Channeling Erik

May8th

28 Comments

Bipolar Disease

Posted in: Bereaved, Bipolar disease, Channeling, Death, Death of a Child, Grief, Grieving, Heaven, Love, Mental illness, Spiritual enlightenment, Struggles, Suicide, Violent deaths

Thanks to Nancy, here are some fascinating videos about the spiritual side of bipolar disease. Sometimes I wonder how much of mental illness is society’s interpretation of “normal” as well as society’s rejection and disdain.

Bipolar Mania or Spiritual Enlightenment?

Why Bipolar People Commit Suicide

As a surprise Mother’s Day present for myself, I just happened to check MySpace to see if Erik had a page, and indeed he did, however scanty. Here he is sitting in the very chair and room where he took his own life, playing something on his guitar, with a broken shoulder no less. Proof positive that there is a spiritual, creative side to bipolar disease.


me playing guitar

Erik Medhus | Myspace Video

By the way, I will put the ETP radio interview under the links section of the blog for all of you who weren’t able to catch it when it was aired on May 6th.

And now I close, wishing all of you moms a Happy Mother’s Day. For many of us, today is bittersweet, punctuated by joy and sadness, but it helps to remember that death doesn’t rob us of motherhood nor does it rob of of our eternal relationship with our children. They are with us forever, because barriers melt in the wake of Love.

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  • Be Free My Angel

    Im so glad you posted the video here for some reason I couldn’t view it on FB. I love that crazy Erik. Thank you for sharing with us, watching the video helps me feel his energy, hoping to recognize the feeling if he stops by. I believe him and Emily still pop in on me but they stay in the background and dont make themselves known as much. Im sure there is a good reason for it, though Id love to have a good communication with my daughter Erik if you are up to it, Id love to see you two clearly on this first Mothers Day without my baby. Im missing her terribly lately we are comming up on the one year anniversary of her passing. I can’t believe it’s almost been a year.

  • nikki

    so much to read and catch up on…
    Happy Mother’s day to all the moms and mom-like figures.
    Today is one of those “firsts” a holiday without Eric. It is also my oldest b-day, so a little reminder that we need to “live” and focus on the future. That being said, many private tears as no matter how much I try to rationalize Eric’s suicide, I miss him and selfishly want him standing in the kitchen mocking my every silly comment.
    So…you know me always a story. It seems the angel that visits me is Gabriel, no not the archangel. I call him Gabe, well just because it’s sounds cool and hip, he doesn’t seem to mind. I ran at the lake this morning hoping for some words of wisdom from Gabe or Eric, nope! Came home to a song playing on tv that made me go, who is that? and what is the name of that song? Here ya go, time to dance! Listen to it, check out the name of the band. And maybe just maybe, its a reminder the “Destiny” is the reason and love is always the answer.
    Love ya, have a good day.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNgMmlpRuvA&feature=player_detailpage

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      Gabe came through for you after all. And I feel that those words are coming from your Eric. Happy Mother’s Day, Nikki, and Happy Birthday to your oldest.

  • Yvonne

    Man that guy is wailing that guitar? Who taught him that? It is amazing how we overlook the gifts and talents that we have, or they come to mean so little! I am speaking of myself here!
    I hope you have a happy Mother’s Day! My kids are trying to give me the day off! So I am online!
    I wish I could join you in Atlanta and meet you all one day. Perhaps you will have an event and we will cross paths. In the meantime, blessings to you Elisa and the blog, members too!

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      Happy Mother’s Day, Yvonne!

  • iola

    Bittersweet, but many loving memories today. Thank you for the video..Erik is amazing! Bet he is still strumming up a storm. Come say Hi Erik..on your way to Mom. Love you all….find a smile today…our children still envelope us in their love…always.

  • mom2bzs

    Wow, Erik is really good! He constantly comes to me playing his guitar. What a gift to see him in the physical playing. He is truly gifted.

  • Tracy Lamont

    What a precious gift from Erik to his mom on Mother’s Day.
    And what a talent the boy had. He’s a left-hander aswell! I knew he was helping me with my clumsy left-handed strumming.
    It’s not Mother’s Day in Britain – we have ours in March, but to all you lovely Mothers in the States; may your precious children on the other side of life find a way to make you feel their love on this special day.xxx

  • Susan

    Very interesting videos on the spiritual side of bipolar (makes a lot of sense)……
    Wow…cool guitar playing from Eric ;-)

    Susanxox

  • http://manicdepressiveblog.wordpress.com/ David A. Stein

    I stumbled upon your blog and I am really happy I did. Not only do I suffer from Bipolar Disorder, I also attend a seminary, studying to become a chaplain. It has been fascinating looking at the relationship between mental illness and religion.

    I am really looking forward to reading more of your posts and see how you view mental illness and spirituality.

    Dave.

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      Aw, I’m glad you’re part of the family now, David. There are no coincidences, in my opinion. Perhaps the fact that our roads have crossed are part of some divine plan. I’m sure part of that involves the insight you’ll provide for us. At the very least, you’ve found a new set of loving friends.

  • Carol (Chris’ Mom)

    Congratulations on receiving such a great Mother’s Day gift from Erik. Finding his MySpace page must have felt like a jackpot! I know whenever I find anything “new” that I had not previously known about it felt like a “new” memory from Chris. Chris’ friends set up a page in his honor after he died. Chris always called MySpace “Cry Space”…it’s ironic he has his own page now! You can view it at R.I.P. Jordan. If any of you need a log-in for MySpace you can use mine (the sign-on email address is old so there isn’t privacy issues). It’s cdoliver@dslexteme.com and the password is kids.

    Maybe we can hook up Chris and Erik as friends on MySpace since they hang around together now on the other side! I can see people’s eyebrows with comments going back and forth, (Chris to Erik…) “Dude, let’s go bug your Mom again when she’s sleeping by jumping on her bed.” Or, “Are you SURE that’s what that guadian angel said to you?”. It sure would make ‘em all wonder!

    My thoughts are with all of us mother’s who are “family” on this site. I know your pain and I walk it with you. I’m grateful we have that.

    Carol
    cdoliver@san.rr.com

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      How weird, because Erik has R.I.P. Jordan on his page too. She hanged herself several months before Erik died. That and Allie’s death were just the last straw.

  • guitarlinda

    I have 30 years professional performing and teaching
    experience and can add my kudo’s to Erics facility with guitar….somebody loved him a whole lot to get him that Les Paul and encourage him to play.

  • Stanley

    Hello,

    Such good information. I do think people misunderstand bipolar. As long as the person is not a danger to themselves or others, I do not see the problem. Although I can only speak from my own experience. I guess I have not been to the point of spending all my life savings throwing $100.00 bills out the window of a speeding car or anything like that. Though I can’t say I wouldn’t mind being behind the car picking up the money. Just kidding. :) But yea, I think it really comes down to how much it disrupts your life. I am really not a good person to ask how good psych help is with my past. Personally if I had my way, every psych hospital would be dismantled in mass. But yea. Good video’s none the less. They do give people who do not have it, a peek into what it’s like to have it.

    -Stanley

  • Nancy Antia

    Hello Elisa,

    You’ll make my ego explode. I can barely keep it inside myself! Serioulsy I wish to thank you for being so open and honest with us all from the very beginning. It takes courage, personal integrity and honesty to do so. You taught me a lesson on humbleness I won’t forget. The truth is I tend to hide my feelings to avoid being hurt so your not hiding anything was quite new and refreshing to me.
    God bless you

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      Aw, Nancy, this is a safe place for you to open your heart. Releasing is so important and keeping things in can be so exhausting. Believe me, I’m learning this too, so we’re teaching one another. Whenever I feel scared, I just ask myself, what’s the worst that can happen to an eternal being? That gives me more courage.

  • Nancy Antia

    Erik looks so, so handsome!

  • Shelley

    Bittersweet is the exact word I used to describe Mother’s Day too…struggling with feeling like a failure as a mother for not catching all the signs when Barney was younger and doing something about it then…but as Maya Angelou says..”we do what we know how to do and when we know better, we do better”…I’ve been asking Barney to come to me in a dream, but no sign of him yet…oh, how I miss him

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      {{{{{HUGS}}}}} Shelley.

  • Skoshi

    Reading the “breakthrough” experiences of people who “suddenly” become enlightened, I always thought they sounded like what doctors consider mental illness. Those who teach Kundulini all say it can be dangerous and people should not puruse it lightly. I would bet Ram Dass and others have family members who are “sure” their loved ones lost their minds.

    David Stein, you’d find Karen Armstrong’s book “The Spiral Staircase: My Climb out of Darkness” a worthwhile read. She entered a convent at the age of 17, because of powerful religious feelings. I won’t give away the surprise conclusion as to why she felt that way because reading the book would be anticlimactic, but I recommend it to everyone. I saw her speaking about her book and knew her life story before reading it but was still amazed by her life’s journey and how she was treated (abused!) by religious people and goofed-up by medical professionals.

    I also found it hard to put down Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor’s book, My Stroke of Insight. Dr Taylor is a Harvard-trained neurobiologist who, at the age of 37, had a stroke. Her experience sounds just like an “awakening”, without the physical disability of course.

    Elisa, this is another example of synchronicity. I was struck a few days ago when you shared yet another session where Erik talks briefly about “enlightenment.” Since once in a while he mentions how important it is, I was wondering if you would ask his definition of “enlightenment” and how people go about “reaching enlightenment”?

    Hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day despite having had such terrible losses.

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      I did ask him what enlightenment is both from the earthly plane and the spiritual plane and I think it’s been posted. I’ll try to hunt for it if I have time!

  • Skoshi

    Duh! I meant to share the URL to this web site aboout quantum mechanics, consciousness, the mind and the brain:

    http://www.universaltheory.org/html/quantum_mechanics/quantum_brain/quantum_brain2.htm

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      Skoshi, that site has amazing information. Talk about meaty! I’m ordering the book on Amazon.

  • Skoshi

    Thanks, Elisa. We want MORE! A whole book would do to start with. LOL.

  • Nancy Antia

    Hi Elisa,

    Yes, after all, what’s the worst thing that can happen to us, immortal souls?
    I’m sure you’ll love to listen to this again:
    http://youtu.be/BbnYMOmnrXY

    • http://drmedhus.com Elisa

      Yep, all we can do is keep on trying. Can’t wait to channel Freddie Mercury. He’s awesome. What a voice. What a soul.

  • Patrick

    Is bipolarity or a bipolar “disorder” similar to or the same as manic depression? Where is there a good reference manual to read up on it? I have heard the term many times and have gathered a casual – and I believe incorrect – impression of what it is.

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