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JAMA Psychiatry March 18, 2026 James I. Hudson, Harrison G. Pope 1 citation
Can a guided psychedelic experience with psilocybin successfully treat refractory depression? In other words, setting aside any simple direct biological drug effect, can psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy1 alleviate suffering via what William James would call a mystical experience?2
Jurnal Pembelajaran Bahasa dan Sastra March 17, 2026 Herson Kadir, Zilfa Achmad Bagtayan, Fikrin Ilolu
Mysticism is a teaching or belief that states the existence of a supreme reality that cannot be reached by human reason and can only be obtained through direct spiritual experience. This research was conducted by describing: 1) the existence of mysticism in the short story collection Hilang dalam Emkapan Semeru by RJL5-Fajar Aditya; 2) the motif of mysticism in the short story collection Hilang...
Arts March 17, 2026 Zhilong Yan, Manyi Pei
Daoism is an important indigenous religion of China that emerged from ancient totemic worship and shamanic practices, encompassing mysterious ritual arts known as fulu (talismans and registers). Daoist fulu writing constitutes an important content and manifestation of Daoist spiritual calligraphy, representing a significant embodiment of Daoist sacred knowledge and mystical power. This paper...
Journal for social science archives March 17, 2026 Dr. Sherhzad Ameena Khattak, Salvia Islam, Malik Umer Bin Ajmal
This study examines the representation of self-negation in the poetry of Ghani Khan through the mystical philosophy of Mansur al-Hallaj, with particular focus on the doctrine of fanā (annihilation of the self). While Ghani Khan’s poetry has often been approached through aesthetic, existential, and socio-political frameworks, its engagement with radical Sufi mysticism remains underexplored....
March 16, 2026 Claudio Maddaloni
This section examines the relationship between spirituality and psychiatry, focusing on the distinction between spiritual emergencies (SE) and psychotic crises (PC). Mainstream psychiatry often interprets mystical or non-ordinary states of consciousness as symptoms of mental illness, attributing them to brain chemistry alterations and aiming to restore the patient to a previous “normal” state....
March 16, 2026 Claudio Maddaloni
This chapter explores the nature and implications of psychiatric crisis from a critical and innovative perspective, moving beyond the tradition of mainstream psychiatry. The author begins with the clinical observation of the patient in crisis, emphasizing how the severity of the episode is often disproportionate to external events. Psychiatric crisis is portrayed as a radical rupture of...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) March 16, 2026 Bruno Tonetto preprint
Abstract: Under standard physicalist epistemology, reports of awareness that knows itself without ego, narration, or subject–object structure are classified as confusion or confabulation before their epistemic status is even assessed. The disqualification is not the outcome of investigation but its precondition — built into what counts as legitimate experience. This essay examines what becomes...
March 16, 2026 Claudio Maddaloni
This chapter presents a radically renewed vision of psychiatry and psychology, based on the inclusion of the spiritual, energetic, and transformative dimensions of the human being. The author criticizes the technical-materialist drift of modern neuroscience, emphasizing how Western culture has relegated mystical and spiritual experience to exceptional or pathological phenomena, depriving the...
Advance Research in Psychology and Behavioural Sciences March 16, 2026 Nicos Kaloyirou
Rudolf Steiner's anthroposophical project seeks to bridge the chasm between the empirical rigidity of modern science and the mystical depths of religious experience.For Steiner, the Apostle Paul is not merely a theological architect of early Christianity, but the first "spiritual scientist" of the Christian era-a figure whose conversion on the Damascus road constitutes a prototype for a...
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs March 16, 2026 Faith E Lyons, Karilynn M Rockhill, Evelyn J Fox et al.
Expanding regulation and increased use of psychedelic substances requires surveillance of behaviors and health outcomes in the United States. Widely comprehendible terminology is important for surveys. The objective of this study was to determine what psychedelic terminology is preferred among adults who used a psychedelic in the past 12 months. A cross-sectional survey measuring psychedelic...