Part two of The Handless Maiden's story about psychotic illness. Including heavy medication (the silver hands), the mystic births the shaman, and the devil twists the truth (persecutory delusions and hearing voices).

This story came into my delusion/ reality when I was terrified believing my hands were going to be chopped off. The myth is a wonderful way to explain mental illness and mysticism, as The Handless Maiden is vulnerable and disabled and also with God / Spirit. Please listen to part one if you have time.

I'm sharing this information about mental illness to set the context for my podcast which is about mystical experiences. Because many of my mystical experiences happened when I was in psychosis. So I am a woman with a mental illness who also understands the shamanic significance of my condition.

Part one was last month's episode and the final part three will follow next month.