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 Religious Experience   
  
  
    
      
        
        
          James Ashbrook explains his theory 
          of an indeterminate emergent relationship between the physical brain, 
          the human mind & the experience of divine transcendence (Christian 
          Century 1986) [posted by 
			Religion-Online]. 
         
        
  Psychiatrist Arthur J. Deikmann 
	distinguishes the conscious self from the physical person [from
	Journal of Consciousness Studies 3.4]. 
 
        
  Michael Washburn explains his views on the 
  lifetime human struggle between the ego and the Dynamic Ground of existence 
  (interviewed & posted by Paul Bernstein). 
 
        
  Review of Arthur Deikmann's 
  proposal for first-hand psychiatric analysis of participation in mystic 
  experience. 
 
        
  Huston Smith discusses psychodelic drugs, 
  mysticism & the powers of the human mind with Jeffrey Mishlove. Transcript of 
  Thinking Allowed interview. 
 
        
        
          James Ashbrook analyzes the 
          connection between biological/structural differences in masculine & 
          feminine brains & gender differences in perception & experience of 
          divine transcendence (Christian Century 1989) [posted by 
          Religion-Online]   
         
        
  Robert Forman distinguishes three states of 
  consciousness: awareness of events, the dualistic "ocean feeling" & mystic 
  union. Presentation to 1996 conference on science of consciousness. 
 
        
  Michael Nielson provides a hypertext edition 
  of James' 1902 lecture series. Lectures cover 
  
	religion & neurology, 
  the 
  
	reality of the Unseen, 
  the 
  
	healthy mind, 
  the 
  
	sick soul, 
  
	conversion,
  
  
	saintliness,
  
  
	mysticism, 
  and the relation between 
  
	feeling & philosophy. 
  Presented by 
  PsychWeb. 
 
        
        
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 Psychological Theory   
  
  
    
      
        
  Website for research on Jung's
	life,
	theories &
	methods posts a
	glossary of Jungian terms & 
	brief introductory essays on recurrent themes such as
	collective 
	unconscious, archetypes,
	mandalas, etc. 
 
        
  John Suler's project to develop a conceptual
  framework for the 
  psychological components of cyberspace and how people react
  to and behave within it focuses on a
  case
  study of the Palace, an evolving
  cyber-community. Topics include 
  avatars
  in graphical space, 
  cyberspace
  as dreamworld, 
  wizards,
  & being
  a "god" (Rider U). 
 
        
  Stephen Thornton's well-documented 
	introduction to the life and thought of the father of psychoanalysis (Internet 
	Encyclopedia of Philosophy). 
 
        
  Library of Congress' digital exhibit of
	items from its 
	archives on Freud's
	life,
	practice,
	theories of the 
	individual & 
	society, & 
	legacy.  
 
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Therapy
& Transcendence   
  
  
    
      
        
  1947 Presidential address to American
  Psychological Association argues that under certain conditions the self is
  capable of reorganizing itself (posted by 
	Classics
  in the History of Psychology). 
 
        
        
          Howard J. Clinebell's 1981 study
          examines & assesses the growth value of a century of developments
          in psychotherapy. Chapters on
			Freud,
          Adler,
          Fromm,
          Jung
          & the existentialists, 
			behaviorists,
          transactional
          analysis, 
			Gestalt
          theory, 
			holistic
          health & biofeedback, 
			family
          & 
			feminist
          therapies, & 
			psychosynthesis
          [posted by Religion-Online]. 
         
        
  1850 report of Poe's interview
  with a hypnotized patient who describes God & the human condition on the
  verge of his own death (posted by 
	Classics
  in the History of Psychology). 
 
        
  Website for Steve Sakellarios'
  socio-psychological documentary posts articles on the social relevance of
  claims of reincarnation & the influence of the past. 
 
        
  The 19th c. American
  transcendentalist's advice on achieving non-conformity. 
 
        
  Third edition (1900) of psychoanalysis classic
  posted by Classics
  in the History of Psychology. 
 
        
  Freud's 1901 analysis of pathological behavior
  concludes with a chapter on 
	Determinism,
  Chance & Supersitious Beliefs (Classics
  in the History of Psychology). 
 
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Relationships   
  
    
    
      
        
          
  Mike Maness' gateway to extensive on-line
  resources related to all aspects of divorce. 
 
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05 March 2023 
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