Private Mystical Experiences

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These experiences reveal the transcendent/divine, go beyond normal understanding and are not rational
mystical
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He said it's a direct and intimate experience of God and developed the four characteristics that make REs genuine
William James
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Experience is beyond proper description
ineffability
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Gains a deep and direct knowledge of God
noetic
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Passes with time/is temporary
Transient
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idea that the person having it it being 'acted upon'
passivity
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Who said that we can divide mysticism into two types?
FC Happold
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This aspect of mysticism suggests that they are about finding the soul
soul
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This aspect of mysticism is found in the belief that God is immanent and everywhere
nature
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This aspect of mysticism is the idea that humans want to return to God
God
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This is often described as an experience of awe and wonder and the feeling of being in the presence as something greater.
Numinous
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Who put forward the idea of numinous experience?
Rudolf Otto
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What is one of the words Otto uses to describe experiences (that means compelling)?
fascinans
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Who is an example of private mystical experience?
Julian of Norwich
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Who criticises this by saying that they are a delusion?
Freud
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Who researched the link between temporal lobe epilepsy and religious experiences?
Ramachandran
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Argued that it's possible for someone to change as a result of a made up story
Russell
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Concluded that statements that cannot be tested empirically are meaningless
Flew
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