The article analyzes the state of eternal salvation in the context of religious-mystical culture and documentary evidence of both religious and non-religious origin. The research material includes the texts of the Vedas, the Avesta, the Tripiṭaka, the Dao De Jing, the Torah, the Bible, and the Qur’an, as well as relevant documentary literature. It is substantiated that in various cultural and...
This article is devoted to a comprehensive religious studies analysis of the anthropological foundations of resilience within the Ukrainian spiritual tradition. Based on the study of the Hesychast heritage and religious-philosophical thought of the Baroque era, the essential connection between traditional ascetic methods of self-regulation and the latest strategies of psychological resilience...
This article explores potential intersections between the religious-mystical system of Thelema, founded by Aleister Crowley, and archaic shamanic practices. The analysis focuses on altered states of consciousness, techniques of achieving ecstasy, astral travel, spirit communication, and the role of the practitioner as a mediator between worlds. Key theoretical sources from both traditions are...