Mystic and Schizophreniform States and the Experience of Depth

Mystic experiences have been classically associated with mountainous or desert places. The experiences of a hypnotized and a simulating subject are compared under suggestions which enhance and eliminate perceived depth, increase and decrease visual clarity, and under control conditions. These are in...

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Published in:Journal for the scientific study of religion
Main Author: Aaronson, Bernard S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [1967]
In: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Further subjects:B Depth perception
B Eyes
B Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
B Psychoses
B Schizophrenia
B Mystics
B Hypnosis
B Hypnotics
B Self
B Hallucinogens
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Summary:Mystic experiences have been classically associated with mountainous or desert places. The experiences of a hypnotized and a simulating subject are compared under suggestions which enhance and eliminate perceived depth, increase and decrease visual clarity, and under control conditions. These are in turn contrasted with the responses of a previously reported subject under these same conditions. Mystic experience seems associated with increased depth suggestions, schizophreniform experience with no depth. These effects are not produced by altering visual clarity. Mystic and schizophrenic states may be opposite to one another. The interaction of objects in the environment with space seems crucial in producing either.
ISSN:1468-5906
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/1384050