Vestnik NSU Series History and Philology
December 7, 2021
А. А. Maslov
3 citations
The paper focuses on the Taoist concept of “dreams”, which is considered from the point of view of the meditative practice of “realized dreams” or “controlled visions”. Famous Taoist masters Chen Tuan (10th cent.), Ma Danyang (12th cent.), Bai Yuchan (12th cent.) and many others implemented techniques of “controlled dreams” as a type of meditative alchemical practice: erasing the frontier...
Health Monitor Journal of the Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research
December 1, 2021
Faranak Farzadi, Jahangir Akram, Jila Sadighi et al.
Objective (s): Evidences from various studies through the world reports experiences similar to hallucinations in people without a specific disease. This perception is called extrasensory perception, pseudo hallucination and paranormal cognition in scientific-research texts. The incidence and prevalence of extrasensory perception in different societies and the lack of information in educational...
Practices & Interpretations: A Journal of Philology, Teaching and Cultural Studies
December 1, 2021
Marina S. Ragachewskaya
This article uses the Jungian archetypal theory to analyze a selection of shorter fictions by D.H. Lawrence (the novellas The Princess (1924), St Mawr (1925), The Woman Who Rode Away (1928), The Escaped Cock (1929) and a few short stories) where the enigmatic aspect of place and distance plays an important role in the narrative, character development and personality individuation. I single out...
Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophie
December 1, 2021
Rico Gutschmidt
Abstract Proceeding from a philosophical interpretation of negative theology as performatively undermining our seeming understanding of the absolute and thereby evoking a transformative experience, this paper emphasises the philosophical significance of negative theology by linking it to Karl Jaspers’ notion of the universal limit situation of existence. Against this background, an analysis of...
پژوهشنامه فلسفه دین
December 1, 2021
Khaled Zandsalimi, Hossein Hooshangi
Al-Gazali is one of the thinkers who has tried to build a strong foundation for theism. In his theory of belief in God, he introduces four models which pertains to four different classes of people. This models include prophetic, saintlike, theological and the vulgar ones. Al-Gazali believes that the first model which is based on mystical experience is the strongest one. This model is similar to...
European Neuropsychopharmacology
December 1, 2021
S. Penedos, C. Ramos, M. Miguel et al.
1 citation
Introduction: Psychedelics have seen various labels: mystical sacrament aids, potential interrogation tools for the Cold War, agents for social change in the Hippie counter movement, a panacea for various mental disorders, and a tool to “hack” of the psyche. This has led to their reputation as both societal threat and a psychopharmacological breakthrough. After the loss of data on over 1000...
PsyArXiv
November 29, 2021
Tianhong Tim Qiu, John Paul Minda
preprint
A growing proportion of the population is engaging in recreational psychedelic use. Psychedelics are uniquely capable of reliably occasioning mystical experiences in ordinary humans without contemplative or religious backgrounds. While clinical research has made efforts to characterize psychedelic experiences, comparably little is understood about how humans naturalistically engage with...
Bahastra
November 26, 2021
Abdul Wachid Bambang Suharto
This research aimed to reveal misunderstanding in the interpretation of the poem “Cinta Kepayang” in the poetry book Gandrung by A. Mustofa Bisri. The characteristic of A. Mustofa Bisri poems in Gandrung is that his poems are very rich in symbols related to the thought of Islamic mysticism (Sufism). The mind is a blend of mystical experience and aesthetic experience. This study uses a...
Manuscript
November 20, 2021
Mark Vladimirovich Shugurov, Olga Viktorovna Kostina
The paper aims to analyze the heuristic potential of the Christian religious and mystical experience comprehension through the subject of culturology. The authors focus on the culturological approach to this experience which is conceptualized as a cultural tradition. Particular attention is paid to the Christian mysticism as spiritual and at the same time cultural heritage. The scientific...
Journal of Psychedelic Studies
November 16, 2021
M. Earleywine, Fiona Low, J. D. de Leo
Multiple laboratories have proposed measures of subjective effects of psychedelics as potential mediators of their therapeutic impact. Other work has identified individual differences that covary with subjective responses in informative ways. The range of potential measures of responses, traits, and outcomes is vast. Ideas for new measures are likely numerous. The field will progress...