The travel industry has witnessed a shift in recent years as more people seek experiences that nourish their sense of adventure and spiritual well-being. This growing trend of spiritual travel focuses ...

Pundits depend on categorizations, especially in periods of turbulence. We reach for labels like “populist” and “nationalist,” for instance, in order to generalize about the stirrings of millions of ...

Large majorities of Americans say they feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe (71%) or a deep sense of spiritual peace and well-being (66%) several times a year or more often. Other types of ...

For many, profound spiritual experiences occur during communication with the departed, meditation, near-death experiences, out-of-body encounters, prayer, spiritual practice, spontaneous crying, ...

A recent study (Bitēna & Mārtinsone, 2021) argued that mystical experience is a spiritual phenomenon associated with mental health rather than something pathological associated with mental illness ...

A new study published in the journal Stress & Health suggests that powerful religious or spiritual experiences in adolescence may leave lasting psychological and social marks well into adulthood. The ...

Using smartphone check-ins twice a day for two weeks, sociologists in a national U.S. study have found a link between individuals' daily spiritual experiences and overall well-being, say researchers.