Characteristics of Mystical Experiences and Impact of Meditation
Suneetha Kundi
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review |
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| Topics | Meditation Mystical experience |
| Key findings | The paper presents an overview of mystical experiences, covering their definition, nature, characteristics, classification, and effects, and reviews research on meditation's impact. It argues that scientific study of mystical experiences has grown through spiritual psychology, consciousness studies, and meditation studies, and that spirituality is increasingly applied in workplaces, hospitals, and educational institutions, though many researchers remain unaware of this emerging research area. |
Abstract
Mystical experiences have always been studied with a sense of awe and mystery both by the laypersons as well as the scientists. Today due to advancements in Spiritual Psychology, Consciousness studies and Meditation studies, they are being explored from a scientific perspective. As a result several features, identifying criteria, and unique characteristic of these experiences have surfaced in scientific research works. The applications of spirituality have spread into such hitherto new settings like workplaces, hospitals, and educational institutions with many studies on the impact of spiritual/mystical experiences on several important variables. However, many researchers are not aware of the research studies in this emerging area. This paper attempts to present the definition, nature, characteristics, classification, effects of mystical experiences and the impact of meditation.
Comparable studies
Other narrative reviews on mystical experience, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic psychedelics: An integrative review of epidemiology, therapeutics, mystical experience, and brain network function. General population | 2019 | Integrative review | |
| Classic Hallucinogens and Mystical Experiences: Phenomenology and Neural Correlates. | 2018 | Review | |
| Peak experiences and the afterglow phenomenon: When and how do therapeutic effects of hallucinogens depend on psychedelic experiences? | 2015 | Review | |
| Are “mystical experiences” essential for antidepressant actions of ketamine and the classic psychedelics? | 2024 | Review | |
| Psychedelic Mystical Experience: A New Agenda for Theology | 2022 | Review |
Citations in the library
Cited by 3
- Meditation-Induced Near-Death Experiences: a 3-Year Longitudinal Study Mindfulness March 11, 2018
- Psilocybin occasioned mystical‐type experiences Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental June 23, 2020
- Predictors and potentiators of psychedelic-occasioned mystical experiences Journal of Psychedelic Studies March 22, 2022