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4 characteristics of mystical experience |
1) Passivity 2) Ineffability 3) Noetic quality 4)Transiency |
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Passivity |
*'done to' individual - can only happen due to an external force/influence (also it may be facilitated) *feels like will is suspended by a higher power *prophetic speech, automatic writing, trance - no recollection *never interruptive - some memory remains *transformative effect + modifies inner life |
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Ineffability |
*most common (e.g. Teresa of Avila) *can't be described with words - must be directly experienced to understand value *can't be passed to anyone *state of 'feeling' *records = 'Incompetent' *no proof doesn't = it's not true - deficiency of empiricist |
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Noetic |
*gaining of knowledge/insight into truth unknown *illuminations, revelations, full of importance *inarticulate (Ineffable) - remain with individual *carry sense of authority |
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Transiency |
*intense + have long lasting effects *short-lived when they actually happen *can be imperfectly reproduced in memory *recognise when they recur - develop in importance/richness |
