Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: This paper explores both transpersonal psychology and ecopsychology individually and in conjunction, followed by an inspection of their relationship with mystical experiences and the impact of these within a transpersonal ecopsychological context. Specifically, nature as a trigger for such experiences is examined, alongside an analysis of the effect of these nature mystical experiences on an individual’s ego-boundaries and their psychological wellbeing. A special case is made for the re-emerging study of psychedelics – as positive agents of mental health, wellbeing, spiritual and creative growth, and social change – as inherently belonging to a transpersonal ecopsychology. The final thoughts will be based upon a more critical evaluation of these key concepts and their implications in modern psychology.
Source: Transpersonal Psychology Review
Authors: Freya Harrild, David Luke
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3080726804