Nova Religio The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions
October 27, 2026
Rachel L. Rosenthal Boehm
ABSTRACT: This article examines the Scientological understanding of the self as a spiritual being, or "thetan," by looking closely at the origins of the doctrine that underlies both this term and the related mystical experience called "exteriorization," an out-of-body religious experience that, for many Scientologists, confirms the validity of belief in their spiritual existence as a thetan....
Journal of Psychedelic Studies
October 27, 2026
Wenjia Zhang, Fuyao Zhang
Abstract: Psychedelic tourism is frequently described by participants as “life-changing.” Existing explanations emphasize mystical-type experiences, identity shift, and changes in metaphysical belief, and each identifies an important mediator. What remains missing is a process framework that distinguishes the temporal functions of the contextual factors bundled within set-and-setting accounts....
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
October 26, 2026
Maria Pinal Villanueva
preprint
The group was established in 1996 by the Serbian psychologist and occultist Živorad Mihajlović Slavinski and is considered the successor to the Ecclesia Gnostica Alba (EGA). The EGA operated as one of the first Gnostic churches in Yugoslavia between 1986 and 1996 ("Gnostic" here designating affiliation with modern esoteric currents drawing on Gnosticism rather than any Christian denomination),...
Dhaka University Journal of Persian
October 25, 2026
Tanjina Binte Nur
This paper explores the manifestation of humanism in Persian and Bengali Sufism by comparing the mystical thoughts of Jalal al-Din Rumi and Lalon Shah. Both mystics, though from different cultural and temporal contexts, represent a deep reverence for the human soul and emphasize inner experience over external religious formalism. The study highlights their shared emphasis on divine love, human...
Dunamis Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Kristiani
October 22, 2026
Stefanus Christian Haryono
Abstract. This article explores the intertwining of mental health and spirituality from each perspective. In the postmodern era, human beings must be understood holistically and non-dichotomously through an interdisciplinary academic approach. Mental health can no longer be viewed as a purely psychological dimension that appears unrelated to the spiritual dimension, or conversely, that a...
Bulletin of Indonesian Islamic Studies
October 22, 2026
Chasanah Irnina Aqna, Ghozi Ghozi
Spiritual life is evolving rapidly, digital platforms are spreading religious speech, and religious authority is shifting from institutions to individual voices. In this context, shaṭaḥāt (ecstatic utterance) tests modern readers' intellectual, theological, and psychological boundaries. This study analyzes how al-Fayḍ al-Raḥmānī (2007 A.D./1428 H), a manāqib text by Achmad Asrori al-Ishaqy used...
Integrative psychological & behavioral science
October 21, 2026
Matias Gay
Experiences can organize attention and action before they are readily explained, while articulation and later interpretation may alter what is noticed or felt. Psychology offers sophisticated but partly incompatible accounts of bodily affect, implicit experiencing, symbolization, and narrative meaning. This article develops a process-differentiation framework that compares four analytically...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
October 21, 2026
Sazzad Hossain, Mohammad Shah Alam Chowdhury
preprint
Abstract Lalon Fakir, one of the most influential figures in the Baul tradition of Bengal, developed a philosophical outlook that challenges religious exclusivism, caste hierarchy, social discrimination, and the separation between spiritual life and human existence. His songs combine mystical inquiry, embodied spirituality, self-knowledge, and a profound commitment to human dignity. Rather than...
Journal of Happytalism and Fundamental Peace
October 18, 2026
Luis Miguel Gallardo
Background Psychedelic medicine is approaching regulatory approval, and suggestion alone can now occasion mystical-type experiences in the laboratory. Yet the field still names altered states after their triggers, and nobody can yet show whether the state itself, rather than its context, is what heals. Objective This review reads the evidence presented at the 2026 Annual Conference of the...
Islamic Knowledge and Insight
October 16, 2026
Hossein Hemmatinejad, Mohsen Fahim, Alireza Fahim
This study examines the language of metaphor in Rumi’s works through the perspectives of cognitive linguistics and mystical analysis. In Rumi’s poetry, particularly in the Masnavi-ye Ma'navi and the Divan-e Shams, metaphor is not merely a literary device; rather, it constitutes a fundamental means of articulating mystical experiences and communicating complex spiritual concepts. To express...