For centuries, racism has played the part of the big, thorny barrier that stands in the way of humanity’s quest for peace and unity. Yet what is the exact nature of this age-old problem? Is it merely a social malady whose power hinges on the collective psyche of a culture? Or is it- as crisis counselor Christopher Bear Beam suspects- some form of an unfathomed, unrecognized mental illness?

In his new book The Crazymaking Disease, Beam makes an unconventional yet powerful argument that could end up revolutionizing the concept of racism. The author- a distinguished authority on for decades- deftly illustrates the intriguing relationship of racism and mental illness on many levels of our culture, and how cultural psychology masquerades racism as a form social disease- leading into a flawed understanding of the syndrome.

This thought-provoking volume illustrates the social, mental, emotional, environmental, and spiritual conditioning processes that lead to racism-, which the author calls a “learned disease”- and fires a stinging social commentary on society’s failure to enlighten its populace of the problem, which the author calls “a cultural commitment to ignorance”.

By showcasing racism as a 3-D hologram of society’s deep-seated flaws, this book paints a vivid portrait of a mental illness that permeates the very core of society- and deeply etches our personal and group identities.

The Crazymaking Disease takes the reader to a new era of consciousness about racism and mental health.