Using an anthropomorphic approach, a narrative is established from the perspective of Eastern White Cedar, to embody the spirit of the animate being. The characteristics of cedar are visualized through a meditative script. The contemplative prose aspires for a harmonic and peaceful experience that elevates an understanding of the cedar's relations, integral connections, and its surrounding...
Bu makalede İbn Sina’nın zati şuur kavramı ve bu kavramın çağdaş zihin felsefesindeki yeri araştırılmıştır. Çalışmamızın odak noktasını oluşturan İbn Sina’nın zati şuur kavramı, kişinin kendine dair bir bilinç durumunu ifade etmektedir. Bu bilinç durumundan kastedilenin anlaşılabilmesi için öncelikle İbn Sina’nın nefs teorisinden; nefsin tanımı, gayr-i cismani oluşu, yaratılması,...
Background. The problem of artificial consciousness is relevant in connection with intensive development of artificial intelligence technologies and the complication of technological environment of the mankind, including artificial agents and decision-making systems. It is widely covered in the interdisciplinary discourse of natural sciences, humanities and engineering. Yet, the unresolved...
Various ethnic groups in Sumatra also possess shamanic traditions that involve traditional rites and the involvement of shamans or individuals with specialized skills in countering black magic. Each of these ethnic groups possesses distinct practices and beliefs. The Batak tribe has diverse ethnic subgroups, including Toba Batak, Karo, Mandailing, and others. Within Batak culture, there exist...
Abstract Here, we describe how Casas Grandes Medio period (AD 1200 to 1450) shamanic practices of the North American Southwest used tobacco shamanism, a ritual stance called the Tennessee Diviner (TD) posture, and cultural expectations to generate trance experiences of soul flight and divination. We introduce a conceptual model that holds that specific trance experiences are the emergent result...
This research aims to describe the implementation process of Transcendental Meditation (TM) in Bali Mandara State Vocational High School; describe the perception of school members after participating in TM activities; describe the mental state of students after participating in TM from the perspective of Theopsychology; and describe the implications of TM implementation for school members. This...
ABSTRACT In this discussion of The Bad Seed: Mystical Experiences and Time Travel in the Treatment of Psychopathy, I focus on the role of psychedelics in the remarkable clinical account Burton offers. A model for understanding psychedelic action in psychoanalytic terms is put forth, and the account of Seth’s journey is framed in this light. The understanding of psychedelics as facilitating a...
In modern times there has been a humanistic decadence because humans have lost direct knowledge about the authenticity of themselves and due to the ego that humans have. This creates a spiritual crisis that grips the human mind and leads to various problems. The religion of Islam has all the things that are necessary for spiritual realisation and human inner peace. Sufism, which is the...
Theory of mind research has traditionally focused on the ascription of mental states to a single individual. Here, we introduce a theory of collective mind: the ascription of a unified mental state to a group of agents with convergent experiences. Rather than differentiation between one's personal perspective and that of another agent, a theory of collective mind requires perspectival...
Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the Transcendent Beliefs Scale (TBS). We defined transcendent experiences as an experience of unity with others and the whole of existence, which is associated with behavioral, cognitive, emotional, and transcendental factors. Our aim was to develop a very brief instrument that accurately reflected the phenomenology of...