The international journal for the psychology of religion
January 13, 2025
Jonathan Dinsmore, Putu Divariani, I. Kadek et al.
Jonathan Dinsmore’s Mystical Luminosity Experience: An Initiation of a Construct Grounded in Phenomenology offers a groundbreaking exploration of an often-overlooked phenomenon: mystical luminosity experiences (MLE). By bridging ancient mystical traditions with modern scientific inquiry, this work is a rare fusion of academic rigor and spiritual insight, making it a significant contribution to...
The international journal for the psychology of religion
December 13, 2024
Ari Brouwer, LeRon Shults, Charles L. Raison
ABSTRACT The diverse nature of religious and spiritual experiences (RSEs) eludes easy comparison or conceptualization. Here we explore the phenomenological, situational and conceptual principles that connect eighty-two diverse RSE reports from the Hardy Database (https://alisterhardytrust.uwtsd.ac.uk/). We tentatively suggest that in addition to being unexpectedly significant and imbued with...
The international journal for the psychology of religion
October 1, 2024
Joshua Lipson, Thomas Ford, Miles Beattie et al.
ABSTRACT The present study aimed to characterize the relationship between mystical experience and psychopathology measures in a general-population sample of 763 U.S. adults. The participants were assessed across various domains including psychopathology, spirituality, personality, and life experience. The analysis revealed three distinct profiles among individuals: Transcendent Wellness,...
The international journal for the psychology of religion
October 2, 2023
Z. Chen, Shuozhi Guo, R. Cowden
ABSTRACT The scientific study of psychedelic, religious, spiritual, and mystical (PRSM) experiences can be advanced by applying culturally inclusive qualitative methodologies that illuminate the breadth and depth of individual experiences in a variety of contexts. To enrich the common core thesis of mysticism and offer insights that could contribute more generally to bridging the gap between...
The international journal for the psychology of religion
July 3, 2021
B. Spilka, K. Ladd
ABSTRACT Prof. Ralph Hood’s career can be approached from many angles. One such perspective is that his work has consistently engaged in-depth interactions with people to understand the thick, rich, details of their individual stories. The context for these investigations has been predominately one of mystical or ineffable experiences that occur in “thin spaces” involving decisive moments with...