mental illness signals birth of a healer

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This link takes you to a fascinating article. The African shaman has written several books. A friend just told me reading the book "Of Water and Spirited" changed the friend's life. This shaman says that in his culture, when people have the kinds of experiences that get labeled mentally ill in our culture, their community believes the persons having the unusual experiences is readying his or herself to become a healer.

I knew the things that get labeled as mentally ill in this culture were completely misunderstood by this culture.

I have ordered 'Of Water & Spirit" and I want to read alll this shaman's books.