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Mental health

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Forgiveness and reconciliation
Mental healthVolume 28, Issue 3

Forgiveness and reconciliation

By Denis CapdevilleOct 15, 2020

This article looks at the ontological nature of a thought as a concrete object, though on a subtle level. Thinking consistently over the same topic is nourishing a unique thought, which is empowered…

Facing mental challenges on the spiritual path: reaching equanimity
Mental healthVolume 28, Issue 2

Facing mental challenges on the spiritual path: reaching equanimity

By Denis CapdevilleJul 15, 2020

Three main challenges are mentioned in this article: the difficulty to assess the inner progress on the path, the persistence of ancient behaviours that could have been too rapidly assessed as…

Memories from beyond: 'unseen' effects of trauma
Mental healthVolume 27, Issue 4

Memories from beyond: 'unseen' effects of trauma

By Natalie TobertJan 15, 2020

This article proposes that war and trauma have multiple side-effects. They directly damage not only soldiers, their ‘victims’ and descendants, but also the wider population indirectly as collateral.…

Hallucinations and visions
Mental healthVolume 26, Issue 4

Hallucinations and visions

By The MotherJan 15, 2019

That which men term a hallucination is the reflection in the mind and senses of that which is beyond our ordinary mental and sensory perceptions. Superstition arises from the mind’s wrong…

The autonomy of experience and the unborn Idea — Freud, Sartre and beyond
Mental healthVolume 26, Issue 4

The autonomy of experience and the unborn Idea — Freud, Sartre and beyond

By Dr. Soumitra BasuJan 15, 2019

Classically, psychoanalysis considers that all experiences are rooted in the past. Psychological problems are viewed to arise from unresolved developmental issues or past traumas. The quality of a…