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Mystical States Are Ineffable Yet Knowable
- William James defines mystical states by ineffability and a noetic quality that feel like knowledge rather than propositional claims.
- James emphasizes these states carry an enduring inner authority for experiencers despite resisting verbal report, seen across varied sources he quotes.
Three Sudden Mystical Moments Without Drugs
- David Pizarro recounts three spontaneous transcendent episodes including a hiking moment in Yellowstone and an experience inside a small Romanian church.
- He describes obliteration of self and a sudden heightened sense of underlying consciousness without drugs or deliberate practice.
Funeral Awe Felt As Presence Not Belief
- Tamler Sommers describes moments of awe in nature and a funeral where he felt a palpable roomful of love that felt like a presence.
- He notes these were felt as states of feeling rather than intellectual beliefs, resembling James's account.