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Dreams, Jokes, and Songs July 31, 2025 Paul Thagard
Abstract This chapter describes the mechanisms behind conscious experiences, emphasizing the Neural Binding and Coherence (NBC) theory. It explores how neural representation, binding, coherence, and competition interact to create conscious phenomena. Using smell, hunger, loneliness, and self-awareness as examples, the chapter illustrates how these mechanisms contribute to component...
The Korean Society of Human and Nature July 31, 2025 Kan-Pyo Lee
The purpose of this study is to understand the later Heideggerian thought within the characteristics of the negative-theological and mystical methodology and to reveal its ontological significance thereafter. First, in Chapter 2, we examine the problematic awareness and methodology of Heidegger’s philosophy. And this implies the forgetfulness of Being (Seinsvergessenheit) and the...
Філософія та політологія в контексті сучасної культури July 30, 2025 A. Meleshchuk
Background and Relevance: This article investigates the concept of the illusory nature of the world and the phenomenon of the present moment as core principles of Zen Buddhism that shape a radically non-conceptual mode of being and an alternative construction of reality. The relevance of the research stems from the increasing scholarly interest in challenging dominant Western ontological and...
Religions July 29, 2025 Dennis F. Kinlaw 1 citation
This article explores the often-overlooked question of how literary reading might give rise to experiences that readers themselves identify as spiritual. Framed by William James’s account of “mystical susceptibility” and recent psychological models of spirituality as altered states of consciousness involving shifts in perception, affect, and cognition, the essay asks how engagement with...
July 27, 2025 Pete Carr preprint
Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy emphasizes the transformative power of mystical-type peak experiences. Stroboscopic ganzfeld (ganzflicker) stimulation offers a non-pharmacological analogue to psychedelic drugs. This exploratory self-experimentation study investigated whether anxiety-neutralizing techniques (eye movements, square breathing) enhance the brightness of visual hallucinations...
Perspektif July 25, 2025 Lita Gunawan, I. Florina, S. Edy
This study explores the representation of animism and spiritualism in Sintren Dance through the perspective of cultural communication. Sintren is a traditional Javanese dance performance rooted in mystical beliefs, particularly involving ancestral spirits and the spirit realm. The study aims to identify the role of Sintren Dance as a medium of cultural communication that conveys deeply embedded...
Journal of Arts and Linguistics Studies July 23, 2025 Humaira Masud, Muhammad Awais Shah, H. Akbar
This research explores the intersections of transcendentalism in William Wordsworth’s “Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Early Childhood” and Rumi’s The Song of Reed, focusing on their shared themes of spirituality, divine unity, and the human quest for connection with the divine. The study addresses how both works reflect transcendentalist thought, emphasizing individual spiritual...
Frontiers in Psychology July 22, 2025 Pascal Michael, Pauline Fritz, Olivia Gosseries et al. 1 citation
Near-death experiences (NDEs), a syndrome of experiences with mystical-type content classically arising in the context of life-threatening situations, are under-researched in terms of their relevance for acute medical care. We here discuss several reasons to raise the importance of conducting more comprehensive NDE research in emergency and critical care contexts, including but not limited to...
Journal of Religion and Theology July 21, 2025 Julian Ungar-Sargon 2 citations
This essay explores the profound implications of recognizing the sacred theological origins of Cartesian mind-body dualism for contemporary healthcare transformation.Drawing from the thesis that Descartes' supposedly secular philosophy emerged from Neoplatonic, Augustinian, and mystical Christian traditions, this work proposes a revolutionary healthcare model that reclaims medicine's sacred...
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis July 21, 2025 Cameron T Alldredge, Meredith Vagner, Chris E. Corlett et al. 1 citation
Mystical experiences (MEs) are often profound and transformative encounters with a transcendent reality. Reported across many cultures and religions, these experiences are commonly characterized by a sense of unity, transcendence of time and space, positive mood, ineffability, and a noetic quality. Theoretical models have emphasized psychological, neurological, and sociocultural explanations to...