How Psychedelic, Religious, Spiritual, Mystical Experiences Become Effective
The Oxford Handbook of Psychedelic, Religious, Spiritual, and Mystical Experiences November 19, 2024 Anne Koch
Abstract The concept of “efficacy” is dually grounded in theory and in individual experience. On the one hand, it is a key issue in many religious practices, from intercessory prayer to healing rituals. On the other hand, the concept concerns causality, belief, and intentionality and is here localized within recent discussions of predictive mind and embodied cognition and related to the...