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Rhythmic Chanting and Mystical States across Traditions
Chanting is a form of rhythmic, repetitive vocalization practiced in a wide range of cultures. It is used in spiritual practice to strengthen community, heal illness, and overcome psychological and emotional difficulties.
Gemma Perry +2 more
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Mystical Experience and Schizophrenia [PDF]
Autobiographical accounts of acute mystical experience and schizophrenia are compared in order to examine the similarities between the two states. The appearance of a powerful sense of noesis, heightening of perception, feelings of communion with the "divine," and exultation may be common to both.
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Studying Mystic Waaqeah and Its Symbolism as a Religious Experience [PDF]
The term “waaqeah” in Islamic mysticism refers to a state achieved through specific practices and conditions (such as seclusion, immersion in remembrance, and similar activities), through which the seeker attains a novel understanding and discovers an ...
Ehsan Pourabrisham
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Screens of ambiguity in the shades of meaning of Maghalate Shams [PDF]
Since mysticism incorporates the intuitive experiences and perceptions of some mystics and utilizes a variety of tools and techniques to make them tangible and intangible, and on the other hand, is meaningful, it mainly involves multiple shades of ...
Hamid Taheri, Maryam Irandoust
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Psychedelic Drugs and Epistemological Validity of Mystical Experiences [PDF]
The emergence of mystical (quasi-mystical) experiences following the consumption of psychedelic drugs (hallucinogens) is one of those important proofs for their claimants to demolish epistemological validity of mystical experiences (mystical unveilings).
Ali Shirvani
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The Tawatur in Mystical Experiences; Formulation and Challenges [PDF]
One proposed solution to address the validity of mystical experiences for non-mystics is to emphasize their frequency (tawatur). This approach suggests that certain mystical claims can be considered valid due to multiple reports from different mystics ...
Ahmad Ebrahimzadeh +1 more
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Mystical Experiences in Retrospective Reports of First Times Using a Psychedelic in Finland
Despite their acutely inebriating and sometimes unpleasant effects, some people report positive changes in life satisfaction, well-being, or mental health after taking psychedelic drugs.
S. Kangaslampi +2 more
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Mystical Experience from Religious Community of Qadiriyah wa Naqsyabandiyah Dawe Kudus
The research aimed to know: 1. Ahwal (mystical experience) experienced by followers of Tarekat Qadiriyah wa Naqsyabandiyah in Piji, Dawe, Kudus; 2. The correlation between suluk and their kinds of ahwal; and 3.
Atika Ulfia Adlina
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Objective. This article aims to give an overview on the role of spirituality, faith and mystical experiences in the treatment of Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) by presenting the case of the therapeutic community Takiwasi, where psychoactive plants are ...
Alberto Dubbini +2 more
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An evaluation of the role of mystical experiences in transpersonal ecopsychology
This paper explores both transpersonal psychology and ecopsychology individually and in conjunction, followed by an inspection of their relationship with mystical experiences and the impact of these within a transpersonal ecopsychological context ...
Freya Harrild, D. Luke
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