Varieties of Religious Experience

By W. James. 2008

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Quality of Acute Psychedelic Experience Predicts Therapeutic Efficacy of Psilocybin for Treatment-Resistant Depression (2018, background): “Readers interested in the phenomenology of mysticaltype/peak experiences may wish to explore these classic texts (James, 1902; Stace, 1960; Maslow, 1964; Pahnke and Richards, 1966; Csikszentmihalyi and Csikszentmihalyi, 1992; Hood Jr et al., 2009; Richards, 2015).”
Religion and motives for sustainable behaviors: A cross-cultural comparison and contrast (2015, background): “…consumers ofWestern religions, in contrast to their less religious counterparts, will either hold less sustainable views of dominion over nature (James, 1902/2004) ormore sustainable views of the connection between religion, altruism, and sustainability (Corraliza & Berenguer, Please cite this…”
Religious Zeal and the Uncertain Self (2008, background): “Extreme instances of religious zeal also tend to erupt during personal and historical periods of heightened uncertainty, when identities are conflicted or threatened by competing worldviews (Armstrong, 2000; Durant, 1950; James, 1958; McCann, 1999).”
Theoretical models of the nature of prayer and health: A review (2008, background): “Although prayer has been variously described, James (1904) provided a broad and all-inclusive definition of prayer, when he suggested that prayer was ‘‘every kind of inward communion or conversation with the power recognised as divine . . . ’’ (p. 464).”
The immersive spatiotemporal hallucination model of dreaming (2010, background): “…is imperfectly developed: the person affected will feel a “presence” in the room, definitely localized, facing in one particular way, real in the most emphatic sense of the word, [...] and yet neither seen, heard, touched, nor cognized in any of the usual “sensible” ways (James 2003[1902]: 51).”
Mindfulness for Psychologists: Paying Kind Attention to the Perceptible (2010, background): “In contrast, states of consciousness tend not to be seriously considered in Western behavioral traditions, with few exceptions (e.g., James 1958).”
Impact of spiritual leadership on unit performance (2011, background): “…encompasses the cultural and social structures we are immersed in and through which we seek, what William James, the founder of modern psychology, in his classic The Varieties of Religious Experience (James, 2002) determined to be man's most fundamental need — to be understood and appreciated.”
The Humanistic Psychology and Positive Psychology Connection: Implications for Psychotherapy (2001, background): “Humanistic psychologists explore not only transcendence of suffering and trauma (Jaffe, 1985; Shantall, 1985) but also growth and creativity, dreams, ethics, and values (Frankl, 1959; James, 1961; Maslow, 1971; May et al., 1958).”
Religion and Preferences for Social Insurance (2006, background): “In this paper we argue that religious involvement and social spending can both serve to insure individuals against the effects of adverse life events.”
Psilocybin-assisted treatment for alcohol dependence: A proof-of-concept study (2015, unknown): “…concept of a singular transformative experience leading to lasting behavior change is consistent with classic descriptions of religious conversion (James, 1902), “spiritual awakening” in the context of Alcoholics Anonymous (Forcehimes, 2004), and spontaneous Quantum Change experiences (Miller and…”