Crow Holbeche
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Crow Holbeche
Painter, visionary, teacher.
Co-founder of the Exeter hearing voices group.
Died 28th November 2001
Crow fought for more than a year against cancer after being told it could not be treated.
In that time he created 24 paintings and won his freedom from the psychiatric system.
Friends rallied round and supported him and so did many who did not know him but were inspired by the stand he took against compulsory psychiatric treatment.
Crow's paintings express his belief that creation comes about when the spirit enters the physical and gives it life. He believed that he had a sacred responsibility to receive the communication of spirit through visions and voices.
That is why he felt so angry and hurt when he saw these experiences dismissed as mental illness and when people tried to destroy them with medication.
He wanted everyone to be able to value and find meaning in their experiences, and thought that even distressing experiences could be understood and transformed if people were open to their spiritual meaning.
His passion to communicate this view was what motivated his painting and his work in the voices movement.
With other voice hearers he founded the Exeter voices groups and helped to inspire the many groups that have now grown up in the South West of England.
His voice was also heard at conferences and training events by scores of mental health workers who will never again view visions and voices in the same narrow, clinical way.
He died peacefully.
Source: News from the Joan of Arc Project, Jan - March 2002
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Praying for it to be feasible, allowed in sensible ways to get free & remain free, to be redeemed from having no choice but accept psychiatric medication, treatment - if this is beneficial s, better. Particularly if has offended/upset recipients. If awareness es of spiritual s; applicable s. I have personally gone through the anger at being classified; schizophrenic - due to hearing of voices from spiritual contacts. I have dedicated my life to communicating against adverse bad s / evil s. Some who know what I do - respect me for it. Others reject/deny or avoid. However, I know what I do is worthwhile and continue and have had personal success in some important ways. I've dedicated my life to communicating, working against adverse bad s / evil s - incl. those which established through Bible s / Holy publication s. This may offend some - but it is my awareness and I am aware that it I persevere God for honourable goods/rights does win through and direct adverse bad s / evil s; defeated s. Praying for ongoing sensible, beneficial, constructive blessings incl. sensible corrections/changes. Please note; a psychiatric consultant who was aware/who saw my prayer communications - favoured not giving me prescribed drugs. Possibly influenced due to his own brother having mental health issues. Praying for honourable supports of sensible worthwhiles. Thanking Dear 'God' & 'Helpers' (incl. in Heaven & on Earth) Amen