{"id":5123,"date":"2013-05-15T11:09:59","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T18:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.philborges.com\/blog\/?p=5123"},"modified":"2014-04-25T12:33:41","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T19:33:41","slug":"inner-worlds-introducing-adam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.philborges.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/15\/inner-worlds-introducing-adam\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Adam: A Psychotic Break or Spiritual Emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">About nine months ago, out of my curiosity and interest in meditation I began interviewing individuals who had been meditating. It just so happens that 2 of the 3 people I interviewed had had \u2018psychotic episodes\u2019 similar to the experiences the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philborges.com\/blog\/tag\/shaman\/\" target=\"_blank\">shamans<\/a> described to me.<\/p>\n<p>Adam is one of those individuals.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/64751831?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" height=\"338\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Since my understanding of altered states of consciousness is just beginning and Adam is still in the throws of understanding what has happened to him, I\u2019ve decided to tell this story as it unfolded to me and continues to unfold in a series of blogs.\u00a0 More on Adam to follow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About nine months ago, out of my curiosity and interest in meditation I began interviewing individuals who had been meditating. 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