European Psychiatry
2010
R. Skinner, L. Conlon, D. Gibbons et al.
ObjectiveTo explore the relationship between cannabis use and self-report dimensions of psychosis in a population of university students presenting for any reason to primary care.MethodOne thousand and forty-nine students attending the Student Health Unit, National University of Ireland, Galway, completed self-report questionnaires on alcohol and substance misuse, non-clinical dimensions of...
Journal of Near-Death Studies
2010
Rudolf H. Smit, T. Rivas, M. Sc.
In this article we rejoin Gerald Woerlee’s response in this issue to Smit’s (2008) article, “Corroboration of the Dentures Anecdote Involving Veridical Perception in a Near-Death Experience.” We show the untenability of his claim that the man whose dentures were lost before his resuscitation in the hospital was initiated had been conscious virtually all the way from the moment he was found in...
December 6, 2009
I. Dowbiggin
Reviewed by: Psychedelic Psychiatry: lsd from Clinic to Campus Ian Dowbiggin Psychedelic Psychiatry: LSD from Clinic to Campus. Erika Dyck. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. Pp. 216, $35.00 cloth I’ve lived long enough to remember the 1960s when movies such as Reefer Madness, a film about the health dangers of marijuana, were considered square, moralistic, and unscientific. Then...
Moreana
December 1, 2009
Fabián Javier Ludueña Romandini
This paper sets forth the thesis that Christian mysticism may also be understood in its political dimension and not only as a manifestation of the individual’s interiority. As examples of this more general perspective, the cases of Thomas More and Saint John of the Cross are examined. The author proposes a comparative study of these two figures basing his study on these two texts: A Dialogue of...
Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft
November 29, 2009
Michael D. Bailey
Reviewed by: Magic and Mysticism: An Introduction to Western Esotericism Michael D. Bailey Arthur Versluis . Magic and Mysticism: An Introduction to Western Esotericism. Lanham, Md.: Roman and Littlefield, 2007. Pp. vii + 179. The field of Western esoteric studies, Arthur Versluis declares in this brief survey, is still in its infancy. One of the central scholarly tasks is to define what...
Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture
November 16, 2009
Terry Louise Terhaar
Although records of intense spiritual experiences in nature exist throughout history, the phenomenon remains a little-investigated question. This article is the first in a series describing empirical findings on intense spiritual experiences in nature. Three data points were established including: 1) a cognitive analysis of forest attitude research interviews; 2) a cognitive analysis of nature...
November 1, 2009
S. Greenwood
Introduction SECTION ONE: EXPLAINING MAGIC 1 Mystical Mentality 2 Participation 3 Magical Connections and Associations SECTION TWO: THE EXPERIENCE OF MAGIC 4 Magical Consciousness 5 A Mythological Language of Magic SECTION THREE: PRACTICAL MAGIC 6 Webs of Beliefs 7 Magic in Everyday Life SECTION FOUR: WORKING WITH MAGIC 8 The Nature of Reality 9 'Not Only, But Also': A New Attitude to Science
British Journal of Psychology
November 1, 2009
Eric D Hill, Heather K Terrell, Steven Hladkyj et al.
4 citations
Two studies examined correlates of the Narrative Emplotment Scale (NES), which measures the extent to which individuals perceive chance events and unchosen experiences as meaningfully connected. In Study 1 (N=99), the NES demonstrated adequate test-retest stability and good internal reliability. The scale was positively related to paranormal beliefs, mystical experiences, and absorption. In...
October 1, 2009
Ravi Prakash, S. Sarkhel, P. Rastogi et al.
Abstract The Yogic literatures are replete with examples of several unique mystical experiences in deeper states of meditation. These experiences have nevertheless remained largely untouched by the scientific community, possibly because of the extreme inexplicability of such states and the lack of sophistication in evaluating them. More amenable to scientific research, however, would seem to be...
Theatre Journal
October 1, 2009
Edmund B. Lingan
Reviewed by: Western Esotericism in Russian Silver Age Drama: Aleksandr Blok’s The Rose and the Cross Edmund B. Lingan Western Esotericism in Russian Silver Age Drama: Aleksandr Blok’s the Rose and the Cross. By Lance Gharavi. St. Paul, MN: New Grail Publishing, 2008; pp. 194. $27.95 paper. Lance Gharavi’s Western Esotericism in Russian Silver Age Drama: Aleksandr Blok’s The Rose and the Cross...