Pathology or Transcendence By Marleen Thaler

https://www.academia.edu/144118181/Pathology_or_Transcendence In 1976, US-American Psychiatrist Lee Sannella published a small book entitled Kundalini -Psychosis or Transcendence? Due to his research at the San Francisco-based Kundalini Clinic, Sannella postulated in his book that the tantric notion of kundalini might mimic psychotic e�fects, yet it must be distinguished from mental disease. Although Sannella's hypothesis was built upon previous assertions of presumably adverse e�fects of kundalini, such as those articulated by the Indian Pandit Gopi Krishna (1903Krishna ( -1984)), Sannella popularised the idea of kundalini's potential threats. Concurrently, he underlined kundalini's transformational potentiality. By highlighting discourse and interpretation of kundalini as a trigger for spiritual emergencies, this chapter aims to examine the dual perspective of kundalini as a hazardous and therapeutic force as well as shed light on hitherto little-known details about the Kundalini Clinic. Additionally, it delves into the ritual implications of spiritual emergencies. Karl Baier University of Vienna, Religious Studies, Adjunct University of Vienna, Institut für Religionswissenschaft / ... https://univie.academia.edu/KarlBaier