The Borders of Normal: A Psychiatrist De-Stigmatizes the Paranormal
Language: English
Published by FriesenPress, 2017
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- Title
- The Borders of Normal: A Psychiatrist De-Stigmatizes the Paranormal
- Author
- Matas M D, Manuel
- Publisher
- FriesenPress
- Publication year
- 2017
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1525504568
- ISBN 13
- 9781525504563
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Item weight
- 300 grams
TELEPATHY, ESP, VISIONS, PREMONITIONS
NEAR-DEATH AND OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCES
Most of us have heard stories of these unusual phenomena, as told by millions of people throughout history and across cultures. Or perhaps we have experienced them ourselves, and we are still grappling with their validity in a world of empirical science and psychiatry that deems anything unseen or spiritual as impossible, weird, or even disturbed. The stigma surrounding the paranormal prevents us from exploring the possibility that there are, perhaps, events that occur outside the realm of human comprehension, inoculating us against the lessons and spiritual significance these events might hold. As an experienced psychiatrist, Dr. Manuel Matas is very familiar with the science of the human brain-as well as the possibilities that exist beyond the known borders of consciousness. He has never been a classic rationalist, as he himself has experienced phenomena that defy logic and the explanations of Western medicine. In The Borders of Normal, Dr. Matas reveals just how accepted (and studied) many of these phenomena are, providing a compelling overview of influential thinkers who have, over the years, recognized events and experiences that fall outside the realm of current scientific thought. As a proponent of a nuanced, respectful approach that lies between belief and scepticism, Dr. Matas helps us to view paranormal experiences as normal and indeed endemic to the human species, for it is in this space of the unknown that we may learn more about ourselves, each other, and the bodies and worlds that we inhabit....
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About the Author
In The Borders of Normal, Dr Matas explores a wide range of paranormal phenomena, including ESP, telepathy, visions, premonitions, and precognitive dreams. He shares his professional expertise along with his own, personal paranormal experiences, which include near-death and out-of-body experiences, encounters with message-bearing apparitions, and angelic visitations. In the process he helps readers learn how to distinguish between psychic and psychotic.
By sharing his knowledge in psychiatry and the world of the unknown, he hopes to normalize and destigmatize paranormal and psychic phenomena, thereby allowing readers to find deep meaning in their own personal paranormal and spiritual encounters. He also hopes that by sharing his own experiences, he will give readers permission to share their own experiences, without fear of being judged or ridiculed.
Dr. Matas is a clinical psychiatrist with forty years of experience in university teaching hospitals and private practice, as well as participation in scientific and psychiatric boards and associations.
He has served on the Board and the Scientific Council of the Canadian Psychiatric Association.
He has been featured in numerous magazines, podcasts, and radio interviews, including CBC Radio's Tapestry with Mary Hynes, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, Midnight in the Desert with Dave Schrader, Whitley Strieber's Dreamland podcast, Richard Hoagland's The Other Side of Midnight, The God Show with Pat McMahon, On the Odd with Mark Jeacoma, Aquarian Radio, Standing in the Sunlight, IntuiTalks Radio with Angel Meadows, Nocturnal Frequency, OM Times, and EdgeScience magazine.
He received his Medical Degree from the University of Manitoba and his Diploma in Psychiatry from McGill University. He has been published extensively in peer-reviewed psychiatric journals and is a frequent and popular presenter at psychiatric and mind/body/spirit conferences.
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