Zygon
June 29, 2026
This article offers a comparative ontological hermeneutics of being by placing the yogic discipline of prāṇāyāma (breath control) in dialogue with Meister Eckhart’s mystical theology, especially his notions of Abgeschiedenheit (detachment) and Gelassenheit (releasement). Through a trinitarian ontological lens (not the Christian dogma), it argues that both traditions—though rooted in different...
Social and Applied Hinge Epistemology
June 26, 2026
Annalisa Coliva
Abstract This chapter examines the relationship between delusions and conspiracy theories through the lens of hinge epistemology. While delusions may be understood as irrational acceptances that conflict with de facto or de jure hinges, conspiracy beliefs—such as flat-earth or COVID-19 anti-vaccination theories—share certain features with delusions, including steadfastness in the face of...
Ideas and Ideals
June 25, 2026
M. Rushenko
It is generally accepted that Lucien Levy-Bruhl not only developed James Frazer’s idea of two laws of sympathetic magic by combining them into the law of participation, but also, in opposition to the evolutionary anthropological concept of phylogenetic intellectual development, formulated a sociological concept of a collective drive to seek animistic causality (mystical mentality), which...
Judaism
June 25, 2026
Norman Solomon
Abstract This chapter explores Jewish spirituality through stories and teachings that show holiness emerging in ordinary compassion, prayer, learning, and ethical conduct. It defines prayer as heartfelt service that is shaped by kavvana, examines debates over its efficacy, and traces the formation of liturgy, including the Shema and the Amida. The chapter discusses attitudes in prayer, the...
Translational Psychiatry
June 24, 2026
Mauro Pettorruso, Giacomo D’andrea, Antonio Inserra et al.
Clinical trials investigating psychedelic compounds for depression and anxiety-related disorders are yielding promising preliminary results. Psychedelics produce profound alterations in brain function—such as suppression of the default mode network and thalamocortical dysregulation—leading to intense subjective experiences including ego dissolution and mystical-type states. While often...
Jurnal Studi Agama
June 23, 2026
Ridwan Rosdiawan, Udi Yuliarto, Vladzikra Vibras Vachazzam
This article explores the phenomenon of spiritual experience as the core of human spirituality, which is often considered beyond the capacity of language to express it (ineffable). Through a multidisciplinary approach involving psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy, this study aims to dissect the mechanisms of formation, sensation, and interpretation of mystical experiences. This paper...
Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy
June 22, 2026
Rubab Noorie
It is clear that when we love, we feel happy, and when we hate, we feel miserable. Many wise Sufi poets and thinkers believed that living a good life means being happy, and the best way to achieve this happiness is through love, faith, and kindness. They thought that the highest form of life is a life filled with love and spiritual devotion. Love, profoundly simple yet infinitely complex, has...
PsyArXiv
June 21, 2026
Nerea L Herrero, Yohann Corfdir, Cecilia Forcato
preprint
Out-of-body experiences (OBEs) during sleep involve a transient disruption of bodily self-consciousness, in which the self or center of awareness is experienced as displaced from the physical body. Although OBEs have been reported in neurological, psychiatric, and dissociative contexts, they also occur in non-clinical populations, raising the question of whether their altered-self phenomenology...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
June 21, 2026
Lukas Geiger
preprint
The paper is the third article in the Pali-Psycho series. It compares the Pali Canon with the Desert Fathers, Rhineland Mysticism, Carmelite Mysticism, and Ignatian Spirituality. The analysis uses the convergence-type schema developed in the preceding integrative article and distinguishes empirical, structural-phenomenological, conceptual, and no-parallel relations. The central result is...
Ta'wiluna: Jurnal Ilmu Al-Qur'an, Tafsir dan Pemikiran Islam
June 20, 2026
Tiaramillah Ryn Maulida
The concept of wali majdzub constitutes one of the most controversial themes in the Islamic mystical tradition due to its association with spiritual experiences considered to transcend rational consciousness and, at times, appear inconsistent with the outward norms of Islamic law (shari‘a). Some Sufi scholars regard the wali majdzub as a chosen servant of God who receives direct spiritual...