Mystical Experience Questionnaire
Jacob L. Strimaitis
Measures of Religiosity and Spirituality 2026 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-48344-8_190 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
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| Measures | Mystical Experience Questionnaire (MEQ-30) |
| Topics | Mystical experience |
| Key points | Describes the MEQ-30 as a measure of a single mystical experience with four subscales: mystical, positive mood, transcendence of time and space, and ineffability. The authors state it rests on Stace's (1960) phenomenological classification of a proposed universal core to mysticism and could be applied across religious or spiritual traditions. |
Abstract
Abstract: The Mystical Experience Questionnaire (MEQ-30) is a measure to characterize a single mystical experience (one that is usually, though not necessarily, elicited by the use of a psychedelic drug). It contains four subscales: mystical, positive mood, transcendence of time and space, and ineffability. It is based upon Stace’s (1960) phenomenological classification of a proposed universal core to mysticism, and thus, could be applied to any religious or spiritual tradition.