Spiritual Emergency is the name given to a psychological crisis with spiritual overtones. It was coined by the psychologist Stan Grof in the 1970s.

 

 

Dr Tim Read is a leading psychiatrist and is also trained as a holotropic breathwork practitioner with Stan Grof. He was Consultant at the Royal London Hospital for over twenty years leading the Liaison Psychiatry service and the Crisis Intervention service.

 

 

In this discussion with Rebel Wisdom’s David Fuller, they talk about the phenomenon of spiritual emergency and how to navigate in altered states.