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The Varieties of Mystical Experience
VanderMeer’s New Weird is to science fiction what mysticism is to theology. Like mystical texts throughout the ages, his Weird does not explain; it attempts to get at something beyond the explainable. Mystics of the Judeo-Christian tradition—who flourished especially during several centuries of the Middle Ages—were similarly preoccupied with a kind... See more
e-flux • The Word Made Fresh: Mystical Encounter and the New Weird Divine - Journal #92
Sometimes, when a psychedelic didn’t quite take hold, what I experienced instead was a deep misanthropy.
Emily Witt • Health and Safety: A Breakdown
there are three aspects to religious or spiritual experience around the world. The first is what I call the spirituality of thought.
Shinzen Young • The Science of Enlightenment: How Meditation Works
mystical experiences are clearly authoritative for the individuals who have them. We can recognise that, while also acknowledging at the same time that no authority emanates from them that can compel the assent of those who stand outside them.
Richard Holloway • Stories We Tell Ourselves: Making Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
practices, the bohemians chased an ecstatic experience that could open their minds to authenticity.