Open Mind
July 1, 2026
Beth Saunders
In 2022, Special Collections at the University of Maryland,Baltimore County received the extraordinary gift of one of theworld’s largest archival and book collections devoted toparapsychology and psychic phenomena from theParapsychology Foundation. Named for the foundation’s cofounder, the famed trance medium Eileen J. Garrett(1892-1970), the collection of books, periodicals,photographs, and...
Open Mind
July 1, 2026
Michiel van Elk
preprint
This project investigates how the context of a live concert — including prior expectations, personality, and acute psychoactive substance use — shapes intense emotional and altered-state responses to music, specifically feelings of awe and wonder, mystical-type experiences, and aesthetic chills. The study is part of an ongoing programme of research at the Leiden University PRSM Lab into peak...
Journal of Global Catholicism
July 1, 2026
S Mark Heim
Can one learn more about one’s own religion through the practices of another? My positive answer to this question is illustrated in this paper by reflection on aspects of the Buddhist practice of emptiness, in specific connection with Christian under-standing of our lives as creatures. The Buddhist meditative practices I have in mind have several things in common. They are introspective...
Annals of science
July 1, 2026
Nikolai Krementsov
Over the past decades scholars have traced the intersections between science and spiritualism during the second half of the nineteenth century in a variety of locales around the world. This essay examines such intersections in one setting that has largely eluded their attention, Imperial Russia. It investigates the pivotal role played by Alexander N. Aksakov (1832-1903) in developing a...
ESOTERIK
June 30, 2026
Moh. Zainul Arif, Muhammad Zaelani
This article explores syaṭaḥāt as a form of mystical expression in Sufi tradition and its representation in Indonesian popular culture through the analysis of the lyrics of “Satu” by Dewa 19. Previous studies have primarily examined syaṭaḥāt within historical and theological discussions of classical Sufi figures, leaving its contemporary cultural manifestations insufficiently explored. This...
DIALOG TEOLOGIC
June 30, 2026
Sorin Benescu
This article undertakes a comparative theological and metaphysical analysis of the divine attribute of Mercy (Misericordia) as it is implicitly and explicitly understood in the Neoplatonic Christian philosophy of Ioan Scotus Eriugena and as it is systematically articulated by the Sefirah of Chesed (חסד) in Jewish Kabbalah, particularly within the Zoharic tradition. While separated by...
Bulletin of the Eurasian Humanities Institute, Philology Series
June 30, 2026
Lazzat Amirova, A. Tanzharikova
In a study focused on issues such as the use and function of details in mystical narratives, the authors pay special attention to the types of details employed. In particular, they aim to identify and differentiate the role of sound (acoustic) details in creating a mystical background and atmosphere through textual analysis. The significance of acoustic details is examined in terms of their...
Vidyottama Sanatana: International Journal of Hindu Science and Religious Studies
June 30, 2026
Abdul Kholiq, Nyoman Kiriana
The main objective of this research is to explain the religious model of the Kalang after interacting with Islam. Islamic penetration of the Kalang raises the dialectic between the religion and culture of the Kalang. The Kalang have views and attitudes in the face of Islamization. This study used a qualitative method, focusing on the Kalang community in Poncorejo, Kendal. This study explains...
Tashkeel
June 30, 2026
Noreen Akhtar, Dr. Fahmida Tabassum
Allama Iqbal’s concept of Fana and Baqa is a central element of his philosophy of Khudi, rooted in Islamic mysticism yet presented in a dynamic and practical form. For Iqbal, Fana does not dignify the negation of the self but its affirmation, while Baqa represents the perfection of the self and the attainment of eternal life. Iqbal views life after death as a continuation of existence rather...
DIALOG TEOLOGIC
June 30, 2026
Matilda Andrici Gabor
This article proposes a theological re-reading of Augustine’s De musica, arguing that it should not be interpreted as a merely technical treatise on Latin metrics, but as a foundational text for an Augustinian theology of interiority. Through a close analysis of Book VI and the doctrine of the hierarchy of numbers (numeri sonori, sensibiles, memoriales, iudiciales, aeterni), the study...