Exploring the transpersonal phenomena of spiritual love relations: A naturalistic observation study of soulmate experiences shared in a New Age Facebook group

This paper explores varieties of spiritual experiences and transpersonal phenomena that empirically occur in spiritual love relations, which respondents define as soulmates. Soulmate mythologies exist in many traditions and are popular in contemporary spiritual communities and New Age literature. So...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Stokke, Christian (Συγγραφέας)
Τύπος μέσου: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο
Γλώσσα:Αγγλικά
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Έκδοση: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2021
Στο/Στη: Journal for the Study of Spirituality
Έτος: 2021, Τόμος: 11, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 130-144
Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών:B Spirituality / Soul mate / Experience / Interpersonal relationship / Love
Σημειογραφίες IxTheo:ΑΕ Ψυχολογία της θρησκείας
AG Θρησκευτική ζωή, Υλική θρησκεία
ΑΖ Νέες θρησκείες
ZG Επιστήμη των ΜΜΕ, Ψηφιακότητα, Επιστήμη της επικοινωνίας
Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά:B Transpersonal Psychology
B Spiritual Awakening
B New Age
B soulmates
B spiritual experiences
B twin souls
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Σύνοψη:This paper explores varieties of spiritual experiences and transpersonal phenomena that empirically occur in spiritual love relations, which respondents define as soulmates. Soulmate mythologies exist in many traditions and are popular in contemporary spiritual communities and New Age literature. So far, few empirical studies exist of soulmates. Analyzing a convenience sample of 140 responses collected by naturalistic observation on a New Age-themed Facebook group, I explore transpersonal experiences reported by individuals in encounters and relationships with their soulmates. Theoretically, this study draws on spiritual awakening literature in transpersonal psychology, particularly Grof’s varieties of spiritual emergency. Findings show that, besides instant recognition and immediate bonding, respondents report phenomena including synchronicities, telepathy, peak experiences, kundalini awakening, dark nights of the soul, psychological transformation, and merging of opposite archetypes. While spiritual love relations overlap with romantic love, they take many physical forms, including friendships, family relations, and relations with animals.
ISSN:2044-0251
Περιλαμβάνει:Enthalten in: Journal for the Study of Spirituality
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/20440243.2021.1955454