Vladimir Lerner

Alexander Nikolaevich Scriabin (1872-1915): Enlightenment or illness?

Journal of medical biography June 6, 2014 Eliezer Witztum, Vladimir Lerner

The similarity between psychotic symptoms and aspects of mystical experiences is well known. It has long been recognized that there are similarities between mystical and spiritual and psychotic experiences. The content of an experience alone usually does not determine whether an individual is psychotic. The Russian composer Scriabin (1872-1915) was among the most famous artists of his time....