Methexis
April 15, 2025
Sanjeeva Guneratne, Rmku Rajapaksha, Faiz MMT Marikar
This study presents a philosophical and theoretical overview of the process by which “geography and spiritual growth converge” in the construction of sacrality and experience of transcendence in the aniconic mountain sacredscapes of the world. Parallel concepts such as apophasis and archetypicality are explored in order to emphasise their points of convergence, It is supported by a literature...
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht eBooks
April 14, 2025
1. Why does a mystic need an artist?The role of visual representations in the mystical experience [] with regard to all these imaginary visions and apprehensions and to all other forms and species whatsoever, which present themselves beneath some particular kind of knowledge or image or form, whether they be false and come from the devil or are recognized as true and coming from God, the...
Cognitive Therapy and Research
March 29, 2025
Federico Seragnoli, Fabienne Picard, Gabriel Thorens et al.
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Abstract Purpose Despite the presence of mystical-type experiences in psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT), an understanding of the cognitive processes involved is still lacking. Guided by theory and empirical research, we hypothesized a cognitive-grounded perspective based on current metacognition models to promote the understanding of the psychological processes involved in mystical-type...
Wrocławski Przegląd Teologiczny
March 12, 2025
Mirosław Kiwka
«Mística» y «experiencia mística» son términos tan ambiguos que exigen no solo la precisión, sino aun la construcción de toda una teoría que explicaría su significativa multidimensionalidad. El presente artículo ofrece ciertas indicaciones metodológicas para crear una teoría de la mística y, al mismo tiempo, centra su atención en los aspectos a tener en cuenta a la hora de hablar adecuadamente...
Voprosy Filosofii
March 10, 2025
Natalia S. Zhirtueva
The article provides a comparative analysis of ideas about space and time, formed in the philosophical and mystical teachings of the world, with those that are characteristic of modern science. The non-classical scientific paradigm has created a new understanding of the spatio-temporal organization of being, which is characterized by multidimensionality and relativity. There are unique features...
Poornaprajna International Journal of Management Education & Social Science
February 28, 2025
P. S. Aithal, Ramanathan Srinivasan
Purpose: Advaita Vedanta and Kashmir Shaivism represent two profound non-dualistic philosophies that challenge conventional perceptions of separation and multiplicity. This study examines their distinct interpretations of reality, exploring how each tradition articulates the unity of existence through differing metaphysical frameworks. Advaita Vedanta posits an absolute, formless Brahman as the...
Religions
February 25, 2025
Denae Dyck
This article reconsiders literature’s capacity to express and evoke spiritual experiences by turning to William James’s The Varieties of Religious Experience, especially his discussion of mysticism and his suggestion that poetry can bring about such states. James’s ideas are especially promising given recent developments in postsecular and postcritical scholarship that problematize a...
Quality Journal Of Education Arabic And Islamic Studies
February 10, 2025
Ice Desvikayati, Yeni Karneli, Sufyarma Mursidi
Guidance and counseling continues to develop and must be able to adapt to current developments. This research examines the integration of metaphysics and mystical knowledge in the context of guidance and counseling. This approach aims to explore the potential benefits, challenges, and practical implications of adopting metaphysical and mystical elements in counseling practice. The research...
Sillages Critiques
January 30, 2025
Norman Finkelstein
What leads poets into mystical, hermetic and occult studies? How do these traditions shape their poetic practice, and conversely, how do their poems deepen our understanding of the enduring power of these bodies of thought, belief, and ritual? In response to these questions, this paper focuses on Robert Duncan’s study of Kabbalah, especially Kabbalistic language mysticism, which he reads as...
پژوهشنامۀ انتقادی متون و برنامههای علوم انسانی
January 8, 2025
Bakhshali Ghanbari
Philosophy of mysticism is a branch of philosophy and one of the topics of interest to studies of mysticism. In this field are proposed three theories of constructivism, philosophia perennis, and non-intentionality. People are counted like Stacey, James from the first theory processors, and Katz is one of the proposers of the second theory and Foreman of third theory designers. In reviewing the...