This article examines the idea of the "Perfect Man" (insān al-kāmil) within the framework of religious anthropology and Islamic mysticism from a historical-philosophical perspective. The research focuses on the spiritual path to perfection in Sufi teachings, its main stages, and anthropological implications. The objective of the study is to reveal the religious meaning and spiritual experience...
Mystical experience illustrates a fundamental aspect of human relations with the ultimate reality within the framework of religiosity. This article explores the mystical experiences of Hallaj and Meister Eckhart, both of whom came from different religious traditions. Employing a hermeneutic approach, this article attempts to read the experiences of both mystics by interpreting one with the...
Introduction Aesthetic experiences under psychedelics are often described as vivid, emotionally powerful, and meaningful, yet they remain under-measured in psychometric research. This study aimed to refine and validate the Psychedelic Aesthetic Experience Questionnaire (PAEQ), a novel instrument designed to assess the aesthetic dimensions of acute psychedelic experiences. Methods A total of 365...
Background: Evidence is growing that psychedelic substances have positive effects in the setting of Palliative Care (PC), focusing on special needs in this patient population. After a scoping review of the literature, no published expert recommendations guiding best practice for psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) towards the end of life were identified. Objective: To draw conclusions from...
AbstractBackgroundResearch has shown that psychedelics may have therapeutic potential in treating mental disorders like depression and anxiety. However, the mechanisms and actions underlying their effects are still not fully understood. Similarly, while the significance of mindset and setting in shaping psychedelic experiences and therapeutic outcomes is well established, information about the...
Once central to countercultural spirituality and mystical exploration, psychedelics have been rebranded in Silicon Valley as tools for optimization, productivity, and cognitive control. This study examines how tech elites and aspirants are reconfiguring psychedelic practice under the influence of TESCREAL—an ideological bundle of Transhumanism, Extropianism, Singularitarianism, Cosmism,...
ABSTRACTWe use Critical Narrative Analysis (CNA) to examine collected apparitional accounts within the geographic region of Western Georgia in the United States. We discuss the extant local folklore on ghosts in the literature while providing a methodological backdrop. The analysis of the data yields four dominant discourses, which are countered in five salient ways: through (1) the extension...
ABSTRACT Ketamine and esketamine are regularly prescribed in the United States as pharmaceutical interventions for treatment‐resistant depression. Although ketamine's mode of action is distinct from classic psychedelics, patients frequently report similar alterations in consciousness, including experiences described as spiritual or religious. This article provides an overview of the Ketamine...
Abstract:As an autistic woman, I draw on Julian’s writing and the traditions of anchoritic spirituality, women’s visionary literature, and monastic discipline to identify aspects of Julian’s life that resonate with autistic spiritual experience. I provide a critique of the deficit narrative of autism pervading psychology and theology. I examine three characteristics of autism—requiring places...