Alternative Perspectives: Contents

Posted by Paul Wednesday, November 29, 2006 17:19:00 GMT



INTERVOICE has always considered the importance of accepting peoples’ own explanations for their voice experiences as paramount. Many people believe their voices to have spiritual or other signicance. In this section we explore a range of alternative explanations for the experience of voice hearing and other ways that people have found to cope with them.


Different perspectives by people who hear voices

  • Odi Oquosa: voices and shamanism
  • Alessandra’s story: Voices as real entities
  • “My” God versus “your “God
  • Where do voices come from? A poll
  • The religious expereince of Philip K. Dick
  • Philip Goddard, A personal experience of hearing voices examined from from the perspective of a healer
  • Roy Vincent on ‘silent intrusions’ and unwanted spiritual intrusion.




    • Spiritual crises and emergencies: Resources
    Here we provide some links to sites and organisations and other resources that you may find of interest on the subject of spiritual crises and emergencies.



    Research into alternative perspectives
    Voice hearing in history and religion; Recovery from a Maori Perspective; Affective reactions to auditory hallucinations in psychotic, evangelical and control groups



    News on alternative perspectives
    Stephen promises lots of tears and laughter in emotional show, Whitehaven Times, 14/06/2007; Where mysticism meets medicine, Seattle Times, 26/11/2006; Psychic puts cards on the table at her church, St Petersburg Times, 24/09/2006




    Websites on alternative perspectives
    Paranormal voices website