MYSTICAL STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

We are constantly bombarded with messages from the media about the negative effects of drug use. But with most things in life, there is another side to the issue and another way to view it.

The 19th century Howe family participated in the American Spiritualist movement. Eber, Orville and Myrta Howe all left written accounts of Spiritualist belief. These writings are invaluable in the study of this religious phenomenon.

Jeff Gerke of Marcher Lord Press, a unique concept in Christian publishing, discusses his experiences and motivations for founding MLP.

This essay describes the history of epilepsy and the various treatments used through out it's history. The essay also discusses the biology behind Epilepsy as well as triggers for an attack.

The author compares the approaches of William James and Sigmund Freud to the study of religion.

Full four section completion of U.G. Krishnamurti's The Mystic of Enlightenment, conversational interviews with a man with a slightly different way of seeing things!

A look at the influence of Hermeticism on the modern New Age movement.

No matter what some self-proclaimed remote viewing "experts" might assert, unless you learn how to remote view using the deeper levels of your mind your success will be limited.

Examination & Significance of the Title, Differences from the Novel, Symbolism, Cultural References, Native American Motifs, Landscape, Religious/Gnostic/Mythical Ties & More.

An essay in defense of Modern Materialism and its relation with Natural Science, against the various forms idealism, agnosticism, subjectivism and solipsism.

Mr. Stolyarov outlines and defends the practical rationalist view of love and contrasts with both the mystical view and the entertainment view of love.

New experiments in quantum physics, telekinesis, prayer, and the brain, are showing that mystical experiences do exist, that they are valid, and that God (gasp) may exist after all!

Psychology is the scientific study of mental processes and behaviors of individuals. Modern psychology has undergone a transformation that brought curiosity about human mental and behavioral processes into a developed scientific field of study.

Imagine the day when a drug addict can enter treatment and take a natural substance which eliminates their physical withdrawal symptoms and puts them at a state of ease in which they can converse about what drove them towards addiction.

The pineal gland has been referred to as the entry to the "Realm of Thoughts" and by Decartes, the "Seat of the Soul".

According to the ancient texts, not only the ones related to Yoga but otherwise, the way out from bindings come through effort and relaxation. It's just the first step towards achieving Nirvana.

The earliest form of Jewish mysticism was the Merkavah tradition. Learned Rabbis would fast for 40 days and 40 nights, constantly in prayer, preparing for a conscious ascension to the highest hekhaloth, or the realm of the divine. The journey to...

The question of what religion is has always been a debatable issue. Scholars argue over what constitutes a religion, as opposed to a practice. Some scholars, like Dale Cannon, argue that religion can be defined within certain frameworks, and that...

Hallucinogenic substances such as LSD and psilocybin used to be taboo subjects in research and medicine. Now, scientists are taking a new look at these substances and their merits regarding health and well-being.

An analysis of some important theme's of T.S. Eliot's poem, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"

Kabbalah's Tree of Life diagram portrays the four spiritual worlds, as taught to us by the ancient Jewish mystical system of the cosmos, that we are meant to master. As we advance in creative mastery, we experience the fulfillment we seek: the fulfillment of our potential.

Pop culture references, the presence of an antihero, and an existentialist tone make this 1991 novel classifiable as postmodern.