Journal of Near-Death Studies
1990
We at tempted to conduct near-death veridicali ty research in the hospital setting, the rat ionale for which (we presented previously (Holden, 1988).) This paper describes problems, both anticipated and unant ic ipated, tha t we encountered. Based on the successes and failures of this under taking, we present recommendations for future research of this type. The biggest hurdle in research, it...
The Thomist: A Speculative Quarterly Review
1990
Louis Roy
2 citations
WAiINWRIGHT, MARI'.rAIN, AND AQUINAS ON TRANSCENDENT EXPERIENCES1 Lours RoY, O.:P. Boston College Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts WHAT COULD ALLOW thoo1ogiianis to s1ay that rbrtanJScendent expmiences we, exiplicitly or implicitly, expenienoos of God? To ooswieir tMs question fully, one would ihavie Ibo ooga;ge in :two d:iisltmot mqumi1es. Fiirsit, religious , moml, iand psyoho101 giical...
ANU Open Research
1990
Frances Gray
For human beings, consciousness is that which determines and constitutes the content, order and form of all of our experience. It is consciousness which generates our awareness as our own. Both experience and awareness provide the ontological basis to all that is possible for us. The conscious experience that we have - our thoughts, our feelings, our being aware of our existence in the world...
Dimensions of Mystical Experiences
December 1, 1989
R. Hood
The relevance of theologies for religious experience is illustrated in three content areas in the empirical psychology of religion: (a) projection theories of religious experience; (b) images-of-God research; and (c) identity theories of mystical experience. In each area arguments are made to indicate the relevance of theologies for empirical research.
British Journal of Psychotherapy
September 1, 1989
Hazel Guest
15 citations
ABSTRACT. This paper discusses some of the concepts in the theory and practice of transpersonal psychology and the sources from which they have been derived. The basic concept of the ‘self as distinct from the‘ego’is characteristic of most Eastern philosophies. The use of imagery as a means of contacting unconscious material can be traced back through the esoteric practices of both West and...
Journal of Humanistic Psychology
April 1, 1989
Ken Wilber
20 citations
In response to certain questions raised by John Rowan (1989), Wilber suggests that there are indeed two humanistic psychologies, one of which is open to the spiritual, transcendental, or trans-personal dimensions in men and women, and one of which is not. This response includes a defense of transpersonal psychology against certain charges (notably by Rollo May) that it is, in effect, a product...
Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science
March 1, 1989
G. Macdonald, John L. Cove, Charles D. Laughlin et al.
30 citations
. A biogenetic structural explanation is offered for the cross-culturally common mystical experience called portalling, the experience of moving from one reality to another via a tunnel, door, aperture, hole, or the like. The experience may be evoked in shamanistic and meditative practice by concentration upon a portalling device (mirror, mandala, labyrinth, skrying bowl, pool of water, etc.)....
Journal of Near-Death Studies
1989
I. Stevenson
This s tudy examines the incidence of reports of psychic phenomena and associated beliefs both before and after the near -dea th experience (NDE). The near -dea th exper iencers in terv iewed repor ted no more psychic phenomena before the NDE than the genera l populat ion. There was a stat ist ica l ly s ignif icant increase following the NDE in the incidence of 14 of 15 i tems examined. The...
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
1989
Gary Bravo, Charles S. Grob
38 citations
This article reviews the role of psychedelic drugs as potential tools for psychiatric research and practice. The decline in the utilization of these substances is linked to social reactions, which led to psychedelics being scheduled as controlled substances and consequently unavailable for human research. Three different paradigms for the use of psychedelics in psychiatry are reviewed: the...
Journal of Religion and Health
September 1, 1988
J R King
Like the teaching stories of many other religions-the parables of Jesus, Zen koans, Hasidic tales-the stories of the Sufis, or Islamic mystics, offer important insights into the nature of religious experience and emotional well-being. This paper discusses the comments of selected Sufi tales on the basic structure of situations, non-rational or lateral problem-solving techniques, the process of...