Spiritual Experiences links & books

American Centre For the Integration of Spiritually Transformative Experiences (ACISTE)
This website has many resources for individuals and practitioners including experiences forums, support groups, directories of mental health professionals, research and articles.
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This same website has competancy guidelines for professionals:

Spiritual & Religious Crises and DSM IV category
Dr. David Lukoff
Understanding Spiritual Crises:
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Article exploring the religious and spiritual challenges category in DSM IV
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Out of Body Experiences
Out of Body Experiences Research Foundation - share and read stories from other people who have had out of body experiences.
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ESP & Remote Viewing
Russell Targ (Physicist who worked for the US government) - book called Limitless Mind. Also see him talk about remote viewing in the clip below:

Support & Resources for Managing Spiritual Crises
International Spiritual Emergence Network:
Recommendations for what to do during a Spiritual Emergency:
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Signs of a Spiritual Emergency:
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Also check out Facebook Pages on spiritual awakening groups to connect with others.

Support for Empaths
Dr. Judith Orloff (Psychiatrist & Intuitive Empath) - See her book "Essential Tools for Empaths" (she also has other books to support empaths)
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Past Life Recall
Dr. Brian Weiss (Psychiatrist who specialises in Past Life Regression.
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Dr. Jim Tucker (Psychiatrist at University of Virginia) research and support for past life recall.

Other interesting books and resources
Dr. Nicole Gruel PhD - Non-ordinary Transcendent Experience.
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Non-ordinary transcendent Experiences - Stories - Book :
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Book: Real Life Psychic Detectives - Jack Smith
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Netflix Series - Surviving Death explores experiences of people who have died, past life recall, mediums, healers, psychics and consciousness, incorporating stories from medical professionals and researchers.
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Book: Sidewalk Oracles - Understanding Synchronicity
Autobiographies and other books by psychic mediums: Doreen Virtue (psychotherapist), Tyler Henry, John Edwards, James Van Praagh, Alison Dubios, Rebecca Campbell, Lee Harris.
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