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Gnosis Retreat Center

by gruseom on 11/18/19, 8:34 PM with 19 comments

  • by okareaman on 11/19/19, 12:33 AM

    I became homeless due to the depressive phase of bipolar disorder and alcoholism. I did a 180 and now live a happy and productive life thanks to HVRP (Homeless Veterans Rehabilitation Program), which is similar in ways to this program. I'm sharing this for any veterans reading this that need help. Please contact the VA and receive the help you earned. There are people who want to help you.

  • by mtraven on 11/18/19, 9:56 PM

    This seems organized around the work of the radical psychiatrist RD Laing. I've admired some of writing in the past, but his theories of psychosis are considered nonsense these days. From the website:

    “Legacy of R.D. Laing,” Michael Guy Thompson, on Madness Radio. Is psychosis a journey and a breakthrough to somewhere more authentic? Scottish psychiatrist R.D. Laing was a fierce critic of the mental health system, and saw madness as a rational adaptation to irrational family and social constraints. How are Laing’s provocative insights about politics and culture still relevant today?

  • by mtraven on 11/18/19, 9:41 PM

  • by ccvannorman on 11/19/19, 1:56 PM

    This is awesome! But so expensive. After traveling abroad in Costa Rica and Thailand, I imagine such a program could have 10-20% the cost, making it much more accessible. I wonder if such programs exist? Maybe I should start one...

  • by sthatipamala on 11/18/19, 9:50 PM

    gruseom: This seems like an interesting initiative. Can you tell us why you shared it?

  • by david-cako on 11/18/19, 10:47 PM

    “Gnosis”, is this rooted in Gnostic or neoplatonic philosophy? Or just the name of knowledge.

  • by Merrill on 11/19/19, 12:33 AM

    https://www.facebook.com/Gnosisretreatcenter/

    Gnosis literally means knowledge, but most often it is used to indicate mystical knowledge.

    Also https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA1MQyM14pcKhu96Zr5e2WA

    https://twitter.com/gnosisretreatc

  • by pmarreck on 11/18/19, 10:22 PM

    Database hosed.

  • by kylek on 11/18/19, 9:34 PM

    Must be a rough monday if this is on the front page. Hang in there.