Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour
March 1, 2018
Frédéric Vandenberghe
Abstract: William James's Varieties of Religious Experience is a classic psycho‐philosophical study of the experience of the sacred and of its practical effects on the ordinary life of extraordinary persons. In a pragmatic variation of Kant's proof of god's existence, James uses personal accounts of converts to empirically demonstrate that there's “something” that has causal effects on the...
Sleep and Hypnosis
February 21, 2018
Yong Lu
1 citation
The intriguing study of dreams related to mystical symbols has attracted not only such conventional fields as comparative religions and philosophy, but also psychoanalyses.In this report, first, the author briefly introduces, from the perspectives of Freud and Jung, the importance of energetic desire (libido), symbolism, and unconsciousness in interpreting dreams.Then, the author presents two...
Frontiers in Pharmacology
February 20, 2018
Michael P. Bogenschutz, Samantha K. Podrebarac, Jessie H. Duane et al.
125 citations
After a hiatus of some 40 years, clinical research has resumed on the use of classic hallucinogens to treat addiction. Following completion of a small open-label feasibility study, we are currently conducting a double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial of psilocybin-assisted treatment of alcohol use disorder. Although treatment effects cannot be analyzed until the study is complete,...
Res Humanitariae
February 14, 2018
Nataliia Lytovchenko
The article examines the transformation and modification of the image of Sofia in the sories of poems cycle by Alexander Blok “Verses about the Beautiful Lady” and the collection of poms by Andrei Bely “Gold in Azure”. The author shows that the image of Sophia Celestial is represented in the works of poets-symbolists at all levels of religious and poetic consciousness, viz. at religious and...
Psychopharmacology
February 1, 2018
Theresa M. Carbonaro, Matthew W Johnson, Ethan Hurwitz et al.
139 citations
Although psilocybin and dextromethorphan (DXM) are hallucinogens, they have different receptor mechanisms of action and have not been directly compared. This study compared subjective, behavioral, and physiological effects of psilocybin and dextromethorphan under conditions that minimized expectancy effects. Single, acute oral doses of psilocybin (10, 20, 30 mg/70 kg), DXM (400 mg/70 kg), and...
Psychopharmacology
February 1, 2018
Mendel Kaelen, Bruna Giribaldi, Jordan Raine et al.
274 citations
Recent studies have supported the safety and efficacy of psychedelic therapy for mood disorders and addiction. Music is considered an important component in the treatment model, but little empirical research has been done to examine the magnitude and nature of its therapeutic role. The present study assessed the influence of music on the acute experience and clinical outcomes of psychedelic...
Frontiers in Pharmacology
January 17, 2018
Leor Roseman, David Nutt, Robin Carhart-Harris
814 citations
Introduction: It is a basic principle of the "psychedelic" treatment model that the quality of the acute experience mediates long-term improvements in mental health. In the present paper we sought to test this using data from a clinical trial assessing psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression (TRD). In line with previous reports, we hypothesized that the occurrence and magnitude of Oceanic...
Alone at the Altar
January 9, 2018
Brianna Leavitt-Alcántara
Chapter 5 explores the devotion and controversy surrounding Sor María Teresa Aycinena, a Carmelite nun, who in 1816 in the midst of the Independence wars, reportedly began to experience the stigmata, visions, mystical crucifixions, and miraculous images formed with the blood of her wounds. The powerful archbishop, priests, and lay devotees, many of them women, supported the Carmelite nun as a...
January 5, 2018
A. Dziuba
In the theology of Eastern Christianity there is a special category of “God’s fools.” This is a particular image of faith and belongs to those who have had some mystical experience. The cross is marked by reason. This foolishness of the cross is the basic process in theological interpretation. The cross should shine out even more with its foolishness against the glare of evil, as it draws one...
Síntese Revista de Filosofia
January 2, 2018
William J. Wainwright
Abstract: This paper examines two types of transcendence and their relation to love. Ontological transcendence is a feature of metaphysical traditions such as Plotinus’s or Shankara’s that sharply distinguish ultimate reality from the space-time world. Experential transcendence is a feature of cognitive experiences whose object (if any) is neither the space-time world as a whole or anything in...