“More on Transpersonal Sociology” or “Why I am not exactly a Ghostbuster”

Well, it’s a few days after Halloween, so I’ve been watching and re-watching the Ghostbusters movies for the year. All of this “paranormal activity” has put me a bit in the mood of talking about one of my academic fields: transpersonal sociology. Now, I’ve talked about it before here and here. However, I was thinking Read More …

Does Wyoming Really Exist? The Metaphysics of Mystical Experiences (Part 2)

Here is the second installment in my series on the metaphysical foundation for mystical experiences. In this series, I am investigating some of the inherent issues and biases in the current methods of the social scientific study of religion (i.e., the field of “religious studies”). Do you think that mystical experiences are rare aberrations which diverge from Read More …

Does Wyoming Really Exist? The Metaphysics of Mystical Experiences (Part 1)

Did you enjoy my last series on the spiritual borrowing of prayer beads? If so, you might be interested in this article series which also falls under the umbrella of transpersonal sociology. However, in this series, I am investigating some of the inherent issues and biases in the current methods of the social scientific study of Read More …