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When indigenous practices awaken abilities that feel like madness

My family thinks I'm going crazy because I started seeing things after the pipe ceremony, like spirits around people, and I don't know if this is a gift or if I'm actually losing my mind.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Expanded perception from sacred practices is creating experiences that Western frameworks would pathologize.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous healing traditions — Americas and Pacific?”

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