Throughout history, people have reported nonordinary experiences (NOEs) such as feelings
of oneness with the universe and hearing voices. Although these experiences form the basis …

The global decline of religiosity represents one of the most significant societal shifts in recent
history. After millennia of near-universal religious identification, the world is experiencing a …

We introduce the bias and equivalence framework to highlight how concepts, methods, and
tools from cultural psychology can contribute to successful cultural adaptation and …

Researchers increasingly recognize that the mind and culture interact at many levels to
constitute our lived experience, yet we know relatively little about the extent to which culture …

The studies of mysticism have traditionally emphasized a common core centered around
experiences of ego dissolution and unity. However, this focus on a central set of experiences …

Humans have likely been attempting to communicate with entities believed to exist, such as
the divine, sacred beings, and deceased people, since the dawn of time. Across cultures …

The building block approach (BBA) is a metatheoretical framework for studying the complex
relationship between human psychology and cognition on the one hand, and socio-cultural …

Nonordinary experiences (NOEs), such as hearing voices or dissolution of the self, are more
common than typically assumed yet poorly understood, and their effect on mental health …

A common core thesis regarding mysticism proposes a unity of experience that cuts across
traditions. With that come several theoretical assertions worth considering. The first is a …

This article illustrates the complexity of non-ordinary experiences during the pandemic,
highlighting accounts of three different types of experiences: encounters with divine bliss …