Special Issue of the Journal of Scientific Exploration in collaboration with the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research
“THE DARKER SIDE OF SPIRITUALITY”
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Special Issue Co-Editors: Malcolm Schofield, Chris Howard, & Carrie Childs
Deadline for submission: January 31st, 2023
Next Steps: Submit a 200-word Abstract of your proposed contribution to:
[email protected]
Introduction:
Spirituality is often studied, modeled, or discussed in terms of efficacious emotions and experiences. But religio-cultural beliefs and behaviors — and the quest for power, knowledge, or transcendence — can sometimes take darker paths. This thematic issue thus explores current thinking and research in this general domain to gain a more balanced appreciation for consciousness and the broad array of emotions, cognitions, and motivations that define the human condition.
Article Types:
- Quantitative or Qualitative Research
- Important Case Studies or Multiple Studies
- Systematic or Scoping Literature Reviews
- Brief Reports
- Conceptual Works & Essays
- Book Reviews of Topical Literature or Media
Possible Research Topics:
- Personality and the spectrum of supernatural behaviors
- Modern occultism: Psychology of curses, hexes, spells, and talismans
- Energy “vampires”
- Demonic possession
- Stigmata phenomena
- Negative NDEs or Psi Experiences
- Spirit Cleaning Rituals and Outcomes
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