Scientific Reports
September 24, 2026
Giammarco di Gregorio, Basset Sophia, Harjot Manmohan et al.
Abstract Depression and anxiety affect one in five adults and vary across the lifespan; while prevalence generally declines with age until midlife, later life is marked by a re-emergence of symptoms. Although clinical trials suggest classic psychedelics (e.g., psilocybin, LSD) and non-classic psychedelics (e.g., MDMA, ketamine) may alleviate these symptoms, it remains unclear how these...
Journal of Interdisciplinary Human Studies
September 22, 2026
Xojageldi Alimov
This article examines the issue of solving the problem of the relationship between the spirit and the psyche, focusing on its relevance. The article examines individual aspects of the relationship between the soul and the psyche. It is known that the soul has a divine origin. The psyche is considered by classical psychology as a function of the cerebral cortex. The practice of mystical...
Izvestiya of Saratov University. Philosophy. Psychology. Pedagogy
September 22, 2026
Ilia P. Shiryakov
Introduction. The article examines the mythopoetic experience of feeling reality, posing the question of what reality is within the mythopoetic worldview, and comparing it to mystical and other types of experience in answering the question of the reality. Theoretical analysis. Key properties of the mythopoetic worldview, and of reality as an indistinguishable bundle of the ontological, social,...
September 21, 2026
Miriam Cooke
Contesting centuries of mostly male Sufi claims that wajd cannot be articulated beyond tawājud , Huda Naamani, a Syrian Sufi poet and artist, expresses her experience of ecstasy beyond words on the page to a multimedia performance of sound, dance/whirling, and color that fill in the silences that stop the pen struggling to script the barzakh of ecstasy that stretches into infinity before and...
Knygotyra
September 21, 2026
Jennifer Konrad
The notion of a “rise of the individual” in the twelfth century offers a fruitful lens for examining early mystical literature. While the modern idea of individuality does not strictly apply, monastic writers increasingly turned their attention to the anima, the seipsum, and the homo interior. This inward turn positioned the self as a space of divine encounter. Through practices such as...
Bodhi International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Science
September 19, 2026
Mysticism” is a term which denotes an intuitive approach to Reality. It is in direct contrast to rationality. Reason or Intellect and Intuition are the two main approaches to Reality. The age of science is characterized by its absolute reliance on the rational faculty of Man for exploring the ultimate reality. But the saints and the visionary poets in the East and the West have regarded...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
September 19, 2026
Géraldine Mossière
preprint
5Rhythms (5R) is a dance-based practice founded by Gabrielle Roth (1941-2012) in the late 1970s at the Esalen Institute (Big Sur, CA, USA), a center focused on the development of human potential with a particular emphasis on the body. Roth's teachings were shaped by ecstatic and mystical philosophy, as well as Gestalt therapy. After observing dancers for a decade, Roth noticed that their bodies...
Journal of Yoga and Physiotherapy
September 18, 2026
Randeep Rakwal, Genboku Takahashi
This perspective provides a comprehensive overview of yoga, exploring its historical origins, philosophical foundations, and global dissemination as both spiritual and physical practice.Beginning with the universal human experience of stress, the authors position yoga as a profound method for self-adaptation and stress relief, emphasizing its relevance in modern society.The text traces the...
cIRcle (University of British Columbia)
September 18, 2026
Jacob Noah Pascoe
This thesis proposes a methodology that melds theological inquiry with cinematic analysis ultimately arguing that cinema can serve as a site of mystical encounter. In an age of increasing irrationality, spiritual expression in cinema has shifted from a meditative, passive transcendentalism toward an active, urgent, and often violent mysticism. Drawing on contemporary cinematic examples from...
September 18, 2026
Paul Bowman
This chapter examines how contemporary Western culture increasingly associates ‘Asia’ with health, wellbeing, and ancient wisdom, transforming diverse traditions into marketable lifestyles. From spa culture and fusion cuisine to yoga, TCM, meditation apps and luxury wellness tourism, we explore how these practices are selectively reinvented through orientalist fantasies, invented authenticity,...