For example, one famous study found that experimental volunteers who had undergone a mystical experience induced by psilocybin considered it to be one of the most significant events of their lives, ...

A new study published in the academic journal Psychology of Consciousness explores a fascinating yet remote research corner of psychological science — examining what it is like to have a “mystical ...

We’re all mystics, whether we know it or not. Mirabai Starr, a gifted author, scholar and translator, entered more deeply into the spiritual life after several experiences of tragedy and deep grief.

Mystics once spent years meditating in caves in search of transcendence. Today, a growing number of people believe something similar can be reached in a single afternoon with the help of a psychedelic ...

A double-blind, randomized trial has identified specific brainwave patterns that track with the mystical and altered-consciousness experiences people report under psilocybin, the psychoactive compound ...

A recent study (Bitēna & Mārtinsone, 2021) argued that mystical experience is a spiritual phenomenon associated with mental health rather than something pathological associated with mental illness ...