Outline: Spiritual Emergency

A brief outline for an (so far imagined) presentation on spiritual emergency:

Definitions
- Spiritual Emergence
- Spiritual Emergency
- History of definitions + work in the field
Types + symptoms + triggers
- Types of spiritual emergency
  - Opening / initial awakening
  - Kundalini awakening
  - Dark night – of senses, soul, etc.
- Symptoms
- Triggers
What to do
- Oneself
- For another
  - As friend, family – how best to support
  - As therapist, teacher, guide etc.
    - Before – map, types, symptoms, what to do
    - During – how to support
Cases
- Historic (St. John of the Cross, Theresa of Avila, Brother Suso etc.)
- Contemporary (a) well known, (b) ordinary people.
Resources
- Organizations
- Websites
- Books
- A/V