Fire Stories: Further Thoughts on Radically Rethinking Mental Illness is a collection of 12 narratives that reveal the chaotic and often deeply spiritual experiences of those who have encountered states of mind often labeled as mental illness. These vivid accounts describe emotional turbulence, hidden blessings, mad gifts, ecstatic visions, altered states, spiritual breakthroughs and visionary meltdowns. A follow-up to Firewalkers: Madness, Mystery and Beauty, Fire Stories explores our complicated relationship with reality and the various ways we attempt to resolve the brilliant colors of perception and imagination with a society that is often far more black and white.
Fire Stories: Further Thoughts on Radically Rethinking Mental Illness is a collection of 12 narratives that reveal the chaotic and often deeply spiritual experiences of those who have encountered states of mind often labeled as mental illness. These vivid accounts describe emotional turbulence, hidden blessings, mad gifts, ecstatic visions, altered states, spiritual breakthroughs and visionary meltdowns. A follow-up to Firewalkers: Madness, Mystery and Beauty, Fire Stories explores our complicated relationship with reality and the various ways we attempt to resolve the brilliant colors of perception and imagination with a society that is often far more black and white.