Ep 18 - Isabel Clarke - Between Madness and Mystery: Psychosis, Spirituality & the Transliminal Mind
Description
In this episode, I sit down with clinical psychologist and author Isabel Clarke to explore the deep waters where psychosis, mysticism, and spirituality meet. Drawing from her influential book Madness, Mystery and the Survival of God, Isabel invites us to reconsider what it means to be “mad” in a world that has lost touch with the numinous.
⏱️ Episode Timestamps
00:00 Intro
02:20 Isabel’s journey into spirituality and psychosis
07:00 Mystical experiences and psychosis
08:20 The transliminal and schizotypy
11:00 Getting stuck in the transliminal
12:30 Barriers to integrating transliminal experience
15:00 Brain architecture and the numinous20:30 Understanding delusions in psychosis
22:00 Does psychosis have a reality function?
26:00 Pathology vs spirituality
33:00 Acknowledging delusional beliefs
40:00 The “Both–and” of spirituality and psychosis
42:00 Cultural neurosis and disenchantment
44:30 The Spiritual Crisis Network
49:00 Medicine and the mystical
56:00 Comprehend, Copy, and Connect
01:02 Where to find Isabel Clarke
Where to find Isabel Clarkehttps://www.isabelclarke.org/
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