MEDIUMSHIP - OBSESSION:
PSYCHOLOGICAL & EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES AND OBSESSION

Intro |  Physical Angle | Spiritual Angle | Treatment for Both

Introduction

Insanity, and some of the most severe psychological disorders that we see take hold of some individuals, are complex in their nature and make-up. In studying Spiritism's teachings about spiritual obsessions, we can understand how many individuals who suffer from mental infirmities are actually victims of advanced spiritual obsessions that have gained complete control over them. At the same time, there are also physical factors involved in the phenomenon of obsession, due to the reincarnatory process.

The vast majority of scientists in the medical field, today, still do not admit, understand, or consider causes of insanity other than those of a material nature, stemming from dysfunction or damage of the brain, chemical imbalances, and other physical causes. When treating physical illnesses that effect the mind, they are able to clinically treat symptoms of the force that acts upon the patient and causes him to suffer some form of madness or mental and/or emotional disturbance. Yet, when there are no physical signs that indicate a cause or trigger for such disturbances, science is unable to effectuate a cure.

The fact of the matter is that madness can occur with or without evident physical cause.  In either case, the medical and psychological professions, and their patients, would benefit extremely from the comprehension and consideration of the eternal life of the spirit and of the operation of divine laws in the process of reincarnation. As Spiritism teaches us, insanity, madness and mental disorders can derive from physical causes, as well as obsession, or both, simultaneously.  In any case, there are always seeds for the occurrence, carried by the spirit who becomes its victim. The text to follow will explain why.