YINYANG Jurnal Studi Islam Gender dan Anak
September 1, 2026
Mina Zahara, Rahyu Zami
This article is grounded in the mystical traditions experienced by women—both those who accept and those who reject them—in the Siulak region of Kerinci. The aim of this study is to examine the dimensions of mysticism within the Penurunan Salih tradition in Siulak District, Kerinci, with a focus on the psychological and sociological impacts on women who are chosen by ancestral spirits. Unlike...
International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)
September 1, 2026
Raluca BilacoRusu
Empirical and philosophical interest in psychedelic substances has expanded substantially in recent years, extending beyond clinical applications to questions concerning altered states of consciousness and their possible effects on beliefs about reality. This paper reviews recent empirical research on psychedelic-associated changes in metaphysical belief, focusing on the prospective survey...
Brain Behavior and Immunity Integrative
September 1, 2026
Zhuo Job Chen, Kelsey Julian, Michael J. Persin et al.
Psycho-neuro-endocrine-immunology (PNEI) provides a framework for understanding the integration of psychological, neural, endocrine, and immune processes, yet it has rarely engaged non-Western models of mind–body regulation. This study examines Zhanzhuang (aka Chan-chuang), a Daoist standing meditation centered on the cultivation of qi, as a potential PNEI intervention. We present the protocol...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
September 1, 2026
Amrita Dutta
preprint
Abstract: This study presents a comparative analysis of the philosophical symbolism and aesthetic consciousness of Nataraja in Gopal Krishna Bharti’s Carnatic composition Natanam Adinar and Rabindranath Tagore’s Nrityero Tale Tale. Rooted in the Tamil Shaiva bhakti tradition and the Chidambara Rahasya, Bharti portrays Shiva’s Ananda Tandava and Panchakritya as dynamic manifestations of divine...
The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
September 1, 2026
K Kusudo, K Yonezawa, Sota Tomiyama et al.
Abstract Background Psilocybin, a prodrug metabolized to psilocin, a serotonin 2A receptor agonist, has reemerged as a promising therapeutic option for treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Clinical trials conducted mainly in North America and Europe have demonstrated that psilocybin administered with psychological support can produce rapid and sustained antidepressant effects with favorable...
Hispania
September 1, 2026
Denise DuPont
Abstract: This essay examines the life and thought of Juan González Arintero (1860–1928), Dominican theologian and Servant of God, through the lens of Disability Studies. Best known for restoring mystical theology in the early twentieth century and for advancing a universal call to holiness that anticipated Vatican II, Arintero insisted that all Christians, whether religious or laypeople, were...
Color Research & Application
September 1, 2026
Ján Morovič, Peter Morovič
ABSTRACT Background Vision science has established precedent for examining unusual visual experiences, including hypnosis‐induced color perception, synesthetic phenomena, and meditative states. Such cases can provide insights into post‐retinal visual processing mechanisms. Methods This study presents a phenomenological analysis of visual experiences reported in the writings of Chiara Lubich...
International Journal of Social Science and Human Research
August 31, 2026
Dr. Barnali Sikder
This article aims to concentrate on the dialectics of health and disease in Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain. It will be a concentrated reading of Mann’s novel to argue that the dialectics of health and disease work to bring out the culmination of thought. In this peak mystical state, transformation is innate, which can bridge negotiations and collapse boundaries. Within this world of...
The Criterion An International Journal in English
August 31, 2026
Sukhiram Kumar, Amar Nath Kumar
Bengal has a glorious and long-standing lineage of folk traditions.Amongst them, Baul tradition stands at the acme of the indigenous hierarchy of Bengal (both East and West Bengal).Baul tradition is exclusively an amalgamation of various distinctive religious traditions including Sufi mysticism, Sahajiya Buddhism, and Tantric philosophies.Baul practices historically resisted the established...
Journal of arts, humanities and social science.
August 31, 2026
K. Vellikkannu, T.M. Shanmugasundaram
The article examines the history of the Siddhars, the group of mystic-poets, alchemists, and physicians who made a unique contribution to the intellectual currents of early medieval times and thereafter in Tamil Nadu and South India in general. This article argues that the Siddhars’ historical legacy is characterized above all by accretion and reinterpretation across successive periods, from...