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Review Of English Studies July 1, 2026 Raphael Lyne
Abstract This article considers expressions of scepticism about dreams in Shakespeare. It focuses particularly on doubts about dream content rather than dream interpretation, about memory and report rather than causes and origins. It observes these particularly in characters (Dolabella in Antony and Cleopatra, Brackenbury in Richard III, and Romeo) who discover these doubts reactively and then...
The Polish Review July 1, 2026 Robert E. Alvis
Faustina Kowalska (1905–1938) is renowned for mystical experiences that have inspired the Divine Mercy devotion. Less appreciated is her legacy as a nun, including the unvarnished account of convent life she captured in her diary, her dreams of a new congregation, and the three distinct women's communities she helped inspire. This article details this legacy, and in the process it sheds light...
International Journal of Tourism Research July 1, 2026 Emine Şimşek Evren
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to determine the travel motivations and experiences of paranormal health tourists. In the study, the Gırnavaz Mound in Mardin/Türkiye, where the tomb of the leader of the first Muslim jinn is located, was analyzed. The data were collected with semi‐structured interviews conducted with 15 visitors and 2 religious officials. Four main themes and six subthemes...
June 30, 2026 Woojang Sim
This study analyzes the folk tale Magical Ruler for Healing and Saving Lives from a shamanic perspective to identify the factors behind its enduring transmission and its structural characteristics. The core elements of the tale are deeply intertwined with the shamanic worldview. The ruler or stick is not merely a measurement tool but serves as a spiritual bridge—an axis mundi—that connects...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) June 30, 2026 Dr. Juan Carlos Rey preprint
Mediumistic experience occupies a contested position at the intersection of neuroscience, anthropology, psychology, religious studies, philosophy of mind, and consciousness research. Reports of communication with deceased persons, ancestors, deities, spirits, or other nonordinary intelligences recur across historical periods and cultural settings, often involving voice-hearing, sensed presence,...
Innovative science: psychology, pedagogy, defectology June 29, 2026
Introduction . Despite the growing interest in the phenomenon of obsessive dreams (OD), the role of dissociative processes as a key mechanism underlying deep and prolonged immersion in fantasy reality remains insufficiently studied. In modern research, obsessive daydreaming is increasingly viewed not as a form of excessive fantasy preoccupation, but as a stable pattern of maladaptive behavior...
Time and Mind June 24, 2026 David S. Whitley
What do hunter-gatherer rock art motifs portray, and what does this tell us about their religious experiences? David Lewis-Williams was instrumental in establishing the connection between certain cultures’ corpora of art, shamanism and altered states of consciousness imagery. But one aspect of that spectrum of consciousness has been previously understudied. This is the place of Jung’s ‘Big...
Journal of Palliative Medicine June 24, 2026 Muhammad Hamza Habib, Laura Fontanesi, Zainab Yusufali Motiwala et al.
End-of-life dreams and visions (ELDVs) are vivid, often subjective experiences that occur during the dying process. Even though the patient and family experiences of ELDVs are well documented, there is limited knowledge regarding the perspectives, preparedness, and perceived needs of health care professionals. ELDVs also remain insufficiently addressed in clinical care. To describe how...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) June 23, 2026 M. Mohamed Khaled, I. Mohammed Nazar, I. Vazeer Mohamed & S. Sheik Dawood preprint
Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist is one of the most influential spiritual narratives of contemporary literature, celebrated for its philosophical insights into destiny, self-discovery, and human fulfillment. The novel chronicles the transformative journey of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd whose search for worldly treasure evolves into a profound quest for spiritual enlightenment and...
June 21, 2026 Ari Brouwer, Charles L. Raison preprint
This paper examines first-person experiences of demons, devils, and Satan contained in the Alister Hardy RERC database of religious and spiritual experiences (RSEs). Word frequency analysis, content analysis, and phenomenological analysis are used to characterize the features of demonic experiences and how they relate to psychopathology and religious/cultural affiliations. Results show that...