Experiences of hearing the voice of God (or angels, demons, or other spiritual beings) have generally been understood either as religious experiences or else as a feature of mental illness. Some critics of traditional religious faith have dismissed the visions and voices attributed to biblical characters and saints as evidence of mental disorder. However, it is now known that many ordinary people, with no other evidence of mental disorder, also hear voices and that these voices not infrequently include spiritual or religious content. Psychological and interdisciplinary research has shed a revealing light on these experiences in recent years, so that we now know much more about the phenomenon of "hearing voices" than ever before. The present work considers biblical, historical, and scientific accounts of spiritual and mystical experiences of voice hearing in the Christian tradition in order to explore how some voices may be understood theologically as revelatory. It is proposed that in the incarnation, Christian faith finds both an understanding of what it is to be fully human (a theological anthropology), and God's perfect self-disclosure (revelation). Within such an understanding, revelatory voices represent a key point of interpersonal encounter between human beings and God.
( Carney , 1952 : 45 ) Carney does not align himself with these views but shows us how oppressed the family are by poverty , religion and fear ; and we learn that the woman was used as a spirit medium by her employers in England to ...
Working with Voices II: Victim to Victor
This handbook for practitioners builds on this work. It combines examples with guidance on the various processes involved in enabling voice-hearers to deal with their voices and lead an active and fulfilling life.
A history of this phenomenon traces the medical community's understanding and treatment of it throughout the ages and draws on literary, psychological, and anthropological perspectives to discuss how patients have managed the disorder and ...
speech loop model that accounts for why a voice can be recognized as coming from a particular person ( see p . 32 ) . ... If it applies , this can be used as evidence that the voice does not come from a real , external source . 2.
Unique book providing support and solutions. It is in two parts, one part for voice-hearing children, the other for carers.
In this latest book, he provides: a detailed description of a wide variety of voice hearing experiences, an overview of the theories accounting for how and why this happens, a range of practical techniques for coping with or stopping voices ...
... ring on her finger , searching for the man who just left , wishing to ask , “ What do you mean ? ” She asks her manager what she should do : he recognizes the name on the check and mentions that the gentleman is one of the richest men ...
This quirky, appealing novel turns formulaic teen fiction on its head as funny, feisty 15-year-old Mary Magdeline (otherwise known as Maggie) suddenly faces more than the usual typical YA concerns: a voice in her head that is telling her to ...