The expectation that modernity would lead to the decline of religion has proven to be a myth. For decades, sociologists like Peter Berger predicted that the advance of science and modernization would ...
Spiritual experiences vary by faith, culture, and the individual. “It was a warm pressure sensation at the base of my spine. It was really pleasant and peaceful. It was unlike anything I’d ever ...
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 ...
Do you remember when you had your first spiritual experience, that moment when you connected to The Divine? Perhaps it was as a child, in play. Perhaps, the first time you sat in meditation or walked ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — For decades, recovering alcoholics and those who treat them have incorporated spirituality into the recovery process — whether or not it's religious in nature. But few research ...
Psychedelic drugs, including LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline, have long had an association with spiritual pursuits. For example, psychedelic plants, such as psilocybe mushrooms, peyote, and ayahuasca ...
An acquaintance recently told me that she believes “God is punishing me for being mean to my mom.” In the past, she has also questioned why certain things are happening to her because she is going to ...
New research suggests that spiritual practices, independent of religion, may protect against drug and alcohol misuse.