Abstract In recent scholarship the notion that dreams and visions in Islamic societies are phenomena with no relevance to historic events or societal concerns has been challenged and overturned. However, the theoretical underpinnings of Sufi oneirology in the medieval period have yet to receive a full exposition. Furthermore, the relevance of such seemingly abstract texts to Sufi organisational...
Ketamine is gaining ground as a potential treating depression because it has a distinct mode of action than typical drugs that influence monoamine neurotransmitters including noradrenaline, dopamine, or serotonin. Ketamine is thought to act by blocking N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in the brain, which interact with the amino acid neurotransmitter glutamate. The resultant chemical...
The article investigates the narrative technique of the stream of consciousness and the linguistic means of its expression on the material of modernist novels by J. Joyce’s «Ulysses», and V. Woolf «Mrs. Dalloway». It is established that J. Joyce focuses on the Freudian realm of the unconscious, W. Wolf analyzes the shift of thoughts in the temporal plane – from the present to the past. Both the...
In this paper, the author attempts to show some structural changes in the adolescent mind in modern Japan through examination of our quantitative research of the dreams of university students. Two questionnaires, Scale of Anthropophobia Mentality and Scale of Sense of Self, were administered while asking students about the contents of their 'impressive dreams' in childhood as well as their...
Insomnia and nightmares are central features of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, often they are inadequately assessed and ineffectively resolved following gold-standard PTSD treatment. Here we: (a) evaluate effects of prolonged exposure (PE) on subjectively measured sleep and (b) present pilot results of an examination of whether adding sleep interventions (imagery rehearsal...
In addition to a large variety of somatic symptoms, fever also affects cognition, sleep, and mood. In an online survey with 164 participants, 100 fever dream reports were submitted. Fever dreams were more bizarre and more negatively toned and included more references to health and temperature perception compared to "normal" most recent dreams - findings that are in line with the continuity...
This chapter, which concerns C. G. Jung’s interest in Marie Hay’s The Evil Vineyard , begins by analyzing and critiquing statements about the animus in the novel made by both Jung and Barbara Hannah. Hay indeed wrote a novel about the animus but in fuller ways than has been previously acknowledged. Particular reference points for the analysis include Mary Latimer’s dream, frequent references to...
By focusing in particular on Islamic understandings of dreams and the charisma of Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of Ahmadiyya Islam, and his successors, this chapter considers the relationship between enchantment and the establishment of a global institutional Ahmadi organization. The Islamic practice of dream incubation rituals ( ishtikara ) and the true dream experiences of Ahmadis which often...
Background: Depersonalization and derealization (DPDR) syndrome results from complex interwoven sensory motor experiences seen across psychiatric disorders. There is sparse literature from India on DPDR symptoms, their clinical and research utility. This study focuses frequency of coding the diagnosis of DPDR (ICD-10) and critical discussion about its clinical and research utility. Methods: A...