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The annihilational (ego death) aspects of mystical experience don't predict well-being as strongly as the relational (connectedness) aspects
From Yaden & Newberg (2022)
From Yaden & Newberg (2022)
November 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The annihilational (ego death) aspects of mystical experience don't predict well-being as strongly as the relational (connectedness) aspects
From Yaden & Newberg (2022)
From Yaden & Newberg (2022)
An evidence-based guide to having a spiritual experience (from Yaden & Newberg, 2022)
* pray often
* don't seek one
* have a life circumstances that are either good, bad, or neutral
* pray often
* don't seek one
* have a life circumstances that are either good, bad, or neutral
October 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
An evidence-based guide to having a spiritual experience (from Yaden & Newberg, 2022)
* pray often
* don't seek one
* have a life circumstances that are either good, bad, or neutral
* pray often
* don't seek one
* have a life circumstances that are either good, bad, or neutral
(cross-posted from Tw*tt*r)
TIL that William James was desperate to track down a copy of Maurice Blondel's L'Action, evnetually writing to Blondel to ask for a copy. In 1907 Blondel shipped James his only (personal) copy of the then out-of-print book, which James read with pleasure (and confusion)
TIL that William James was desperate to track down a copy of Maurice Blondel's L'Action, evnetually writing to Blondel to ask for a copy. In 1907 Blondel shipped James his only (personal) copy of the then out-of-print book, which James read with pleasure (and confusion)
August 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
(cross-posted from Tw*tt*r)
TIL that William James was desperate to track down a copy of Maurice Blondel's L'Action, evnetually writing to Blondel to ask for a copy. In 1907 Blondel shipped James his only (personal) copy of the then out-of-print book, which James read with pleasure (and confusion)
TIL that William James was desperate to track down a copy of Maurice Blondel's L'Action, evnetually writing to Blondel to ask for a copy. In 1907 Blondel shipped James his only (personal) copy of the then out-of-print book, which James read with pleasure (and confusion)
Time to learn about therapeutic failure
July 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Time to learn about therapeutic failure
I will not be consuming the therapeutic alphabet soup slop, thank you very much
July 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I will not be consuming the therapeutic alphabet soup slop, thank you very much
Controlling for SES, has any social scientist ever considered that a photo of the contents of someone's fridge could be a useful non-self-report correlate of depression?
July 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Controlling for SES, has any social scientist ever considered that a photo of the contents of someone's fridge could be a useful non-self-report correlate of depression?
Love how questionable research pracrices in psychology (and other) science is often explained in terms of unconscious motivation (Clark et al, 2021), which is itself connected to a contentious line of research replete w failed replications (e.g., Newell & Shanks, 2014)
July 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Love how questionable research pracrices in psychology (and other) science is often explained in terms of unconscious motivation (Clark et al, 2021), which is itself connected to a contentious line of research replete w failed replications (e.g., Newell & Shanks, 2014)
July 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Book rec for all you Mahayanan Evagrians out there
June 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Book rec for all you Mahayanan Evagrians out there
"You mean it's all bro science?"
June 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"You mean it's all bro science?"
Sports science 🤝 social psych
20-30% replicability
20-30% replicability
June 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Sports science 🤝 social psych
20-30% replicability
20-30% replicability
10 unconditionally binding moral obligations, according to psychology
June 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
10 unconditionally binding moral obligations, according to psychology
Ohh interesting. Would be curious to hear more about how that framework has helped you make sense of things.
Also the book this is from is excellent (if you're into dry, academic psychology texts)
Also the book this is from is excellent (if you're into dry, academic psychology texts)
June 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Ohh interesting. Would be curious to hear more about how that framework has helped you make sense of things.
Also the book this is from is excellent (if you're into dry, academic psychology texts)
Also the book this is from is excellent (if you're into dry, academic psychology texts)
Interesting that being religious/religious+spiritual seems to be associated with much greater self-transcendence than being spiritual-but-not-religious
June 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Interesting that being religious/religious+spiritual seems to be associated with much greater self-transcendence than being spiritual-but-not-religious
Cardinal Radcliffe noooo
June 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Cardinal Radcliffe noooo
Reading a classic paper on mystical theology by Bernard McGinn. Reminded that, though it's somewhat trendy to rehabilitate him or quote him approvingly, Meister Eckhart really was a goofed up guy
www.jstor.org/stable/3165301
www.jstor.org/stable/3165301
June 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Reading a classic paper on mystical theology by Bernard McGinn. Reminded that, though it's somewhat trendy to rehabilitate him or quote him approvingly, Meister Eckhart really was a goofed up guy
www.jstor.org/stable/3165301
www.jstor.org/stable/3165301
The Desert Fathers offering psychologically helpful advice for managing intrusive negative thoughts exhibit #38472
June 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The Desert Fathers offering psychologically helpful advice for managing intrusive negative thoughts exhibit #38472
I remember like 12 years ago (dating myself here) when this same outlet published a piece by an ethicist arguing that killing non player characters in video games was morally wrong because the characters themselves have some minimal level of moral agency
June 7, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I remember like 12 years ago (dating myself here) when this same outlet published a piece by an ethicist arguing that killing non player characters in video games was morally wrong because the characters themselves have some minimal level of moral agency
Duns Scotus’s suggestion that the intellect and will are only formally distinct suddenly makes sense to me (!)
June 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Duns Scotus’s suggestion that the intellect and will are only formally distinct suddenly makes sense to me (!)
They should stop courting losers and try to win over a real winner
June 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
They should stop courting losers and try to win over a real winner
What is a "high agency male?" Does that mean like, a man who scores a 40 on the General Self-efficacy Scale (GSE)?
June 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
What is a "high agency male?" Does that mean like, a man who scores a 40 on the General Self-efficacy Scale (GSE)?
I'm teaching abnormal psych next year, at which point it'll be unequivocally over for my enemies ("psychology tik tok")
June 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I'm teaching abnormal psych next year, at which point it'll be unequivocally over for my enemies ("psychology tik tok")
The Desert Fathers have such a refreshingly sober approach to private revelation, visions, dreams, mystical experiences, etc
June 5, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The Desert Fathers have such a refreshingly sober approach to private revelation, visions, dreams, mystical experiences, etc
Woah (I have no idea what this means)
May 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Woah (I have no idea what this means)