Exploring the transpersonal phenomena of spiritual love relations: A naturalistic observation study of soulmate experiences shared in a New Age Facebook group
This paper explores varieties of spiritual experiences and transpersonal phenomena that empirically occur in spiritual love relations, which respondents define as soulmates. Soulmate mythologies exist in many traditions and are popular in contemporary spiritual communities and New Age literature. So...
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2021
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Journal for the Study of Spirituality
Year: 2021, Volume: 11, Issue: 2, Pages: 130-144 |
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Spirituality
/ Soul mate
/ Experience
/ Interpersonal relationship
/ Love
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| RelBib Classification: | AE Psychology of religion AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
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Transpersonal Psychology
B Spiritual Awakening B New Age B soulmates B spiritual experiences B twin souls |
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