Transpersonal psychology and spiritual neuropsychiatry

Transpersonal psychology is a special "school" of psychology that combines the spiritual and transcendent aspects of human experience with the framework of modern psychology. It can also be defined as "spiritual psychology". Transpersonal is defined as "experiences in which the sense of identity or self extends beyond the (trans)individual or personal to encompass broader aspects of humanity, life, the psyche or the cosmos". It is also defined as "a development that transcends ordinary, personal or individual levels".

Issues addressed by transpersonal psychology include knowledge of the spiritual plane of existence, spiritual self-development, the self beyond the ego, mystical experiences, spiritual practices and other extended life experiences. Spiritual neuropsychiatry uses the knowledge of transpersonal psychology to alleviate the suffering of people with health problems in the context of making sense of the situation they are in and addressing a higher intelligence (spiritual level) that can help to resolve illnesses and problems. Spiritual communities can also be gathering places for people to develop trust and solidarity with each other on the basis of the same or similar beliefs and to build a strong identity, which is a psychological anti-stress agent, hence the term 'anxiolytic spirituality'.

Spiritual psychiatry considers that the development of spirituality is also the development of human sociability and empathy, and strongly condemns the phenomenon of bigotry, which is fundamentally based on anger and fear towards others.Bigotry can lead to aggression and brutality towards those who think differently. .

The work of Dr Maja Roja Novak on the Effects of Prayer on Everyday Life:

Read the article: Increased synchronicities after an intensive prayer programme: a case report