to reclaim their rightful role as prophets of spiritual and cultural transformation
• Explains how many of those diagnosed as schizophrenic, bipolar, and other forms of “madness” are not ill but experiencing a spiritual awakening
• Explores the rise of Mad Pride and the mental patients’ liberation movement
• Reveals how those seen as “mad” must embrace their spiritual gifts to help the coming global spiritual transition
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 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 Mad Pride and the mental patients’ liberation 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 schizophrenics 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.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 对 “疯狂”的大胆呼吁，再生其精神和文化转型预言的适当角色。 •解释如何确诊精神分裂症，双极和其他形式的“疯狂”，并不是生病了，而是但经历了精神觉醒
•探索疯狂自豪感和精神病患者解放运动的兴起
•揭示那些被视为“疯狂”的人，必须接受他们的精神礼物，以帮助未来的全球精神转变
许多过去经历了疯狂的伟大先知 - 一个突破的细分，精神上的死亡之后的重生。随着现代精神病学的到来，今天成长的先知，在他们打算成为幻想和神秘主义之前，被抓住并转化为慢性精神病患者。当我们接近灭绝和全球的精神觉醒临界点之间，也深感这些先知需要拥抱他们的精神天赋。要做到这一点，我们必须学会尊重疯狂的神圣性。我们需要培养疯狂的自豪感。
探索疯狂的自豪感和精神病人解放运动的兴起，以及精神科医生RD Laing的革命理论的建立，Seth Farber博士，解释诊断疯子，相比治疗更多的是社会控制。许多被贴上精神分裂症，双极和其他种类的疯狂标签的人，仅仅是简单的不同形式的精神觉醒：他们看到和感觉什么是社会乱象，需要做什么去改变它。Farber分享了以前是与精神分裂症后来成功者的访谈和他们鼓舞人的生活。他表示，只要疯狂被压抑，社会的变化就是不可能的，因为他们是社会变革的催化剂。通过重新认识其应有的先知精神和文化振兴的作用， 疯狂——播种新的视野，为我们今后的—— 可以帮助人类克服危及我们生存的精神危机，并引领我们到一个更高的和期待已久的精神舞台上去发展。(兼职翻译-LNL)
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About the Author/作者介绍： Seth Farber,博士，是一位心理学家，公众演讲者，对强制精神病学网络的创始人。几本书的作者，包括《邪恶的疯狂》，和《思想和行为》杂志的编辑，他住在纽约市。
www.sethhfarber.com 凯特米利特是《性政治和疯子旅游》的作者。
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.
www.sethhfarber.com
Kate Millett is the author of Sexual Politics and The Loony-Bin Trip.
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