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Natural Mysticism and Its Dangerous Allure Erraticus Ecstatic Experience William Blake
("The Lovers Whirlwind" by William Blake,1824-27)
Essays Religion 

Natural Mysticism and Its Dangerous Allure

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 Willis Renuart 0 Comments Ecstatic Experience, Mysticism, Transcendence

Natural mysticism focuses on awakening us from our ego-bound ordinary life to a universal oneness. But it comes with many dangers.

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Loneliness in Nature and Threshold Places Erraticus Emerson Thoreau
(Derek Parsons)
Essays Philosophy 

Alone in One of Nature’s Threshold Places

July 1, 2020August 28, 2020 Derek Parsons 1 Comment Essential Reading, Henry David Thoreau, Nature, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Romanticism, Transcendence

The most fortifying experiences in nature are often found in lonely, transitional zones. But what is the reality of these threshold places?

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Treading Lightly in Thin Places Thin Lines Erraticus John Ablett Spiritual Emergencies Breathing Through
("Landscape with Charon Crossing the River Styx" by Joachim Patinier)
Essays Religion 

Treading Lightly in Thin Places

May 20, 2020May 27, 2020 John Ablett 0 Comments Ecstatic Experience, Essential Reading, Psychedelics, Transcendence

A former barefoot guru explores the difficulty in articulating the experience of a spiritual emergency amid societal upheavals.

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Sacred-Scientific Psychedelic Future Erraticus Nicholas Mccay Emre Ozturk
(Emre Öztürk)
Essays Science & Tech 

Our Sacred-Scientific, Psychedelic Future

April 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Nicholas McCay 0 Comments Emotional Well-being, Essential Reading, Mental Health, Psychedelics, Transcendence

Fears halted research on psychotropic compounds in the 60s. The Second Psychedelic Renaissance is now validating their psychological benefits.

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How Deconstructing Anxiety Makes Transcendence Possible Erraticus
Essays Featured Psychology 

How Deconstructing Anxiety Makes Transcendence Possible

November 8, 2019March 1, 2020 Todd E. Pressman 0 Comments Emotional Well-being, Transcendence, Truth

With the understanding that fear is the fundamental problem in being human, we have our starting point. To pursue this quest, we must fully deconstruct anxiety, reveal its origins and mechanism, and find its resolution.

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While Art Unites Beauty Transcends Erraticus
(Eric Terrade)
Essays Philosophy 

While Art Unites, Beauty Transcends

October 10, 2019August 30, 2020 Willis Renuart 0 Comments Leo Tolstoy, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Transcendence

The failure to distinguish between art and beauty has caused much confusion. Art and beauty have two different but overlapping trajectories–one toward union and the other toward transcendent reality.

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Ecstatic Experience How the West Can Find Itself by Losing Control Erraticus Image by Philippe Siguret
(Philippe Siguret)
Essays Featured Philosophy 

Ecstatic Experience: How the West Can Find Itself by Losing Control

December 17, 2018June 1, 2020 Jeffrey Howard 2 Comments Ecstatic Experience, Essential Reading, Nature, Romanticism, Transcendence

In the West, we resist ecstatic experience, fearful of losing control—this hyper-rationalistic mindset excludes us from crucial paths to insight and connection. But there is a dark side to ecstasy.

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What Is the Sublime Erraticus Image Sea of Ice by Caspar David Friedrich
("Sea of Ice" by Caspar David Friedrich)
Ideas Philosophy 

What is the Sublime? (According to Kant and Schopenhauer)

December 4, 2018June 1, 2020 Sandra Shapshay 0 Comments Nature, Romanticism, Transcendence

For Kant and Schopenhauer, scientific understanding deepens our experience with the Sublime, elevating our spiritual strength.

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