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Is there a difference between spiritual and religious problems? Perhaps not, if we believe that all problems that emerge in relation to one's religious life are essentially spiritual in nature. However, there are specific problems which arise which have to do with one's relationship to the beliefs and practices of an organized religious institution, or conversion to a particular faith. For the purposes of this book, I will call these specific problems "religious. " Problems relating to spiritual experience and the transcultural experience of relationship with higher forces will be "spiritual" in nature. These problems include: shifting values, changes in relationship to one's self-concept when there are surges in physical energy, emotional reactions to spiritual experiences, as well as resistance to further spiritual experiences.