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	</ref> and Varieties of Spiritual Experiences<ref>Yaden, D. B., & Newberg, A. (2022). ''The Varieties of Spiritual Experience: 21st Century Research and Perspectives''. Oxford University Press.</ref>.		</ref> and Varieties of Spiritual Experiences<ref>Yaden, D. B., & Newberg, A. (2022). ''The Varieties of Spiritual Experience: 21st Century Research and Perspectives''. Oxford University Press.</ref>.

	Given the general, phenomenological, ontologically-neutral, and non-tradition-based nature of this list, it is included as part of the synthesis layer, as it lends itself well to the goal of a "rough clinical perennialism" and to supporting clinical pattern recognition and clinical recommendations, which can also link back to tradition-specific, emic typologies and views. In that sense it can serve as a bridge between the diverse perspectives of the [[Source Traditions]], [[Disciplines]], and [[Clinical Specialties]].		Given the general, phenomenological, ontologically-neutral, and non-tradition-based nature of this list, it is included as part of the synthesis layer, as it lends itself well to the goal of a "rough clinical perennialism" and to supporting clinical pattern recognition and clinical recommendations, which can also link back to tradition-specific, emic typologies and views. In that sense it can serve as a bridge between the diverse perspectives of the [[Synthesis:Source Traditions\|Source Traditions]], [[Disciplines]], and [[Clinical Specialties]].

	Note that this list is meant to be enriched and evolve over time based on discussion between various contributors and stakeholders from various backgrounds, traditions, disciplines, etc.		Note that this list is meant to be enriched and evolve over time based on discussion between various contributors and stakeholders from various backgrounds, traditions, disciplines, etc.

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	''Emergent phenomena'' include a range of ~~effects and experiences~~ that could be referred to as “spiritual”, “mystical”, “energetic”, “magical”, etc., in popular contexts. Basic definitions and a preliminary classification system can be found in the [https://hypernotes.zenkit.com/i/UFIY1UO1cp/REKfkBv-1/emergent-phenomena?v=M6pP_Tb7W6 Emergent Phenomena] page of the [https://hypernotes.zenkit.com/i/UFIY1UO1cp/REKfkBv-1/emergent-phenomena?v=M6pP_Tb7W6 EPRC White Paper], while more extensive documentation and in-depth discussion, including a review of various existing terms and expressions related with this experiential domain can be found in Sandilands and Ingram (2024).<ref name=":0">Sandilands, O., & Ingram, D. M. (2024). Documenting and defining emergent phenomenology: theoretical foundations for an extensive research strategy. ''Frontiers in Psychology'', ''15'', 1340335. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1340335</nowiki></ref>		''Emergent phenomena'', ''experiences, and effects (EPEEs)'' include a range of presentations that could be referred to as “spiritual”, “mystical”, “energetic”, “magical”, etc., in popular contexts. Basic definitions and a preliminary classification system can be found in the [https://hypernotes.zenkit.com/i/UFIY1UO1cp/REKfkBv-1/emergent-phenomena?v=M6pP_Tb7W6 Emergent Phenomena] page of the [https://hypernotes.zenkit.com/i/UFIY1UO1cp/REKfkBv-1/emergent-phenomena?v=M6pP_Tb7W6 EPRC White Paper], while more extensive documentation and in-depth discussion, including a review of various existing terms and expressions related with this experiential domain can be found in Sandilands and Ingram (2024).<ref name=":0">Sandilands, O., & Ingram, D. M. (2024). Documenting and defining emergent phenomenology: theoretical foundations for an extensive research strategy. ''Frontiers in Psychology'', ''15'', 1340335. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1340335</nowiki></ref>

	Building on this previous works, we propose a list condensing some of the most commonly reported effects in the large General Inventory of EPEEs found in Sandilands and Ingram (2024),<ref name=":0" /> which synthesized over 50 recent research publications. Also included are the results of the Varieties of contemplative experiences project,<ref>Lindahl, J. R., Fisher, N. E., Cooper, D. J., Rosen, R. K., & Britton, W. B. (2017). The varieties of contemplative experience: A mixed-methods study of meditation-related challenges in Western Buddhists. ''PLOS ONE'', ''12''(5), e0176239. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176239</nowiki></ref> and other inventories like the Inventory of meditation experiences,<ref>Van Dam, N. T., Targett, J., Burger, A., Davies, J. N., & Galante, J. (2024). Development and Validation of the Inventory of Meditation Experiences (IME). ''Mindfulness'', ''15''(6), 1429–1442. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-024-02384-9</nowiki></ref> the Inventory of nonordinary experiences,<ref>Taves, A., Ihm, E., Wolf, M., Barlev, M., Kinsella, M., & Vyas, M. (2023). The Inventory of Nonordinary Experiences (INOE): Evidence of validity in the United States and India. ''PLOS ONE'', ''18''(7), e0287780. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287780</nowiki>		Building on this previous works, we propose a list condensing some of the most commonly reported effects in the large General Inventory of EPEEs found in Sandilands and Ingram (2024),<ref name=":0" /> which synthesized over 50 recent research publications. Also included are the results of the Varieties of contemplative experiences project,<ref>Lindahl, J. R., Fisher, N. E., Cooper, D. J., Rosen, R. K., & Britton, W. B. (2017). The varieties of contemplative experience: A mixed-methods study of meditation-related challenges in Western Buddhists. ''PLOS ONE'', ''12''(5), e0176239. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176239</nowiki></ref> and other inventories like the Inventory of meditation experiences,<ref>Van Dam, N. T., Targett, J., Burger, A., Davies, J. N., & Galante, J. (2024). Development and Validation of the Inventory of Meditation Experiences (IME). ''Mindfulness'', ''15''(6), 1429–1442. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-024-02384-9</nowiki></ref> the Inventory of nonordinary experiences,<ref>Taves, A., Ihm, E., Wolf, M., Barlev, M., Kinsella, M., & Vyas, M. (2023). The Inventory of Nonordinary Experiences (INOE): Evidence of validity in the United States and India. ''PLOS ONE'', ''18''(7), e0287780. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287780</nowiki>

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	# [[Aesthetic experiences]] (e.g. involving art, people, or nature)		# [[Aesthetic experiences]] (e.g. involving art, people, or nature)
	# [[Arousal phenomena]], e.g. Changes to [[Arousal and vigilance/wakefulness\|arousal]] and energy levels (physical or mental) (big range: agitation, restlessness, elation, excitement, fatigue, etc.) temporary, chronically, or even permanently (e.g. permanently higher levels of available psychic energy~~, something every advanced practitioner I’ve met seem to have in common~~)		# [[Arousal phenomena]], e.g. Changes to [[Arousal and vigilance/wakefulness\|arousal]] and energy levels (physical or mental) (big range: agitation, restlessness, elation, excitement, fatigue, etc.) temporary, chronically, or even permanently (e.g. permanently higher levels of available psychic energy)
	# Experiences of [[numinosity, sacredness, holiness, sacrality, divinity]] (or the opposite: evil, sin, devil, etc.), mysterium tremendum or augustum, whether in a personal form or not, feeling connected to a “higher power” however defined		# Experiences of [[numinosity, sacredness, holiness, sacrality, divinity]] (or the opposite: evil, sin, devil, etc.), mysterium tremendum or augustum, whether in a personal form or not, feeling connected to a “higher power” however defined
	# Changes to personal [[behavior]] (very broad, perhaps to be refined e.g. lifestyle changes, changes to habits (can be instantaneous, e.g. cured addiction, etc.), higher concern for ethics (or the reverse), engaging in altruistic activities, sense of increased spontaneity (or the reverse, inhibition), engaging in risky or unethical before as a result of EPEE-related stuff)		# Changes to personal [[behavior]] (very broad, perhaps to be refined e.g. lifestyle changes, changes to habits (can be instantaneous, e.g. cured addiction, etc.), higher concern for ethics (or the reverse), engaging in altruistic activities, sense of increased spontaneity (or the reverse, inhibition), engaging in risky or unethical before as a result of EPEE-related stuff)

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	# [[Aesthetic experiences]] (e.g. involving art, people, or nature)		# [[Aesthetic experiences]] (e.g. involving art, people, or nature)
	# Changes to [[arousal]] and energy levels (physical or mental) (big range: agitation, restlessness, elation, excitement, fatigue, etc.) temporary, chronically, or even permanently (e.g. permanently higher levels of available psychic energy, something every advanced practitioner I’ve met seem to have in common)		# [[Arousal phenomena]], e.g. Changes to [[Arousal and vigilance/wakefulness\|arousal]] and energy levels (physical or mental) (big range: agitation, restlessness, elation, excitement, fatigue, etc.) temporary, chronically, or even permanently (e.g. permanently higher levels of available psychic energy, something every advanced practitioner I’ve met seem to have in common)
	# Experiences of [[numinosity, sacredness, holiness, sacrality, divinity]] (or the opposite: evil, sin, devil, etc.), mysterium tremendum or augustum, whether in a personal form or not, feeling connected to a “higher power” however defined		# Experiences of [[numinosity, sacredness, holiness, sacrality, divinity]] (or the opposite: evil, sin, devil, etc.), mysterium tremendum or augustum, whether in a personal form or not, feeling connected to a “higher power” however defined
	# Changes to personal [[behavior]] (very broad, perhaps to be refined e.g. lifestyle changes, changes to habits (can be instantaneous, e.g. cured addiction, etc.), higher concern for ethics (or the reverse), engaging in altruistic activities, sense of increased spontaneity (or the reverse, inhibition), engaging in risky or unethical before as a result of EPEE-related stuff)		# Changes to personal [[behavior]] (very broad, perhaps to be refined e.g. lifestyle changes, changes to habits (can be instantaneous, e.g. cured addiction, etc.), higher concern for ethics (or the reverse), engaging in altruistic activities, sense of increased spontaneity (or the reverse, inhibition), engaging in risky or unethical before as a result of EPEE-related stuff)

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	## <nowiki>[[Mood cycling, emotional lability]]</nowiki>		## <nowiki>[[Mood cycling, emotional lability]]</nowiki>
	## <nowiki>[[Prolonged periods of destabilization/difficulty]]</nowiki>, often following a “peak experience” but not always		## <nowiki>[[Prolonged periods of destabilization/difficulty]]</nowiki>, often following a “peak experience” but not always
	# [[Flow states, Immersion in a specific activity or phenomenon, absorption states, sense of “union”, unity, oneness]], etc.: big range		# [[Flow states, Immersion in a specific activity or phenomenon, absorption states, sense of “union”, unity, oneness\|Flow states, Immersion in a specific activity or phenomenon, absorption states, sense of “union”, unity, oneness, harmony]], etc.: big range
	# [[Health changes]]		# [[Health changes]]
	## Spontaneous healing, remission,		## Spontaneous healing, remission,
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	## changes to own's views and beliefs about the world (its origins, nature, meaning), ontology (the constituents of the cosmos and its inhabitants, including oneself), truth and the ways to attain it or sources of valid knowledge, soteriology (sense of and views about one's existential condition, sense of having been or needing to be saved from something or to attain something specific that will be salutary)		## changes to own's views and beliefs about the world (its origins, nature, meaning), ontology (the constituents of the cosmos and its inhabitants, including oneself), truth and the ways to attain it or sources of valid knowledge, soteriology (sense of and views about one's existential condition, sense of having been or needing to be saved from something or to attain something specific that will be salutary)
	## "Ontological shock"		## "Ontological shock"
	# [[Spontaneous sensations and perceptions]]		# [[Spontaneous sensations and perceptions\|Spontaneous sensations, perceptions, or visions]]
	## Open or closed-eyes, short to long-lasting, simple to highly complex and multidimensional endogenous images, sensations, or perceptions, ranging e.g. from simple or complex "visuals”, immersive scenarios, visions, visionary experiences, full on "hallucinations" in all modalities (seeing angels, hearing music, hearing voices or receiving communications as if real external perceptions, tactile sensations with no apparent cause, etc.),		## Open or closed-eyes, short to long-lasting, simple to highly complex and multidimensional endogenous images, sensations, or perceptions, ranging e.g. from simple or complex "visuals”, immersive scenarios, visions, visionary experiences, full on "hallucinations" in all modalities (seeing angels, hearing music, hearing voices or receiving communications as if real external perceptions, tactile sensations with no apparent cause, etc.),
	## Endogenous light or color perceptions or colors (e.g. diffuse halos or discrete bursts of light, fractals, geometric shapes, and patterns)		## Endogenous light or color perceptions or colors (e.g. diffuse halos or discrete bursts of light, fractals, geometric shapes, and patterns)

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	## Increased or decreased memory		## Increased or decreased memory
	## Increased or decreased decision-making capacities		## Increased or decreased decision-making capacities
	# [[Death-related experiences]]:		# [[Synthesis:Death-related experiences\|Death-related experiences]]:
	## End of life phenomena (strange things that can happen when a person is dying)		## End of life phenomena (strange things that can happen when a person is dying)
	## Near-Death Experiences		## Near-Death Experiences

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	### Love		### Love
	## [[Changes to various aspects emotional life]] (intensification, flattening, evenness, balance, rawness, lability, "stickiness")		## [[Changes to various aspects emotional life]] (intensification, flattening, evenness, balance, rawness, lability, "stickiness")
	## Mood cycling, emotional lability		## <nowiki>[[Mood cycling, emotional lability]]</nowiki>
	## Prolonged periods of destabilization/difficulty following a “peak experience” ~~(or~~ not)		## <nowiki>[[Prolonged periods of destabilization/difficulty]]</nowiki>, often following a “peak experience” but not always
	# [[Flow states, Immersion in a specific activity or phenomenon, absorption states, sense of “union”, unity, oneness]], etc.: big range		# [[Flow states, Immersion in a specific activity or phenomenon, absorption states, sense of “union”, unity, oneness]], etc.: big range
	# [[Health changes]]		# [[Health changes]]

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