Yesterday at the Emergency Room, after the doctor examined my ears and consulted his peers, he returned and asked me, “This might sound strange, but do you believe in God/spirituality and have you had any experiences recently?” I told him the truth, that I had seen...
The cross Jesus was crucified upon has become a sword in the hands of the militant Christian fundamentalists who perpetrate the violence he experienced, in an act of Godself-mutilation. Were Jesus’s dying words, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do”...
Transpersonal Hour Interview: Healing Religious Trauma and Experiencing Divinity: Watch my interview on the Transpersonal Hour Show with Anna Bobikova about realizing your divinity and healing religious trauma. The talk criticizes fear-based elements in religion and...
Many religions teach ideologies that psychologically traumatize millions of people. Yet few helping professionals are trained to help people heal from religious trauma. Religious abuse can result in anxiety disorders, PTSD, spiritual suppression, sexual dysfunction,...
Sexual violence is commonplace in the biblical narrative. It is perhaps most X-rated in Jesus’s recommendations for mutilation of the male anatomy in castration and emasculation. As a young boy, I was terrified when I heard Jesus’s suggestions that I mutilate myself...
Blog: Inspiring Psychological and Spiritual Wholeness, Healing Religious Trauma
