... idea of a continuum of mystical states of consciousness ranging from the non-religious to the most religiously profound. Starting with the simplest sort of mystical experience, James notes the strong sense of significance and knowledge associated with the experience otherwise known as its "noetic" quality. This is one of the four qualities James uses to define mystical states ... and psychosis) is a complicated one. The disruption of thought that is characteristic of acute psychosis is not a component of the accounts of mystical experience and auditory hallucinations are less common than ...

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