July 3, 2026Nikhat Jahan, Mohammad Aves, Rahul Kumar
This chapter will discuss the relationship between the esoteric mind in modern science and medicine. The discussion will be on where ancient esoteric thought is converging with contemporary scientific understanding of the mind and body. This will include looking at how traditional concepts of vital energy, subtle bodies and symbolic healing can relate to modern theories of consciousness,...
Philosophy does not fail when it becomes difficult; it fails when it becomes non-examinable. Original tool CBIT: a test for definition, method, evidence, and metaphor control. Published cases Dennett-style imitation, LLM consciousness, and quantum-consciousness overextension. Aim Defend interdisciplinary dialogue from method substitution and false depth. Boundary is not censorship; boundary is...
Journal of Psychoactive DrugsJuly 3, 2026Miguel Joaquim Soares Teles Couceiro, Victor José da Conceição Teixeira Amorim Rodrigues, Nuno Manuel Correia Torres
This case study explores the potential role of mystical-type experiences in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP). A patient with generalized anxiety disorder and migraines underwent four intramuscular KAP sessions (0.5-0.9 mg/kg). Outcomes were assessed using the Outcome Questionnaire-45 (OQ-45), the Hood Mysticism Scale (HMS), and interviews. Greater therapeutic gains followed sessions with...
Mystical experience in Rumi is compared to the directness of sight. It is not just about words. It is about knowing the Beloved. It is also compared to smelling a delightful aroma, and its interior or ‘heart’ aspect is emphasised. The Sufi’s pilgrimage is not merely an external destination but a journey inwards. It is there that God is found. In the Mathnawi , at least, he does not completely...
This article investigates the theoretical foundations of fractality as a cross-disciplinary concept bridging philosophy, aesthetics, and cognitive science. The primary aim is to explore how fractal models originally developed in mathematics by Benoît Mandelbrot can illuminate the structure of thought, consciousness, and cultural texts. Fractality is understood not only as a geometric property...
This study investigates how mystical experiences are articulated in digital environments, especially in religion-focused communities (“subreddits”) on Reddit, a popular social media platform. Classical theorists like William James argued that mystical experiences resist linguistic expression; in other words, according to the traditional scholarly view, these phenomena are inherently...
This study investigates the role of mythical narrative structure in constructing Sufi concepts through a literary analysis of selected Sufi stories. Focusing on four short narratives associated with early Sufi figures—Ibrahim ibn Adham, Shaqiq al-Balkhi, Sahl al-Tusturi, and Ibn Manazil—the research examines how language, symbolism, and narrative discourse contribute to the formation and...
Sufism, as a tradition of Islamic mysticism, places the human spiritual journey at the core of the divine quest. This article focuses on the experience of Baqa, the continuity of consciousness after the annihilation of the Fana self. As a phenomenon that can be analyzed through Husserl's Epoche method, which suspends empirical worldly assumptions to reveal the pure structure of consciousness....
ISLAMIKAJuly 1, 2026Dimyati Sajari, Abdul Haris, Rasi’in Rasi’in et al.
The accelerating dominance of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies has profoundly reshaped human cognition, emotion, and moral sensibility, while also generating new forms of psychological fragmentation and spiritual detachment. This study introduces Digital Sufism as a spiritually grounded and philosophically integrative framework for restoring inner equilibrium and sacred...
In this article, we will discuss the role and metaphysical position of women in the Sufi tradition, a tradition that has been rarely heard. The main focus of this article is how women shifted from being followers to leaders in spiritual activities, especially in institutionalized Sufi activities. Not only that, women can also be a source of inspiration for great Sufi figures such as Ibn Arabi...