Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions
August 1, 2023
Tarryl Janik
Book Review| August 01 2023 Review: Liquid Light: Ayahuasca Spirituality and the Santo Daime Tradition, by G. William Barnard Liquid Light: Ayahuasca Spirituality and the Santo Daime Tradition. By G. William Barnard. Columbia University Press, 2022. 384 pages. $140.00 hardcover; $35.00 softcover; ebook available. Tarryl Janik Tarryl Janik University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Search for other works...
Idil Journal of Art and Language
July 31, 2023
Ümit Kartal
Dini tecrübe özellikle on dokuzuncu yüzyıldan itibaren eleştirel düşünmenin tartışma odaklarından birini oluşturmuştur. Burada metodolojik bakımdan iki temel ayrımından söz edilebilir: dini tecrübenin dinin kurumsal yanıyla veya kişisel tecrübeyle kesiştiği ufukta incelenmesi. William James Dini Tecrübenin Muhtelif Boyutları yapıtında sözü edilen ikinci yöntemin ayırt edici düzeyde kurucu bir...
Journal of Tourism Futures
July 31, 2023
Carmen Pedreño-Peñalver, Irene Huertas-Valdivia, Alicia Orea-Giner
2 citations
Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the paranormal tourist experience on ghost tours, taking into account the participants’ perceptions and their prior knowledge of the paranormal, in order to determine the principal components of the future of paranormal tourist experience. Design/methodology/approach The study is divided into two phases. The first phase is based on participant...
Islamic Learning Journal
July 28, 2023
Tomi Saputra, Annisa Wahid
7 citations
This research aims to uncover Al-Ghazali's thoughts on Sufism and unveil and to highlight Al-Ghazali's role in the development of Sufism as an academic discipline and spiritual movement within the Islamic world. The methodology employed in this study involves literature review and analysis of Al-Ghazali's works, particularly his seminal work "Ihya Ulum al-Din" (Revival of the Religious...
Heliyon
July 22, 2023
L. J. U. Karunarathne, Lakmali Amarasiri, A. D. A. Fernando
16 citations
Purpose: Respiratory function is thought to improve with long-term meditation. This study aimed to assess respiratory function in a cohort of healthy long-term meditators and non-meditators in Sri Lanka. Methods: Respiratory function of healthy, skilled long-term meditators (n = 20) practicing Buddhist meditation consistently >3 years, and age-sex matched non-meditators (n = 20) were assessed...
Philosophies
July 21, 2023
Márk Losoncz
1 citation
This article not only mentions spiritual anarchism nominally, as do so many previous articles, but tries to define it as precisely as possible. The definition assumes that the self itself can be a source of unjustifiable authority and a limitation to freedom, and that spiritual anarchism is nothing more than being open to that which transegoically transcends our narrow perspective. The article...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
July 20, 2023
Elizabeth Alphonsus, Lisa C. Fellin, Samuel Thoma et al.
4 citations
Introduction: In the tradition of phenomenological psychiatry, schizophrenia is described as a disturbance of the minimal self, i.e. the most basic form of self-awareness. This disturbance of the minimal self at the individual level is assumed to precede the intersubjective disturbances such as boundary weakening. However, the role of intersubjective disturbances in the emergence and recovery...
Scientific Reports
July 19, 2023
Adelaida Castillo, Julien Dubois, Ryan M. Field et al.
19 citations
Quantifying neural activity in natural conditions (i.e. conditions comparable to the standard clinical patient experience) during the administration of psychedelics may further our scientific understanding of the effects and mechanisms of action. This data may facilitate the discovery of novel biomarkers enabling more personalized treatments and improved patient outcomes. In this single-blind,...
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
July 18, 2023
Nicolas Garel, Julien Thibault Lévesque, Dasha A. Sandra et al.
29 citations
Background Psychedelic drug experiences are shaped by current-moment contextual factors, commonly categorized as internal (set) and external (setting). Potential influences of past environments, however, have received little attention. Aims To investigate how previous environmental stimuli shaped the experiences of patients receiving ketamine for treatment-resistant depression (TRD), and...
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
July 17, 2023
Jojo Yan Yan Kwok, Man Auyeung, Shirley Yin Yu Pang et al.
6 citations
Between 40 and 50% of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) experience anxiety and depression, associated with impaired physical function, high care dependency and mortality. Recently, the United States National Institutes of Health has urged the implementation of mindfulness practices in chronic illness care. Most research to date has examined the effects on chronically ill patients of...