Sentences with phrase «of psychic states»

Hence, we can find little direct description of the psychic states as such.

These latter knew themselves as subjects and developed intricate analyses of their psychic states and of the interrelation of their introspectively given subjectivity with bodily states.

Such cultivation easily becomes an end in itself, an absolutization of psychic states at the expense of social action and at the expense of the risk and insecurity that accompany authentic faith in God.

Of course the purposeful cultivation of psychic states has often been viewed with suspicion by Protestants.

Not exact matches

The reality, the pervasiveness, and the seriousness of sin can not be overstated, but it needs to be stated in a context which relates it to our total psychic life.

Far more suggestive and convincing than this «flat «vision of the biological world is the three - dimensional concept of a heavenly body on which, through the effect of planetary compression, the state of complexity (or, which amounts to the same thing, the «psychic» temperature of the biosphere) is continually rising.

The more deeply we study this distinction the more probable does it seem that the human multitude is moving as time passes not towards any slackening but rather towards a super - state of psychic tension.

In it we can perhaps catch a glimpse, still in the marginal, conscious state, of individual, germinal heredity in process of formation: as though organic mutation at this stage took the form of a psychic invention contrived by the parents and transmitted by them.

e We are at the point where, if we are to restore complete equilibrium to the state of psychic disarray which the atomic shock has induced in us, we must sooner or later (sooner?)

But I would just mention them, namely the science - based technology which gives power to humans to control and engineer with material, social and even psychic forces to achieve purposes and goals for the future chosen by humans; the revolutionary social changes produced by the revolts of the poor and the oppressed in all societies; and the break - up of the traditional religious integration of societies and their reintegration by the State.

It is obvious to me that I altered my brain significantly after years of intense / deep prayer and meditation and that as a result of these contributory experiences I was a high - functioning schizophrenic for a good portion of my life — there were things going on in my biology which predisposed me to being a depressive and a high - functioning schizophrenic but engaging in intense / deep prayer and meditation was only exacerbating this problem by altering my state of consciousness which precipitated the psychotic symptoms and psychic phenomena which I experienced.

It seems the world is made up of: — persons who enter a mystical state and experience oneness and tranquility — persons who have adverse reactions as their minds dissociate resulting in their experiencing psychotic symptoms and psychic phenomena

So for example, in my case and that of other persons whose minds dissociate when we engage in intense / deep spiritual practices like intense / deep prayer, meditation, fasting etc and we hear voices, hallucinate, see visions, experience thought insertions, automatic channelling just like a spirit medium as well as other psychic phenomena (clairvoyance etc), and the mind dissociation makes some persons mentally and emotionally unstable; our minds enter an altered state of consciousness just like those of the Buddhist monks but in our case the altered state of our brains results in psychotic and psychic symptoms being induced (interestingly, some persons who are ignorant of how the human brain functions chalk up these experiences to demonic attack)......... are these psychotic, psychic experiences which persons like myself experience a gift from God as well?

The question of course is: how does a person like me who is experiencing psychotic symptoms and psychic phenomena while in an altered state of consciousness know whether or not it is god who is communicating with them?

This psychic state took on great importance both because, as prophetic Judaism already knew, God looked on the heart, and also because the inner man was the seat of the presence and activity of God's Spirit.

Psychic states and overt behavior are interpreted as the outcome of the interaction of these several forces.

To me this appears the most satisfactory interpretation of the present state of Life on the surface of the earth; despite a regrettable recrudescence of racialism and nationalism which, impressive though it may be, and disastrous in its effect upon our private post-war lives, seems to have no scientific importance in the overall process: for the reason that any human tendency to fragmentation, regardless of its extent and origin, is clearly of an order of magnitude inferior to the planetary forces (geographic, demographic, economic and psychic) whose constantly and naturally growing pressure must sooner or later compel us willy - nilly to unite in some form of human whole organized on the basis of human solidarity.

A survivor's rage is also suppressed in psychic numbing «like wandering in a half world — a state of «death in life.»

On the contrary, its value lies solely in the fact that it is the psychic correlate of a biological growth reducing contending desires to one direction; a growth which expresses itself in new affective states and new reactions; in larger, nobler, more Christ - like activities.

By presenting troublesome alternatives to our given state of being, images emergent from our psychic depths or from political and social visionaries, etc., constitute a sort of threat.

The critical state of things [socially and politically] has such a tremendous influence on the psychic life of the individual that the doctor must follow its effects with more than usual attention....

A major problem posed by the fact, of which we are henceforth assured, that the Universe is in a state of psychic evolution, is the question of how far its evolutionary course is likely to affect our future power of thought.

• Intense affective state in addition to depression such as desperation (anguish plus urgency regarding the need for relief), rage, psychic pain or inner tension, anxiety, guilt, hopelessness, or acute sense of abandonment.

It is said to bring us to a state of clear awareness and awaken psychic potential.

Indeed, this is an image that's often summoned when we think of the comfort zone, that state of psychic solace.

Summing up, Tony decided Showgirls was a message movie, a cautionary tale that asked us to consider our psychic hygiene, the very state of our souls.

Push (PG - 13 for profanity, teen drinking and intense violence) Sci - fi adventure, set in Hong Kong, about a group of psychic American expatriates who band together to elude the clutches of the top secret U.S. government agency seeking to bring them back to the States to put their powers to work for its own nefarious purposes.

Double Fine designed Rhombus to be a PlayStation VR experience, so instead of being an action platformer with adventure game - like elements, you'll primarily use the power of Clairvoyance to jump between people and sea creatures in order to solve puzzles and help free the party from their induced psychic states.

There are three central characters at the centre of the story, and each has a colour code that works like a leitmotif and clues viewers into their psychic states.

As fortune - telling for money is against the New York State Penal Code, these psychics do their best to keep out of sight.

Also, as they tend to possess a heightened state of awareness, you can be well assured that anything unusual will easily be detected by these psychics.

Born in New Plymouth, New Zealand and based in London, Francis Upritchard creates sculptural installations featuring archetypal figures — the psychic, the African, the nincompoop — hovering in a state of uncertainty.

Such subconscious confluence made me consider these paintings in light of Jungian forms: depictions of buried psychic landscapes containing «their own pictorial logic,» as the show's press release states.

Using a handheld 35 mm camera and available light, American photographer Robert Bergman spent nearly a decade making a series of large color portraits that address not only his subjects» physical presence but also their psychic state.

These unresolved feelings and responses exist in the perpetual state of psychic, colloidal suspension we experience daily as anxiety: a sense that we are moving steadily towards a precipice, beyond which lies the unknown, while other paths seem to offer rescue, but may be illusory.

Matthew Ronay's first major museum presentation in the United States surveys a recent body of meticulously hand - crafted and vibrantly colored sculptures, reliefs and installations that deliver a phantasmagoric vision of physical and psychic processes fueled by visual traditions and conventions in art, science, and popular culture.

New York State, USA About Blog Astrologer and Teacher of Astrology offering Integrative Readings, Astrology Timeline Therapy, Massage, Reiki, Hypnosis, and Psychic Mediumship Readings Frequency about 2 posts per month.

This is Ronn Sussberg, a premier psychic in the state of Michigan.

New York State, USA About Blog Astrologer and Teacher of Astrology offering Integrative Readings, Astrology Timeline Therapy, Massage, Reiki, Hypnosis, and Psychic Mediumship Readings Frequency about 2 posts per month.

First selling residential real estate, and now selling strictly raw land, Mercey, of Royal LePage State Realty in Ancaster, Ont., is spreading her wings again, putting her psychic abilities to work on a new television series, Paranormal Home Inspection.