January 23, 2025
Mai M. Younis, Ahmed M. Elissawy, Samir M. Osman et al.
Salvia divinorum Epling & Játiva, commonly named diviner’s sage, magic mint, or mystic sage, is a potent hallucinogenic plant belonging to the mint family (Lamiaceae). It is endemic to Oaxaca, Mexico, and grown in California and other regions in the United States. It is a small to medium-sized shrub characterized by its distinctive thick quadrangular stem, elliptical large leaves, and violet...
Cogent Arts and Humanities
January 21, 2025
Suyami Suyami, Fakhriati Fakhriati, Ninawati Syahrul et al.
In the current digital era, despite technological advancements and increased access to education, there remains a significant population in Indonesia that believes in traditional healing practices associated with ‘mystical’ illnesses. One such illness is sawan. This research aims to provide a comprehensive description of the forms, factors, as well as treatments or prevention of sawan through...
January 20, 2025
Isaac Portilla
This chapter provides an introduction to the lives of the Hindu sages Sri Ramana Maharshi and Sri Aurobindo, with significant implications for the understanding of Hinduism, interfaith dialogue, and mystical consciousness. The inquiry focuses on Ramana’s and Aurobindo’s existential functions as rishis, avatars, and gurus in India, taking into account their physical locations and their...
January 20, 2025
Isaac Portilla
This chapter focuses on the implications of the mystical experiences and realizations of Ramana, Aurobindo, and the Christian interfaith pioneers in India for Hindu-Christian interfaith dialogue. The phenomenological commitment is to respect both mystical and worldly experiences, that is, to see both the divine and the human narratives. It leads to an understanding of Hinduism and Christianity...
January 20, 2025
Isaac Portilla
The preliminary sections provide the general orientation of the book, explaining its terminology and methodology. Following Francis X. Clooney’s and Gavin Flood’s works, the book employs hermeneutical phenomenology in addressing two vital issues for religious studies: fairness to the religious “Other” and the impact of interfaith mysticism on the future of religion. Section 1 explains these two...
Contemporary Drug Problems
January 19, 2025
Mika Tsupari, Matilda Hellman, T. Tammi
Background The use of psychedelics is on the rise worldwide as more people are experimenting, self-medicating or seeking benefits from these substances. Aims This study explores the use values ascribed to classic psychedelics by 40 users in Finland – a country that scores high in welfare and happiness but has faced an increase in mental health problems and has adapted austerity policies in the...
Religions
January 19, 2025
Arjun Nair
Research into the unio mystica has revealed what seems to be an area of “real discussion” between scholars of different traditions of mysticism, particularly those of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Although this research serves as a promising start to the dialogue among scholars, it has also raised many questions about a “shared moment” that is nevertheless expressed in “irreducibly diverse”...
Journal of The Scientific Mysticism and Literature
January 17, 2025
Gulnar Agig Jafarzade
MaulanaJalaladdin Rumi, a prominent representative of classical Eastern literature and a distinguished philosopher-poet,is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in Islamic mysticism. Rumi's philosophical and mystical views, which serve the spiritual elevation of humanity, are primarily expressed in his poetic legacy.Similarly, Shams Maghrebi, a Sufi poet,lived during the late...
International Journal for the Psychology of Religion
January 13, 2025
Jonathan Dinsmore, Putu Divariani, I. Kadek et al.
Jonathan Dinsmore’s Mystical Luminosity Experience: An Initiation of a Construct Grounded in Phenomenology offers a groundbreaking exploration of an often-overlooked phenomenon: mystical luminosity experiences (MLE). By bridging ancient mystical traditions with modern scientific inquiry, this work is a rare fusion of academic rigor and spiritual insight, making it a significant contribution to...
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
January 10, 2025
Ana Cláudia Mesquita Garcia, Lucas Oliveira Maia, Everson Meireles et al.
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This study is a survey-type, cross-sectional study conducted in Brazil (n = 517), with online data collection taking place from April to June 2022. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the death anxiety in users and non-users of psychedelics. To this end, we also assessed the validity and reliability of the Death Anxiety Scale in Brazil. The following instruments were used for data...