Mysticism of Pre-history, and argued that the predominance of purely Some Further Theoretical ascending or down’ forms of spirituality ‘top Issues which stemmed largely from the axial period and have been carried forward into modern, transpersonal theories of evolutionary spirituality is a mistake and that there exists a lost or largely ignored form of I name somatic—which was the predominant domain of early Neolithic and Palaeolithic experience. Aspects of what I call somatic mystical experiences have certainly been acknowledged at times to a limited degree, though they have rarely been fully explored, and have usually been considered as basic to other kinds of mystical experience, rather than fully developed forms in their own right. This article offers a fuller exploration and places such states more accurately within a detailed developmental framework than has previously been the case. Other issues relating to the horizon model across the two papers are also expanded. Keywords Mysticism . Mystical development . Indigenous . Indigenous religion . Bodywork . Embodied . Embodied spirituality . Palaeolithic . Non-dual . Transpersonal . Axial . Evolution . Perenialism. Traditional perennialism . Perennial philosophy . Great chain of being .World tree . Shamanism Arthur C. Ethical Theory and Mystical 1976 The author extends the conclusions of his The Journal of Φ Experience: A Response to book Mysticism and Morality in light of Religious Ethics,
Mysticism of Pre-history, and Some Further Theoretical Issues argued that the predominance of purely ascending or ‘top down’ forms of spirituality which stemmed largely from the axial period and have been carried forward into modern, transpersonal theories of evolutionary spirituality is a mistake and that there exists a lost or largely ignored form of I name somatic—which was the predominant domain of early Neolithic and Palaeolithic experience. Aspects of what I call somatic mystical experiences have certainly been acknowledged at times to a limited degree, though they have rarely been fully explored, and have usually been considered as basic to other kinds of mystical experience, rather than fully developed forms in their own right. This article offers a fuller exploration and places such states more accurately within a detailed developmental framework than has previously been the case. Other issues relating to the horizon model across the two papers are also expanded. Keywords Mysticism . Mystical development . Indigenous . Indigenous religion . Bodywork . Embodied . Embodied spirituality . Palaeolithic . Non-dual . Transpersonal . Axial . Evolution . Perenialism. Traditional perennialism . Perennial philosophy . Great chain of being .World tree . Shamanism Arthur C. Ethical Theory and Mystical Experience: A Response to 1976 The Journal of Religious Ethics, Φ The author extends the conclusions of his book Mysticism and Morality in light of
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