Mystical Experience

This paper proposes to study mystical experience by contrasting it with “ordinary” experience, i.e., standard consciousness. It emphasises the construed nature of consciousness and role that mutual connectedness mental contents plays in its construction. then shows removal factors are responsible for “making” accounts principal features experience; these are, therefore, mainly negative. Understanding as suppression contribute construction consciousness, along a discussion mechanism makes this possible, permits answers some frequently asked questions, such as: Why is ineffable? What epistemic status? Does have implications our understanding mind, self?