Karma Shrink http://www.karmashrink.com Integrative Psychiatry with Dr. Stephen Proskauer Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:10:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Dualistic Spiritual Beliefs and Ego Inflation http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/18/dualistic-spiritual-beliefs-and-ego-inflation/ http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/18/dualistic-spiritual-beliefs-and-ego-inflation/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:10:55 +0000 Stephen Proskauer MD http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/18/dualistic-spiritual-beliefs-and-ego-inflation/ Dualistic spiritual beliefs, such as the struggle between the forces of light and darkness, the modern version of heaven and hell, may function as ego projections, rooted in the private hell of the traumatized body and the personal heaven of dissociative escape. Ego inflation and glamor often accompany these beliefs, and a group of “true believers” can take the place of individual discernment, creating a seductive cult scene fostering self-deception, group exclusivity, prejudice, and abuse of members.

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Chapter 5 Soul Splitting: Dissociation for the Body


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]]> http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/18/dualistic-spiritual-beliefs-and-ego-inflation/feed/ Our True Nature http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/17/our-true-nature-2/ http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/17/our-true-nature-2/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:42:51 +0000 Stephen Proskauer MD http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/17/our-true-nature-2/ Freed from the shackles of old trauma and misunderstanding, we recognize our true nature, far beyond any limiting karmic scripts.

]]> http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/17/our-true-nature-2/feed/ Dissociation for Emotional Survival http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/16/dissociation-for-emotional-survival/ http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/16/dissociation-for-emotional-survival/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:10:20 +0000 Stephen Proskauer MD http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/16/dissociation-for-emotional-survival/ Most of us who have developed intense spiritual interests have also had unusually severe emotional and/or physical traumas that have caused us to dissociate. Relying on dissociation for emotional survival creates unique spiritual opportunities and risks. We may heal our wounds sufficiently to function in the world, expand our awareness and help other people, but we can also get caught in using out of body experiences as a way to support the ego and make us feel special.

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Chapter 5 Soul Splitting: Dissociation for the Body


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]]> http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/16/dissociation-for-emotional-survival/feed/ Clearing of Pain http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/15/clearing-of-pain/ http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/15/clearing-of-pain/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:42:56 +0000 Stephen Proskauer MD http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/15/clearing-of-pain/ The clearing of pain and fear in Karmic Therapy sessions can transcend symptom relief and help us realize the essence of our being.

]]> http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/15/clearing-of-pain/feed/ The Grace of Transformation http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/12/the-grace-of-transformation/ http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/12/the-grace-of-transformation/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:10:47 +0000 Stephen Proskauer MD http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/12/the-grace-of-transformation/ During Karmic Therapy sessions a patient transcend ordinary reality in the process of reuniting with the soul. Such sessions have enormous healing power as well as a poignant numinous quality that brings tears. One has the feeling of witnessing a sacred moment. A mysterious shift has occurred and reality has been transformed forever into a new dimension. Suddenly something is afoot that goes far beyond the release of historical trauma. It is nothing less than the restoration of lost wholeness. The patient’s core essence reappears out of nowhere and delivers the patient from a life of longing and alienation. Watching in awe, we are all transformed, as if the soul of the Earth itself were returning from exile and showering us with grace and offering us a more loving and enlightened world. When anyone heals at this deep level, all of us are brought back into primal alignment with the serene harmony of our true selves.

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Chapter 5 Soul Splitting: Dissociation for the Body


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]]> http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/12/the-grace-of-transformation/feed/ How will you awaken? http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/11/how-will-you-awaken/ http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/11/how-will-you-awaken/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:22:02 +0000 Stephen Proskauer MD http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/11/how-will-you-awaken/ So many gates to awakening: meditation, Big Mind, astrology, tarot, craniosacral or Rosen bodywork, and Karmic Therapy. Take your pick.

]]> http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/11/how-will-you-awaken/feed/ Soul Retrieval http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/10/soul-retrieval/ http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/10/soul-retrieval/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:10:26 +0000 Stephen Proskauer MD http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/10/soul-retrieval/ Shamanic healing in many tribal cultures includes a ceremony for retrieving parts of the soul that have been lost as a result of traumatic dissociation. Karmic Therapy offers another way to bring spiritual consciousness back into the body when parts of the soul have gone into exile.

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Chapter 5 Soul Splitting: Dissociation for the Body


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]]> http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/10/soul-retrieval/feed/ Awakening http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/09/awakening/ http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/09/awakening/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:25:16 +0000 Stephen Proskauer MD http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/09/awakening/ We live in a time when many people are awakening to the spiritual significance of patterns in their lives. Are you among them?

]]> http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/09/awakening/feed/ Dissociation and Shamanic Initiation http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/08/dissociation-and-shamanic-initiation/ http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/08/dissociation-and-shamanic-initiation/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:10:31 +0000 Stephen Proskauer MD http://www.karmashrink.com/2010/03/08/dissociation-and-shamanic-initiation/ Dissociating from the body may make it difficult to stay grounded and to feel at home in the physical world, but on the positive side, the dissociation that so often results from severe injury temporarily protects us from overwhelming fear and pain, loosens our attachment to the physical senses, and creates a spiritual opening into a larger realm of consciousness. The “wounded healer” in the shamanic tradition journeys to the spirit realm to make contact with spiritual allies and healing forces. Without the wound and the resulting dissociation from the body the journey could not begin. On the journey, the shaman experiences a rebirth and the wound is transformed into a vehicle for spiritual growth and for healing others.

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Karmic Therapy Healing the Split Psyche

Chapter 5 Soul Splitting: Dissociation for the Body


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