Rational Mysticism: Spirituality Meets Science in the Search for Enlightenment

Philosophy

Author: John Horgan

John Horgan, author of the best-selling The End of Science, chronicles the most advanced research into the mechanics — and meaning — of mystical experiences. How do trances, visions, prayer, satori, and other mystical experiences “work”? What induces and defines them? Is there a scientific explanation for religious mysteries and transcendent meditation?,,John Horgan investig….Read More

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