Psycho-Spiritual Evolution - An Interview with Dr. Neal Goldsmith

[winstono75]

Why would he make an exception for schizophrenia? There is no more reason to think that the diverse experiences labeled as schizophrenia are caused by biology. Only the pharmaceutical industry has anything to gain from that viewpoint.

[hilbertdepilbert]

@winstono75

I agree 100% with you.I even think schizophrenia the most difficult spiritual maturation process a person can experience in the western world.There is a biological aspect to it.The amount of DMT released in schizophrenics is far greater then in avergae persons.But the chemical DMT is in every culture associated with the spiritual realms.A schizophrenic is influenced by this mystical chemical constantly.

[winstono75]

@hilbertdepilbert There is correlation with DMT, but I don't suppose you mean that DMT is the original cause of itself.

I wouldn't say that schizophrenia flatly is a spiritual maturation process, although in some cases it certainly is.

[hilbertdepilbert]

@winstono75

You should take a look at my channel.I have a video,schizophrenic or shamanic.I would like to see a comment from you on that video.

No not all schizophrenics are spiritually influenced,the big question in this is how to find out who is in a maturation process and who has just a defect in the dopaminelevels.MY personal experience(i'm schizophrenic)Is that if anti-psychotic drugs don't work,it's a good thing to seek guidance in other area's then the psychiatry.

[winstono75]

@hilbertdepilbert I was not able to play it from your channel, it was blocked by the BBC, but I think I found the same Terrence McKenna video. I agree with everything he says. How society reacts to and defines these unusual experiences can have a potentially enormous effect on the direction the process will take.

I do not believe that there is any such thing as a defect in dopamine levels, it is all correlation.

[winstono75]

@hilbertdepilbert The only people who are capable of distinguishing between more "pathological" experiences and growth experiences are people who have had some spiritual experiences themselves. Transpersonal psychologists have a pretty good understanding, but unfortunately there aren't too many of them.

[sk8nboomer900]

more time of neal talking lol

[imyoda69]

this is great, thank you.