How is EHENs perspective different from the mainstream?
Many psychologists, psychotherapists, and religionists have observed the important role that illness (both physical and mental), abuse, and disaster may play in a person’s life by forcing him or her to reach a higher and deeper level of adjustment to life than he or she had formerly [Shamanic Vocation article speaks about illness in this light, as well.]. However, what they do not seem to note is that the impetus for positive change inherent in these otherwise “negative” experiences is often provided by exceptional or exceptional human experiences. Some examples are: out-of-body experiences during physical abuse, or near-death experiences when life itself is threatened, or inner voices or apparitions or hallucinatory voices during disaster conditions that lead to life-saving choices and actions. In such cases, the preexisting condition, such as illness or abuse, is given due consideration, but not the “miracles” or “saving graces” that reversed a negative situation. However, if we cons
