Or actually the entire Philadelphian letter. — Kevin Tan
Maybe I did not understand your intent with this discussion, or maybe you did not understand my comment. — ArielAssante
(bolds in the original)I'd like to take a look at the link between madness and mysticism. I get that in some cases these reports of odd behavior may have a non-literal application. I'd like to overlook that fact for the moment and take the prophets (and others) at their word. — ZzzoneiroCosm
That is, what society does not understand it labels madness. — ArielAssante
This is a societal link. That is, what society does not understand it labels madness. — ArielAssante
If the human race survives, future men will look back on our enlightened epoch as a veritable Age of Darkness. The laugh’s on us. They will see that what we call ‘schizophrenia’ was one of the forms in which, often through quite ordinary people, the light began to break in the cracks in our all-too-closed minds. — Laing - The Politics of Experience
This rings true. The Mad Pride movement is an effort to reenvision the relation of the sane and the mad. — ZzzoneiroCosm
Thank you for the relevant and timely post on a subject that is of the upmost importance to our world today, with so many mystics stepping into their own power(s). — Bret Bernhoft
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