When I think of bell hooks, I think of a fierce, tenacious, unapologetic cultural critic and feminist theorist; a literary giant in the 20th and 21st century; a writer and scholar deeply invested in ...

Among indigenous traditions, there is a ritual referred to as a vision quest for those going through significant turning points/life transitions to receive guidance from ancestors and spirit guides.

Jagadguru Swami Satishacharya Ji Maharaj emphasises that spirituality must translate into social responsibility. His discourses frequently underline that Dharma is not merely ritual practice, it's a ...

Foreword / Catherine L. Albanese and Stephen J. Stein -- Introduction: A Sense of Crisis -- pt. I. Vision and Image. 1. From Vision to Image: Continuity in Shaker Experience. 2. Image and Iconoclasm: ...

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 ...