Linda Xiao-week 5

After I read what a shaman sees in a mental hospital, I learn a different viewpoint from the shaman. Such as, those mental illness people are just connected to the natural spirit, that is why they cannot focus on themselves. For this article, I am questioning how shaman so sure those patients are willing to communicate spiritually. But I also respect the shaman’s knowledge and explanation that allow me to appreciate that people have mental problems. I believe those great artists usually have mental illness,they tend to be willing to draw something crazy or something other people never thought of, which is really amazing. I appreciate their existence and show us another side of our world. Spiritual world is speechless but they can feel it. 

     Furthermore, after I read the Combining Indian and western spiritual psychology: applications to health and social renewal, this article talks about the different perspectives of how Indian view psychology than western view psychology. I can feel related to this article, because I was born and raised in a traditional Chinese family, and my family don’t believe in any psychological issues. All they believe is everything is related to Buddhism, another word is karma is happening daily. I wish one day U.S .psychology can combine with Chinese culture just like this article author hoped through collaboration,Indian and US psychologists can learn from each other and combine together.

Question: Do you agree those artists have mental illness done the best job of drawing?

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