The Transformative Power Of Deliberate Creativity: Reflections Of A Priest Creativity Practitioner,
2017
State University of New York College at Buffalo - Buffalo State College
The Transformative Power Of Deliberate Creativity: Reflections Of A Priest Creativity Practitioner, Felix-Kingsley Nnamdi Obialo
Creative Studies Graduate Student Master's Projects
The idea of creativity continues to gain global currency as the tool for growth and development, especially in our contemporary world. There is an emerging universal paradigm shift that promotes creativity as something that could be structured and deliberate as against the erstwhile belief that it is restricted and by chance. Nevertheless, some individuals, groups, and climes are yet to fully embrace creativity in all its ramifications. Creativity practice is one of the means to foster and sustain creativity in persons and groups. Consequently, nurturing creativity continues to impact people and contexts. Through four case studies, this project presents a …
Dress And Sex: A Review Of Empirical Research Involving Human Participants And Published In Refereed Journals,
2017
Indiana University - Bloomington
Dress And Sex: A Review Of Empirical Research Involving Human Participants And Published In Refereed Journals, Sharron J. Lennon, Alyssa Dana Adomaitis, Jayoung Koo, Kim K. P. Johnson
Publications and Research
Our research purpose was to assess research addressing relationships between dress and sex. Our review was focused on a 25 years span (i.e., 1990–2015) and on empirical research utilizing human participants published in refereed journals. Three main areas of research emerged: (1) dress used as cue to sexual information, (2) dress and sexual violence, and (3) dress, sex, and objectification. Our analyses revealed parents do invest their young children with sex-typed dress however sometimes children demand to wear such dress. Some women intentionally use dress to communicate sexual information but inferences about women who wear sexy dress can be misinterpreted …
The Ethical Import Of Entheogens,
2017
Florida International University
The Ethical Import Of Entheogens, Joshua Falcon
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The term entheogen refers to drugs—including the artificial substances and active principles drawn from them—which are known to produce ecstasy and have been used traditionally in certain religious and shamanic contexts. The entheogenic experiences provoked by entheogens are described by users in myriad ways, including in spiritual, religious, philosophical, and secular contexts. Entheogenic experiences have shown that they can create opportunities for individuals to generate meaning, including novel philosophical insights, which users claim to gain by way of experience. As such, entheogenic experiences exhibit the ability to influence a change in a user’s fundamental philosophical commitments, or live options, including …
The Power Of Prayer,
2017
SIT Graduate Institute
The Power Of Prayer, Victoria Dawn Thompson
Capstone Collection
If words are arbitrary, how does prayer have power?” is the question of inquiry in this paper. An unobtrusive Content Analysis inquiry methodology was used to answer this question. The answer lies in the finding that words and thoughts are not the same thing, and our thoughts expand beyond the audible and visible. The implication for professional practice these findings present is that a deeper awareness of “Self” is needed to understand people’s miraculous way of resolving conflict via prayer.
Therapeutic Induction Of Altered States Of Consciousness: Investigation Of 1-20hz Neurofeedback,
2017
The University of Western Ontario
Therapeutic Induction Of Altered States Of Consciousness: Investigation Of 1-20hz Neurofeedback, Heather K. Hargraves
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Positive outcomes linked to experiences of altered states of consciousness (ASC) have been linked to various brain wave patterns, as well as both positive and negative personality traits and affective disorders. Various innovative neurofeedback (NFB) technologies are being developed in an attempt to create adjunctive therapeutic treatments. The current study investigated 1-20 Hz NFB to induce ASC and examine associations between NFB, ASC, mood changes, and trait predictors. 23 students completed trait measures of emotionality, openness and extroversion from the HEXACO test of personality and a measure of trait absorption. Participants then completed 15min of NFB. The Profile of Mood …
Ignatian Pedagogy Certificate Final Project Assisnment,
2017
Loyola University Chicago
Ignatian Pedagogy Certificate Final Project Assisnment, Loretta Stalans
Ignatian Pedagogy Educational Resources
No abstract provided.
Sorry Guys, But Women Make Better Investors Than Men,
2017
Singapore Management University
Sorry Guys, But Women Make Better Investors Than Men, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
New research confirms a superior performance by female traders. Women have had a pretty bad reputation in global financial markets. As investors, the perception is that they joined the game too late, they saved too little and they invested too conservatively.
The 21st Century Woman,
2017
Singapore Management University
The 21st Century Woman, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
As gender roles change, organisations and society need to adapt to maximise professional and personal fulfillment for both women and men
Beauty And Inequality,
2017
Singapore Management University
Beauty And Inequality, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
A beautiful body opens doors in almost any society, but what constitutes a beautiful face is a matter of opinion…and racial preference
Review Of Altered States: Buddhism And Psychedelic Spirituality In America By Douglas Osto,
2017
Coastal Carolina University
Review Of Altered States: Buddhism And Psychedelic Spirituality In America By Douglas Osto, Ronald S. Green
Philosophy and Religious Studies
No abstract provided.
Music, Healing, And Conflict: Balancing Science And Intuition,
2017
SIT Graduate Institute
Music, Healing, And Conflict: Balancing Science And Intuition, Marisa K. Massery
Capstone Collection
Music move us personally and with more meaning than any other medium in the world. In the past few decades, modern advances in neuroscience have proved via neuroimaging that musical processing involves almost every region of the brain, a task that no other stimulus can achieve. Science can show what is happening in our brain, but humans have intuitively known and utilized music for healing purposes since the beginning of humanity. This research examines the dynamics of continued scientific advancement in light of Non-Western ways of knowing. The study is an attempt to shorten the distance between music, healing and …
Adolescent Perceptions Of Dating Violence: A Qualitative Study,
2017
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Adolescent Perceptions Of Dating Violence: A Qualitative Study, Sarah Taylor, Carrie A. Calkins, Yan Ruth Xia, Rochelle L. Dalla
Faculty Publications, Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies
Scholars have identified dating violence as a public health issue among adolescents. Yet, minimal research has detailed adolescents’ perceptions of dating violence, specifically gender differences in perceptions. Research suggests that in order for dating violence prevention and intervention to be effective, services need to be delivered in a manner that is understood by adolescents. Therefore, this study used a qualitative phenomenology study to investigate adolescents’ perceptions of dating violence, including gender differences in adolescents’ perceptions. Thirty adolescents between the ages of 14 and 19 from a Midwest public high school participated in focus groups. Focus group participants were asked semistructured …
Just World Beliefs, Identity Development, And Social Justice Advocacy Of Counselor Trainees,
2017
Central Washington University
Just World Beliefs, Identity Development, And Social Justice Advocacy Of Counselor Trainees, Sara Rundlett
All Master's Theses
This was the first study exploring the relationship between the belief in a just world, identity development, and social justice advocacy (SJA). A mixed methods design was conducted using a nationwide sample of ninety-seven counselor-in-training participants. Hypotheses included positive correlation between identity development and SJA, negative correlation between belief in a just world and SJA, and negative correlation between belief in a just world and identity development. Results were not significant but provided implications for future research and counselor training programs.
East-West Psychology Newsletter,
2016
California Institute of Integral Studies
East-West Psychology Newsletter, Ciis
East-West Psychology Newsletter
This is the Fall 2016 edition of EWP News
Young, Successful, And In The Wrong Job?,
2016
Singapore Management University
Young, Successful, And In The Wrong Job?, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
What happens when you land a job that puts you years ahead of your peers but suspect you may have made a career mistake?
Introduction To The Special Topic Section: Jung And Transpersonal Psychology,
2016
John F. Kennedy University, Pleasant Hill, CA
Introduction To The Special Topic Section: Jung And Transpersonal Psychology, Jacob Kaminker
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
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Table Of Contents / Masthead,
2016
California Institute of Integral Studies
From Philosophy To Phenomenology: The Argument For A “Soft” Perennialism,
2016
Leeds Beckett University, West Yorkshire, UK
From Philosophy To Phenomenology: The Argument For A “Soft” Perennialism, Steve Taylor
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
This paper argues for a soft perennialism, distinct from the hard perennialism which suggests that spiritual and religious traditions are expressions of the same underlying spiritual realities. There are two reasons why it is necessary to think in terms of a soft perennial model: firstly, because of a number of important common themes or trends across spiritual traditions; and secondly (and most importantly) because when the process of expansion of being or awakening occurs outside the context of spiritual traditions, broadly the same themes and tendencies appear, suggesting that there is a common landscape of experience which precedes interpretation and …
Meaningful Mutations: Reflections On The Synchronicity Of Evolution,
2016
University College Roosevelt, Utrecht, Netherlands
Meaningful Mutations: Reflections On The Synchronicity Of Evolution, Ritske Rensma
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
Although Jung made a connection between his concept of the archetype and mankind’s evolutionary history throughout his career, he remained notoriously tight-lipped about his own specific views on evolutionary theory. In the final years of his life, however, he finally went more into detail about this important topic, putting forward a most thought-provoking idea: the notion that synchronicity, or meaningful coincidences, had a role to play in the way evolution took shape. As I will argue in this paper, Jung’s comments on this topic present clear evidence that he did not think primarily along Darwinian lines, as has recently …
Dreaming In Two Worlds And Two Languages: Bilingual Dreams And Acculturation Challenges,
2016
Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto, CA
Dreaming In Two Worlds And Two Languages: Bilingual Dreams And Acculturation Challenges, Winifred K. Lum, Jenny Wade
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
This study investigated the significance of first and second languages in the bilingual dreams of immigrant participants. A purposive sample of nine women and six men aged 20 to 71 whose first languages were Spanish, Thai, Italian, Tagalog, and French, and later acquired English, participated in semi-structured, open-ended interviews recalling a dream featuring both languages. Transcripts were thematically analyzed individually and across cases. The most important theme was the ambicultural self in the dream, referring to a culturally flexible dream figure able to speak the dreamer’s first and second languages to bridge between the protagonist’s two cultures to accomplish the …
