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The perceiving process and mystical orientation : an empirical study in psychological type theory among participants at the parliament of the world's religions [PDF]

, 2012
A sample of 580 participants attending the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Barcelona 2004 completed the Francis-Louden Mystical Orientation Scale together with a measure of psychological type (the Francis Psychological Type Scales) in order to ...
Robbins, Mandy, Cargas, Sarita, Francis, Leslie J.   +2 more
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A neuroepistemology of mystical experience

, 2022
This essay provides an anthropological account of a neuroepistemological account of mystical experience. We commence by outlining the various qualities of mystical experience (e.g. time-consciousness and space-consciousness distortion).
Rock, Adam J, Laughlin, Charles D
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Negative symbolism of wildlife shapes human–nature coexistence: The plight of owls in Nigeria

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Human–wildlife coexistence in culturally diverse landscapes requires understanding how socio‐cultural processes shape perceptions and behaviours towards conservation‐priority species. This study examines perceptions, belief‐based uses and conservation attitudes towards owls in communities surrounding six Protected Areas in Nigeria, addressing ...
Iniunam Aniefiok Iniunam, Joan Fadzai Banda, Talatu Tende, Danjuma Filibus Dami, Ulf Ottosson, Adams Adamanyiwa Chaskda   +5 more
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Mystical strategies and performative discourse in the theologia mystica of Teresa of Avila: A Wittgensteinian analysis [PDF]

, 2009
The thesis argues that a Wittgensteinian approach to the 'mystical' writings of a 'mystical theologian' such as Teresa of Avila reveals that rather than exhibiting an ontological mysticism these writings are better understood as enacting what are termed '
Tyler, Peter Mark, Tyler, Peter Mark
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Anthropological aspects of mystical experience according to Mieczysław Gogacz

, 2021
Mieczysław Gogacz, the founder of consequent Thomism, is also known for his original concept of mystical experience. In his opinion, mystical experience is a passive experience of the existence of God by the mean of potential intellect of a man.
Izabella Andrzejuk, Andrzejuk, Izabella
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Nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications for the sotol plant (Asparagaceae, Convallarioideae): A review

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Sotol (Dasylirion spp.) is a resilient desert plant that sustains ecosystems, cultures and livelihoods in Chihuahua Desert. Our review highlights its nutritional properties, traditional uses and potential new applications in food, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy and water remediation. By synthesizing evidence across disciplines, we show how sotol can
Dámaris Leopoldina Ojeda Barrios, Antonio Martínez Ruiz, Marisela Calderón Jurado, Ramón Saúl Luján Aguirre, Juan Luis Jacobo Cuellar, Oscar Sariñana‐Aldaco, María Teresa Martínez Damián, Oscar Cruz Alvarez   +7 more
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The nature of Christian mysticism in the thought of Baron von Huegell and George Tyrrell [PDF]

, 1989
This thesis seeks to establish the place of Baron von aigel and George Tyrrell in the revival of interest in mysticism at the beginning of the present century.
Berry, John C., Berry, J.C
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What England Is and What It Claims to Be: Orwell on National Identity

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article suggests that George Orwell's body of work offers a rather unique and insightful two‐part conception of national identity in the context of England, made up of a moral inheritance—the values of liberty, fairness and decency—and a lived sensibility—the fluid, experiential quality of collective life expressed in shared customs ...
Sam Taylor Hill
wiley   +1 more source

Immersion, Absorption, and Spiritual Experience: Some Preliminary Findings

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
Many traditions have utilized silent environments to induce altered states of consciousness and spiritual experiences. Neurocognitive explorations of spiritual experience can aid in understanding the underlying mechanism, but these are surprisingly rare.
Joseph Glicksohn, Joseph Glicksohn, Tal Dotan Ben-Soussan   +2 more
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Mystical experiences without mysticism: An argument for mystical fictionalism in psychedelics

Journal of Psychedelic Studies, 2022
Abstract Mystical experiences frequently precede decreases in human suffering or increased functioning. Therapies that include the ingestion of psychoactive substances in supportive environments often lead to improvements that correlate with the magnitude of the mystical experiences generated.
Bradley Armour Garb, Mitchell Earleywine
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