This page contains a number of videos related to anomalous, religious, and spiritual experience. In particular, it features videos relevant to spiritual crisis or emergency of various kinds. New videos are added occasionally and the latest additions can be found at the bottom of the page.

Crazywise: Rethinking Madness

CRAZYWISE centers around Adam, 29, a former wakeboard champion who struggles with his sanity following a psychotic break. Desperate and feeling shame from being labeled with a potential lifelong disease, Adam embraces meditation. Later, after revealing his mental diagnosis, Adam is turned away from future meditation retreats. He becomes homeless, alienated from his family and is living alone out of a friend's car.

Spiritual Crisis

Emma Bragdon, director of Integrative Mental Health for You, IMHU.org, interviews Katie about her personal story of spiritual crisis and her current work with the Spiritual Crisis Network in the UK.

Evolving Minds: Psychosis & Spirituality

Evolving Minds explores the connection between psychosis and spiritual experience and provides techniques for people to explore and take control of their own minds. An invaluable resource that will educate, empower and inform.

The Devil In The Room


Sleep paralysis is a broad term used to describe a variety of symptoms, but most closely associated with the experience of waking from sleep experiencing paralysis of the body. This can be accompanied by hallucinations, feelings of fear and a crushing pressure on the chest.

Bipolar Or Waking Up?


For many people the experience of bipolar mania is a sacred, spiritual one. In this video Sean Blackwell explains how and why.

Jill Bolte Taylor's
Stroke of Insight

Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened -- as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding -- she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another.

Sensitive: The Movie


Elaine Aron began researching high sensitivity in 1991 and continues to do research on it now, also calling it Sensory-Processing Sensitivity (SPS, the trait’s scientific term). She never planned to write any self-help books, but those who have this trait seem to gain a great deal from knowing about it.

Mystical Experiences as a Type of Spiritual Problem

The Spiritual Competency Resource Center provides access to online resources that enhance the cultural sensitivity of mental health professionals. Spirituality is now accepted as an important component of cultural competence for mental health professionals. These resources include online courses, audio-visual resources, and articles.

Near-Death Experiences


This is a trailer for the NDE training video: "Near-Death Experience, What Medical Professionals Need to Know," which may be ordered at www.iands.org/video. The video features doctors, a nurse, and a number of near-death experiencers. It provides medical professionals with information and procedures to address the needs of patients who have had NDEs. It is also of interest to general audiences.

Spirituality in Psychiatry for Today's World

Published on Mar 8, 2016. Video produced by the RCPsych's Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group

Sleep Paralysis Inspiration for Photographing Nightmares

Nicholas Bruno uses his visions and experiences during sleep paralysis as inspiration for his photographical art.

The Transformative Power of Near-Death Experiences

Dr Penny Sartori and Kelly Walsh introduce their book The Transformative Power of Near-Death Experiences.

Psychosis or Spiritual Awkening?


TED Talk by Phil Borges, producer and director of Crazywise about his research amongst indigenous cultures on the relationship between spirituality and mental health.

Dr Penny Sartori: Near-Death Experiences

Dr Penny Sartori is the author of the Wisdom of Near Death Experiences. She worked as a nurse in a British hospital for 21 years, 17 of those being in Intensive Care. She has conducted unique and extensive research into the near-death experiences (NDEs) of her patients. In 2005 she was awarded a PhD for her research into NDEs and has received worldwide attention and media coverage.

Trailer MEDIUM by Monica Demes


Through the story of Nela, a woman who was held in a Psychiatric hospital, but believes she is possessed by spirits, we will learn about faith.

Psychic Protection


This Psychic Protection class (based on the bestselling book 'Psychic Protection') is for experienced practitioners and beginners. Filled with practical exercises and great insights, it will help you maintain your strength and centre in disturbing vibrations.

David Lynch: Meditation, Creativity, Peace

Ten years ago, a team of filmmakers followed David Lynch on a sixteen-country tour and documented a series of lectures and intimate interviews on Lynch's creative process and his relationship to Transcendental Meditation.

Spiritual Experiencers Choose Not to Enter the Mental Health System

A webinar recorded by ACISTE: Listen to Spiritual Experiencers share how their experiences occurred and why they chose not to enter the mental health system to process and integrate their experiences.

Compassion for Voices

A film about the compassionate approach to relating with voices. This project is a Cultural Institute at King's project led by Dr Charlie Heriot-Maitland, Department of Psychology at King’s, in collaboration with Kate Anderson, independent animation director. It is part of the Cultural Institute at King's Collaborative Innovation Scheme for Early Career Researchers.

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