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Medieval Mystical Theology July 3, 2018 B. McGinn
ABSTRACT In the Prologue to his Ascent of Mount Carmel John of the Cross mentions the three sources of his mystical teaching–experience, theological science, and scripture – noting that scripture is his fundamental guide. Perhaps because he did not write formal biblical commentaries, it has not been sufficiently recognized that John’s mysticism is fundamentally mystical. This article presents...
International Journal of Dream Research July 2, 2018 Kurt Forrer
The bulk of the scientific fraternity still regards the world as ‘a thing as such’, a ‘reality’, in other words, that is independent of an active mind. Its proponents build their theories on facts they regard as something certain, steadfast and unalterable. The etymology of ‘fact’ reveals that its meaning has its roots in the Latin word ‘facere’, ‘to do’. Its present day meaning was established...
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) July 1, 2018 Mahdi Mohabbati, Ghorban Valiee, Amir Momeni Hezaveh et al.
The largest volume of mystical narratives in Persian literature is devoted to Mathnavi. This has caused neglecting the potentials of other forms of narrative and the tendency of mystics to tell stories in those forms. This necessitates new studies that can examine the potentials of other poetic narrative forms and their features. One of the important functions of storytelling in Sufism is...
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine July 2018 Arlene S Chung, Rachel Felber, Ethan Han et al.
Despite high rates of burnout in senior medical students, many schools provide the majority of their wellness training during the first and second preclinical years. Students planning a career in emergency medicine (EM) may be at particularly high risk of burnout, given that EM has one of the highest burnout rates of all the specialties in the United States We developed an innovative,...
Journal of Psychopharmacology July 1, 2018 Clément E Lemercier, Devin B. Terhune
Recent research on psychedelics and hypnosis demonstrates the value of both methods in the treatment of a range of psychopathologies with overlapping applications and neurophenomenological features. The potential of harnessing the power of suggestion to influence the phenomenological response to psychedelics toward more therapeutic action has remained unexplored in recent research and thereby...
Journal of Psychopharmacology July 1, 2018 Alan K. Davis, Joseph P Barsuglia, Rafael Lancelotta et al. 137 citations
5-Methoxy- N,N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT) is a psychoactive compound found in several plants and in high concentrations in Bufo alvarius toad venom. Synthetic, toad, and plant-sourced 5-MeO-DMT are used for spiritual and recreational purposes and may have psychotherapeutic effects. However, the use of 5-MeO-DMT is not well understood. Therefore, we examined patterns of use, motivations for...
Journal of Psychopharmacology June 27, 2018 Christopher R. Nicholas, Kelsey M. Henriquez, Michele Gassman et al. 85 citations
Aim: The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between escalating higher doses of psilocybin and the potential psilocybin occasioned positive subjective effects. Methods: Healthy participants ( n=12) were given three escalating doses of oral psilocybin (0.3 mg/kg; 0.45 mg/kg; 0.6 mg/kg) or (18.8–36.6 mg; 27.1–54.0 mg; 36.3–59.2 mg) a minimum of four weeks apart in a...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) June 22, 2018 Ільїна Галина Володимирівна preprint
The article examines the problem of visual perception in medieval philosophy, which demonstrates a position in relation to the vision and sight of Divine Light and Divine Wisdom in the philosophy of great thinkers of that period. John Scott Eriugenа, claims the author, all concrete things as the epiphany (theophany) appear as a certain visibility, which hides the spiritual foundation that is...
Notes Muzyczny June 20, 2018 Mateusz Piechnat
The article is the first part of a cycle of texts devoted to the profile and piano works of Alexander Scriabin. The composer had an extraordinary piano talent and the ability of coloured hearing. He worked out an innovative musical language based on a unique harmonic style. He was an unprecedented visionary of art, he had knowledge on philosophical topics, he was also a mystic who wanted to...
June 14, 2018 Scott L. Lipp, Carman S. Gill, Ryan D. Foster 2 citations
This chapter explores the development of transpersonal counseling by expounding upon its early foundations in the late 1960s and early 1970s. From a spiritual perspective, the authors review the concepts of those who influenced the development of transpersonal theory, including Carl Jung, William James, Abraham Maslow, Stanislav Grof, Stanley Krippner, and Ken Wilber. Next, the authors describe...