This is a case study on ascetic meditation in early Christianity, specifically focused on how it used pain to ascend to a greater state of being. All physical activities that accompany the mystical experience play no other role than acting upon the mind. Catholic theologians conceive physical activities on four different levels: The level of [...]
Let us shortly investigate if the nervous state which occurs during ascetic meditation is a pathological malady or not… Since the 16th century, scientists have been supporting that the nervous state which occurs during ascetic meditation is a pathological malady. It may resemble an ailment, but it is a rather strange one: it is completely [...]
This is a short introduction to mysticism and its current apprehension. Mysticism is the claim of an invisible world that can be accessed through liberation from the apparent world. The process of liberation is called mystical experience. It is commonly thought today that mysticism involves self-banishment, as it primarily evokes a strong urge to deny [...]
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