Spontaneous mystical experience among atheists: meaning-making, psychological distress, and wellbeing
October 20, 2020 Jan van der Tempel, R. Moodley
ABSTRACT In religious individuals, spontaneous mystical experiences (SMEs) tend to reinforce pre-existing beliefs and are associated with enhanced wellbeing, mediated by adaptive interpretive frameworks and accepting social environments. The meaning-making and outcomes of SMEs among atheists have not been investigated to date. Using a grounded theory approach, the present study found that the...