This article explores the concept of radical letting go (Gelassenheit) as a path to self-wholeness, integrating the mysticism of Meister Eckhart and the theopoetics proposed by John D. Caputo, using the song "I Love You But I'm Letting Go" (Pamungkas) as a case study. Letting go—whether in human relationships, images of God, or the ego—is analyzed as an act of liberating faith, where...
This study reinterprets Das Peter Hille-Buch through the theoretical framework of genre hybridity and the poetics of mysticism, arguing that the work’s difficulty constitutes a deliberate aesthetic strategy rather than a formal weakness. The analysis focuses on the narrative structure in which biography, autobiography, religious discourse, and prose poetry are intricately interwoven, creating a...
Bu çalışma, Kıta Avrupa’sında din psikolojisinin kurucu isimleri arasında seçkin bir yere sahip olan Théodore Flournoy’un (1854–1920) kuruluş sürecinde din psikolojisine katkılarını incelemektedir. Nitel desende yürütülen araştırmada veriler, Flournoy’un eserleri ve hakkında yazılmış biyografik metinlerden toplanmış; elde edilen bilgiler betimsel analiz tekniğiyle çözümlenmiştir. Bulgular,...
Behavioral SciencesApril 30, 2026Dylan Briggs, Thomas B Sease, Ruthie Menou et al.
Mystical experiences are characterized by a profound sense of interconnectedness and transcendence of ordinary reality. These experiences can facilitate feelings of connectedness with oneself and others and have been documented as leading to significant positive changes in thoughts, emotions, and behavior. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the extent to which the four mindfulness...
This article examines the relationship between rationalism, mysticism, and idealism within the philosophy of science as three epistemological approaches shaping human understanding of reality and knowledge. Rationalism emphasizes reason as the foundation of epistemic certainty through logical principles, while mysticism introduces a transrational dimension of knowledge obtained through...
This study examines the everyday implementation of four core spiritual concepts in Islamic mysticism repentance (taubat), asceticism (zuhud), sincerity (ikhlas), and cautious piety (wara’) among Sufi order adherents (Jamaah Tarekat) and the general Muslim community. Although these concepts are well established in classical Sufi literature, their practical meanings and applications vary across...
Emerging evidence suggests psychedelic-assisted therapies ameliorate symptoms of psychopathology. However, less is known about how psychedelics influence positive psychological functioning (e.g., compassionate love, self-compassion, and life satisfaction). These constructs may be relevant in understanding how psychedelics exert their therapeutic effects, as they are central to both intra- and...
This study aims to analyze the New Age Movement (NAM) from the perspective of Islamic epistemology by using Randall Baer’s work Inside the New Age (1989) as the primary source of analysis. The movement represents a modern spiritual phenomenon that has expanded widely in contemporary society, particularly through discourses on self-development, non-religious spirituality, consciousness science,...
Abstract The merging of philosophical and mystical categories in the concept of love allows for the creation of a space shared by philosophers and mystics. This shared space is explored in this chapter by inquiring into works that belong to the flower of medieval Kabbalah in Castile. In the Book of the Pomegranate, Moses de León’s discussion of the commandment to love God provides a remarkable...
Abstract Teresa of Ávila and John of the Cross push the boundaries of individual spirituality and offer philosophically informed accounts of mystical experience.