Here is the fifth and final 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 Read More …
Here is the third 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 “normal” life? Read More …
Transpersonal sociology is still a very young academic discipline, so a definition of transpersonal sociology must actually begin with a definition for transpersonal psychology. Although definitions abound, transpersonal psychology can most succinctly be defined as “the scientific study of behavioral phenomena commonly thought to possess the qualities of ‘awe,’ the ‘spiritual’ or the ‘mystical,’ and Read More …
