The Book of Psalms (Sefer Tehillim) stands at the center of Jewish devotional life, shaping religious psychology, liturgy, and spiritual imagination for over two millennia. Psalms are simultaneously literary, musical, therapeutic, communal, mystical, and theological. This essay argues that Psalms constitute a uniquely Jewish mode of prayer that transforms emotional life into sacred language,...
This article examines the question of whether living beings possess an innate, unchangeable nature or have the capacity for fundamental transformation—a question with profound implications for treating addiction-related physical illness. By integrating diverse perspectives from religious and philosophical traditions, mystical thought, modern neuroscience, genetics, and clinical approaches to...
A landmark systematic umbrella review by University College London researchers published in Molecular Psychiatry found no solid scientific evidence supporting the serotonin theory of depression, challenging the foundational "chemical imbalance" hypothesis underlying SSRI treatment and opening new avenues for alternative therapeutic approaches. This essay examines how the collapse of the...