Mystical Experiences

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who studied rmystical experiences?
william stace
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what did stace say the goal of an experience was?
to have a mystical union with the divine
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what are the two nons used to describe religious experiences?
non intellectual and non sensous
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what does non intellectaul mean?
unable to be understood using intellect or reasoniing
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what does non sensous mean?
not involving the physical senses
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why are corporeal and intellectual visions not mystical?
because mystical experiences are non sensous - there is nothing for the person to see
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what are the two types of mystical experience?
introvertive and extrovertive
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what is an extrovertive experiece?
normal objects in the sight are transfigured so non sensous unity shines through them
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what is an introvertive experience?
where the person has no awareness of the world around them. mystical conciousness replaces normal conciouness
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why are introvertive experiences non - intelect?
the intellect isn't working
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what are some feelings associated with mystical experiences?
unconditional love, interconnectedness and oneness with alll things
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true or false? a person who has an extrovertive experiece knows something has happened to them but can't explain it?
true
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what are the four qualities of rmystical experiences?
passivity, ineffibility, noetic quality, transciency
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who gave mystical experiences the four criteria?
william james
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what is passivity?
where the person believes they have been taken over by a suprior power
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what is inefibility?
impossible to explain to another
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what is noetic quaility?
the experience gives the person important truths they couldn't have learnt or been taught
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what is transciency?
where the person loses all sense of time in the experience
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what did james suggest about why only some have experiences?
some are more open minded than others
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who had a mystical experience?
teresa of avila
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give a quote from teresa that links to the idea of a mystical expereince being ineffible and giving noetic quality
'I wish I could describe what I've learnt but I find it impossible'
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what did dr bucke say he was able to understand after having a mystical vision?
eternal life
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what did stace say God was?
a mystery
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