Psychedelic-induced mystical experiences: An interdisciplinary discussion and critique [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 Contemporary research on serotonergic psychedelic compounds has been rife with references to so-called ‘mystical’ subjective effects. Several psychometric assessments have been used to assess such effects, and clinical studies have found quantitative ...
Sharday Mosurinjohn +2 more
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Intensity of Mystical Experiences Occasioned by 5-MeO-DMT and Comparison With a Prior Psilocybin Study [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 5-MeO-DMT is a psychoactive substance found in high concentrations in the bufotoxin of the Colorado River Toad (Bufo alvarius). Emerging evidence suggests that vaporized 5-MeO-DMT may occasion mystical experiences of comparable intensity to those ...
Joseph Barsuglia +13 more
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Mindset over molecule: comparing self-transcendent and mystical experiences across recreational psilocybin, MDMA, and cannabis use [PDF]
BMC PsychologyBackground Self-transcendent and mystical experiences may be key mechanisms underlying psychedelics’ therapeutic effects, yet how these experiences differ across substances remains unclear.
Christina Chwyl +3 more
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Baseline Mood and “Relational Triad” Predict Acute Qualities of Psychedelic Experience [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesBackground: The quality and valence of psychedelic experiences are influenced by a range of psychological and contextual factors. This study examines baseline mood and the “relational triad”—comprising social connectedness, mindfulness, and spirituality ...
Joshua Lipson +3 more
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Rumi's Mysticism in the Field of Religious and Mystical Experiences [PDF]
ادبیات عرفانی, 2022 Religion, as one of the most important fields of knowledge, has different aspects, including the esoteric and inner fields. In modern mystical studies, esoteric or personal experiences about God are interpreted as “religious and mystical experience”.
Marziyeh Rastgar +2 more
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Studying the Inexpressibility Obstacles of Mystical Experiences in Masnavies by Attar (Ilahi-Nama, Mantiq al-Tair, Mosibat-Nama) [PDF]
ادبیات عرفانی, 2020 The incapability of vocabularies in expressing mystical experiences is called inexpressibility. Those with mystical experiences consider their mystical awareness outside the extent of understanding and description.
Maryam Moradi, Ebrahim Rahimi Zangene
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The exploration of mystical experiences among religious preachers
INSPIRA, 2021 The current qualitative study aimed to explore the mystical experiences among religious preachers. A purposive sampling technique was employed to select a sample of (n=10) religious preachers who had encountered at least one mystical experience.
Rida Irfan, Ayesha Aziz
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Wainwright on Drug-induced Religious Experience [PDF]
پژوهشنامه فلسفه دین, 2015 Conducting experiments and investigations, some researchers have tried to prove that mystical and religious experiences can be created through drug injection. W. J. Wainwright distinguishes between theistic and monistic mystical experiences.
Hossein Tousi
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Analyzing the relationship between language and mystical experience from a constructivism perspective Case study: The image of the “bride” in the works of Ruzbihan Baqli [PDF]
نثرپژوهی ادب فارسی, 2022 One of the main images in Ruzbihan's works, especially in his two main books, namely Abhar al-Asheqin, and the Sharh-e Shathiaat is the image of the "bride".
Moein Kazemifar
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A Structural Analysis of the Light Symbol in Mystical Experiences [PDF]
ادبیات عرفانی, 2009 The ‘Light of God’ is the main sign and the key to understanding mystical texts. Sufis propounded important views about the ‘Light of God’ by their mystical experiences.
Abbas Ali Vafai, Bahman Nozhat
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