Past research has demonstrated to the ability of psychedelics to enhance suggestibility, and pointed to their ability to amplify perception of meaning. This paper examines the existing evidence for the meaning-enhancing properties of psychedelics, and argues that the tendency of these agents to enhance the perception of significance offers valuable clues to explaining their reported ability to ...

After a concert of freely improvised music, the most common questions I get are “Was that ‘all’ improvised?” and “How do you do that?” The first question is easily answered with a simple “Yes.” I find the second question is much more difficult and much more interesting to answer in conversation with audience members, but in fact both questions are inextricably intertwined. What is it that happe...

Although the development of computational aesthetics has largely concentrated on 3D geometry and illustrative rendering, aesthetics are equally an important principle underlying 2D graphics and information visualization. A canonical example is Beck’s design of the London underground map, which not only produced an informative and practical artefact, but also established a design aesthetic that ...

junayd baghdadi is one of the greatest mystics and theorist of the first mystical tradition. his speeches about cognition and towhid (monotheism) are very valuable. attending to different levels of audiences, he has mentioned different stages for towhid. his remarks about towhid prove that both mystical practices and mystical vision play an important role for achieving the stage of towhid. to r...

This article aims to reflect on two issues within the vast area of mystical studies: 1. The link between experience and knowledge; 2. Mystical experiences lived through by women as a pathway from knowledge. Firstly, we will try circumscribe concept retrieving some main thoughts scholars who have studied phenomenon writings individuals experienced it. Secondly, pursue our reflection with aid phi...