There has been growth in the use of psychedelics by the global population in recent years. In addition to recreational and ritualistic use, recent research into psychedelics has brought advances for treating mental disorders. Understanding the specific circumstances in which psilocybin leads to positive outcomes may have important implications for the future of its clinical use and for harm...
June 15, 2023Thomas J. Johnson, Danielle D. Weisman, Virgil L. Sheets et al.1 citation
Since its inception, the electronic dance music (EDM) scene has been associated with drug use, especially MDMA (Ecstasy) and, to a lesser extent, psychedelics. Ethnographic studies and first-person accounts also emphasise the importance of mystical experiences among EDM participants, as well as religious or spiritual practices connected with EDM culture. The current study surveyed 146...
Near-death experiences (NDEs) are closely related to emotional and spiritual dimensions, even though they are subjective. This study aims to reveal the mystical experiences of individuals suffering from COVID-19 after NDEs. This article is qualitative research with a phenomenological approach. With purposive sampling, the data were collected from individuals suffering from COVID-19 who...
Ayahuasca is a psychedelic brew that has been the focus of an increasing number of investigations for its potential therapeutic effects. In addition to psychiatric improvements, qualitative studies and anecdotal reports suggest that ayahuasca use may influence gratitude and relationships with nature. Yet, to date, these specific changes have been understudied. Here, participants (N = 54)...
The article traces the formation of the mystical experience of Nikolai Sergeevich Arseniev (1888–1977) on the basis of the memoir book “Gifts and Encounters of the Life Path” (1974), and the stages of his consideration of biblical studies. The analysis of Arseniev’s exegetical work “The Religious Experience of the Apostle Paul” (1935) is proposed. He was one of the Russian thinkers in whose...
The work is aimed at identifying the image of the sable in the traditional worldview and rituals of the Buryats. The chronological boundaries of the study are determined by the time of functioning and translation of the com-plex of traditional beliefs and rituals among the Buryats — the end of the 19th — middle of the 20th century. Geo-graphically, the study is focused on the Baikal region,...
This intercultural study attempts to find a bridge between Heidegger's criticism of metaphysics as Ontotheology, his search for overcoming it in his later thinking about the hiddenness of Being itself, and Ibn 'Arabi's mystical doctrine of unity of Being-which is likewise characterized as the absolute hiddenness-through a return to their common ground in Platonic negative theology.Heidegger's...
The pandemic has plunged us into a liminal situation and led us into an unknown situation. In this article, I propose an apophatic approach to cultivating spirituality in response to this prevailing uncertainty. Within the Christian spiritual tradition, two major approaches exist, i.e. the cataphatic (via affirmation) and the apophatic (via negation). While religious education often leans...
Just as psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy (PAP) represents a clinical innovation that may need to be accommodated with corresponding theoretical and methodological innovations, there is growing awareness that the tools, normative frameworks, and standard practices of our clinical ethics may also need to be adapted, renewed, or replaced to accommodate its unusual features. Drawing on L. A....
Chapter 2 addresses the consensus on Chan as a specimen of Oriental mysticism. It begins with a review of the debate between Suzuki and Hu Shi over whether Chan enlightenment can be rationally understood by human intellect and reason. By examining the major methods of Chan cultivation for attaining enlightenment and accounts of testimony by Chan masters and practitioners in history, it argues...