3.B.1
Which of these is identified by Walter Stace as a common feature of mystical experiences?
A sense of joy and well-being.
A mystical experience often involves a profound understanding of what?
ultimate truths
According to William James, how can an ineffable experience be properly understood?
It must be personally experienced
William James used the analogy of a musician and a symphony to illustrate which aspect of mystical experience?
Its inexpressible nature
Which term describes the quality of a mystical experience being impossible to express adequately in normal language?
Ineffability
The noetic quality of mystical experience makes a person feel they have received an understanding of truths that could not be reached through what?
The exclusive use of rational thought.
How do people often describe acquiring truth during a mystical experience with noetic quality?
As something divinely revealed to them.
What is a defining characteristic of the "noetic quality" in a mystical experience?
Gaining special insights unobtainable by intellect.
The characteristic of "Transiency" in mystical experience means the experience is:
Lasting only for a brief period.
After a mystical experience has ended, how is it typically remembered?
The memory reproduces it imperfectly.
According to the notes, what is the typical maximum duration for a mystical experience itself?
No more than a couple of hours.
What might a person experiencing passivity during a mystical event report, according to William James?
Prophetic speech or automatic writing.
Which term describes being acted upon rather than taking the initiative, in the context of mystical experience?
Passivity
During a mystical experience, how does the person typically feel regarding control?
They are being controlled by an immense superior power.
Which term describes a religious experience where mystics receive knowledge of God that is not otherwise available?
Noetic