Lee Irwin

2 papers in the library · 1 citation · publishing 2017-2020

Papers

Supernal Dreaming: On Myth and Metaphysics

Religions October 26, 2020 Lee Irwin 1 citation

Dreams can be categorized into four distinct types—normative-rational, mythic-imaginal, psychic-intuitive, and supernal-transpersonal—each with different metaphysical and ontological significance. Supernal dreaming, a profound and participatory revelatory type, engages the dreamer in a visionary capacity that can lead to new enactive and embodied ways of life. Drawing on the author's extensive dream journal, the article develops a typological approach to dream analysis, placing dream morphology within a metatheory based on agency and a sentient, process-based cosmology. Dreams are presented as sustaining human development, stimulating ontological insights, and forming a basis for paranormal perceptions and inspirational dream actualization.

DOI: 10.3390/rel11110552 Dream Metaphysics Epistemology Normative +5

Reincarnation in America: A Brief Historical Overview

Religions November 3, 2017 Lee Irwin

Reincarnation theories in America have evolved from the 1680s to the present, drawing from Native American traditions, Western Esotericism, Christianity, Judaism, missionary Hinduism and Buddhism, Spiritualism, Theosophy, and Rosicrucianism. Current theories increasingly rely less on religious support and more on direct personal experience, paranormal research, and new therapeutic models. The paper surveys these historical currents and concludes with reflections on the complexity of reincarnation theory, raising questions about its future development.

DOI: 10.3390/rel8100222 Full text Reincarnation Rebirth Past life memories Paranormal +6