Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum / Journal of Ancient Christianity
December 15, 2009
Claire Clivaz
ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Die pseudo-klementinischen Recognitiones II 61-69 sind von modernen Kommen tatoren noch nicht ausreichend gründlich diskutiert worden. Die erwähnte Textpassage beschreibt einen beson deren Zeitpunkt in der Auseinandersetzung zwischen Petrus und Simon Magus, in dem der Apostel ein seltsames Erlebnis mit Simon teilt, das in der lateinischen Übersetzung Rufins mit folgender...
Religious Studies
October 23, 2009
Adam Green
Abstract Alston's perceptual account of mystical experience fails to show how it is that the sort of predicates that are used to describe God in these experiences could be derived from perception, even though the ascription of matched predicates in the natural order are not derived in the manner Alston has in mind. In contrast, if one looks to research on shared attention between individuals as...
The Humanistic Psychologist
October 1, 2009
Matthew G. McDonald, Stephen Wearing, Jess Ponting
136 citations
This study sought to identify the distinctive elements of wilderness settings that contribute to triggering peak experiences. Thirty-nine participants who had visited wilderness areas were recruited using a voluntary wilderness registration system operated by the Victorian National Parks Service, Australia. Using a postal survey, participants were asked to provide a written response to an...
Culture and Cosmos
October 1, 2009
Liz Greene
This paper examines mystical experience amongst modern astrologers in the UK, using a seminar group at the London-based Centre for Psychological Astrology in 2006. It adapts previous research in the area, chiefly that by Greeley. The majority of respondents considered that mystical experience had influenced their religious perspectve, and that astrology had, in turn, allowed them to understand...
Imagination, Cognition and Personality
October 1, 2009
The aim of this study was to investigate if the highly sensitive personality variable affects the occurrence of mystical experiences and degree of altered states of consciousness during sensory isolation in flotation-tank. Forty-eight persons (20 males, 28 females) were included. Background variables and the Highly Sensitive Personality Scale (HSP) were assessed. The independent variable was...
cIRcle (University of British Columbia)
2009
Thomas Johannes Biela
1 citation
The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning of mystical experiences within the context of life histories. Existing research has primarily employed traditional methods in its concern for codification, regularization, and generalization. Qualitative methodologies have received little attention. The aim of this study was to contribute to existing research by a holistic, contextual...
Neuroscience Letters
August 15, 2008
Mario Beauregard, Vincent Paquette
105 citations
Mystical experiences relate to a fundamental dimension of human existence. These experiences, which are characterized by a sense of union with God, are commonly reported across all cultures. To date, no electroencephalography (EEG) study has been conducted to identify the neuroelectrical correlates of such experiences. The main objective of this study was to measure EEG spectral power and...
Journal of Holistic Nursing
June 1, 2008
Alison S Witte, Dirk M Van der Wal, H Chrissie Steyn
6 citations
Eighteen participants in a rural Appalachian community were interviewed to learn about their mystical experiences in the context of health care. Semistructured interviews addressed factors initiating mystical experience and essential qualities of mystical experience. Nursing process and the nurse's response were examined. Data were analyzed using the immersion/crystallization method and concept...
Journal of Psychopharmacology
May 30, 2008
Roland R. Griffiths, Wa Richards, Mw Johnson et al.
883 citations
Psilocybin has been used for centuries for religious purposes; however, little is known scientifically about its long-term effects. We previously reported the effects of a double-blind study evaluating the psychological effects of a high psilocybin dose. This report presents the 14-month follow-up and examines the relationship of the follow-up results to data obtained at screening and on drug...
International Journal of Children's Spirituality
November 23, 2007
Craig W. Schlarb
10 citations
Much prior groundbreaking research has been done in recent years highlighting the qualities, quantities and means children have to enter transpersonal states of awareness. As important as this precedent research has been, in many ways it has yet to fully appreciate the gravity of childhood transpersonal experiences in terms of the impact on children and their personality development from not...