Üsküdar Üniversitesi Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi
May 1, 2025
Arzu Eylül Yalçınkaya
1 citation
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī’s (d. 672/1273) Maѕnavī-i Maʿnavī is replete with metaphors of love that function as epistemological and ontological instruments, serving both to impart knowledge and to reflect the structure of reality. This study examines how Rūmī employs the language of love as a means to express ineffable mystical realities of divine love and union, and to catalyze the transformation of...
Scottish Journal of Theology
May 1, 2025
Kaylie Page
Abstract This paper considers Hans Boersma’s analysis of Bonaventure’s account of the beatific vision in his book Seeing God: The Beatific Vision in Christian Tradition. Boersma disputes Bonaventure’s claim in his Itinerarium Mentis in Deum that mystical union with God in this life takes place via the will and not the intellect, arguing that union with God must always produce union of the...
Pharos Journal of Theology
May 1, 2025
Z. Kieliszek
7 citations
In modern philosophical and theological discourse, religious experience is increasingly seen as altering human subjectivity and perception of reality. The purpose of the study was to identify the peculiarities of the Catholic understanding of religious experience, analyse its theological and phenomenological aspects, and determine the impact of faith on worldview orientations and cognitive...
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
May 1, 2025
Bruno Romeo, Ewen Kervadec, Baptiste Fauvel et al.
36 citations
Psychedelic-assisted therapies have demonstrated promising results in treating mental disorders, with results suggesting that the subjective intensity and quality of psychedelic experiences plays a significant role in mediating therapeutic effects. However, the strength of this association across diagnoses and treatment settings remains underexplored. We searched MEDLINE, Embase, and PsycINFO...
International Journal of Applied Educational Research
April 30, 2025
L. Sikder
This study explores how literature served as a transformative medium for spiritual awakening in India, focusing on the impact of the Bhakti and Sufi movements. These socio-religious movements, rooted in devotion and mysticism, reshaped literary traditions by challenging religious orthodoxy and advocating for inclusivity through vernacular languages. Their emphasis on divine love, inner...
Journal of Behavioral Health and Psychology
April 30, 2025
Julian Ungar-Sargon
This paper examines the complex theological concept of the dark side of the Schechina (Divine Presence) as presented in contemporary Jewish mystical thought and its relationship to post-Holocaust theological discourse. Through close analysis of primary texts that explore the feminine divine in Jewish tradition from rabbinic literature through medieval Kabbalah to Hasidic texts and engaging with...
Akademik Hassasiyetler
April 30, 2025
Varol Koç
Mystical Experiences and Psychedelic Experiences are experiences that lead to extraordinary states of consciousness. Therefore, they can contribute significantly to solving the problem of the source of consciousness, which is an important issue in the philosophy of mind. Because, logically, when a considerable number of specific cases exist within a subject under consideration, it is important...
Religia
April 29, 2025
Syaik Abdillah, Ris'an Rusli, Hossein Muttaqi et al.
Sufism is a deeply personal spiritual experience that cannot be fully explained through scientific methods. Rooted in the Qur’an and Sunnah, it emphasizes doctrines such as piety, sincerity, patience, and purification of the soul. However, the historical development of Sufism has involved external influences, sometimes resulting in internal controversies. These have led to criticisms and...
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
April 25, 2025
Bruno Romeo, Ewen Kervadec, Baptiste Fauvel et al.
Neurobiological effects and psychological models propose that psychedelics may promote psychological flexibility, suggesting a transdiagnostic effect by disrupting maladaptive patterns. The objective of this study was therefore to investigate the determinants of psychological flexibility change following a psychedelic use. This retrospective online survey included French individuals who had...
Scientific Notes of Orel State University
April 24, 2025
S. A. Kolesnikova
The story “Living Relics” contains a motif of the mysterious and inexplicable. Turgenev does not intentionally immerse the characters in borderline states and situations, but describes the narrator’s mystical experience (and, accordingly, his own), and is an outside observer. For the narrator and the author, what is “on the edge” is inexplicable and mysterious: between life and death, between...