Kundalini versus Psychosis
From the above signs and symptoms, one must differentiate psychosis from arising of the kundalini. This is not easy, especially if the therapist or psychiatrist has not heard of kundalini. The awakened person can diagnose partial awakening in another subject. The psychiatrist can diagnose schizophrenia easily, but give him a case of kundalini arousal, he may fumble and label the yogin with partial awakening as pure psychotic. However, there are certain signs and symptoms which occur are more in one and not the other:
· Sensations of heat are much more common in kundalini states but are rare in normal psychosis.
· Vibrations or fluttering, tingling, and itching that move in definite patterns all over the body. These patterns may be irregular if the arousal is atypical.
· Bright lights are seen internally in kundalini arousal.
· Pain, especially in the head may come suddenly and it may also disappear as suddenly. It comes during a critical period of the arousal.
· Unusual breathing patterns are common in kundalini.
· Mudras such as automatic movements, gestures as in prayers and even dancing are almost exclusively due to kundalini arousal.
· In kundalini cases noises such as whistling and chirping are heard, but not negative intrusion of voices. In psychosis, voices give negative instructions to the patients to do harm to self or others.
In guided and systematic kundalini arousal, the symptoms will disappear spontaneously over time. This is because it is a process of purification, and the process must be self-limiting. It is also therapeutic as they remove pathological elements in the body. The kundalini energy is always positive and creative if it takes its own gradual course and not forced. At the end of the kundalini process, the individual is usually at peace, and he is now able to handle much greater stress than before. The best course to take is to find a guru who himself has successfully awakened his kundalini and let him guide you to fruition. Without proper preparation, the individual is bound to deem himself psychotic when mental and emotional symptoms arise. There may well be many a patient in mental homes who are not psychotic, but merely has accidentally awakened his kundalini partially. The institutionalization of the man alone may drive him crazy!
Therefore in assessing a patient, the psychiatrist (and not merely a GP), must be very cognizant of the kundalini process. With the above distinctions enumerated and his ability to ‘smell’ out a schizophrenic he may then come to a correct diagnosis. Without this knowledge all GP’s and most psychiatrists will diagnose them as psychotic. If the patient is sent to an awakened master, the guru will be more likely to tell the difference.