Donald Crowhurst

reading it now, crowhurst was a silly man.

I would have to disagree PorpoiseFathom. His logs were an example of a classic descent into psychosis and to me his suicide seems confirmed; else the missing log would have been found with the other flotsam on TE when found. I think that psychosis sometimes appears as spirituality to others - but cannot be separated from the context of the moment. The mind is a very fragile thing when left alone and almost completely isolated; especially in a person desparately seeking the approval of others.

JonathanAgain- i hear what your saying. my perception is that in native cultures there is no such things as psychosis. thats just a word WE put to certain "conditions" and stages of the pyche. words created by those who need to classify and categorize. anyone can have those symptoms at nay time. The fact is thats exaclty what a vision quest is- extreme isolation coupled with lack of sleep and high levels of stress. but that person is may not be suicidal? he never mentioned suicide?

I dunno PorpoiseFathom. Guess I look at it as a psychiatric issue, not one of spirituality or psychology. The aural hallucinations common to solitary long distance sailors fall into that same category; psychiatric/biological examples of the mind desperately trying to find connection to other human beings and its never ending search for cause. And while other cultures do not define it in the same terms, I don't know of any who did/do not have some form of of the word "crazy" in their own words.

Hi JonathanAgain I really value your responses to my posts. I like to hear different ideas. and i fully understand where your coming from. I personally see that kind of reaction to crowhursts psychological state as phenomenon and culturally biased.

however i think you make a good point regardless...ill look into it more.