The Inner Light and World Religions: How Meditating Mystics Use Sleep as a Ladder to Trigger Ecstatic Visions

by Philip T Nicholson

Overview

Dive into the profound exploration of spirituality and the universal quest for enlightenment. This captivating journey delves into the heart of diverse believe systems, unraveling the threads that connect humanity's spiritual tapestry. From ancient wisdom to modern interpretations, this enlightening book navigates the landscapes of major world religions, revealing the common essence that unites them all--the inner light that guides seekers on their spiritual path. Join author Philip T. Nicholson on a transformative odyssey that transcends bounderies, fostering a deeper understanding of the shared human yearning for meaning and connection. In these pages, you'll encounter compelling narratives, ancient philosophies, and contemporary perspectives that illuminate the intersection of faith, philosophy, and human experiences, including case studies that reveal how often the lives and visionary experiences of mystic seers are linked with legacies of child trauma.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798989787814
Publisher:	Philip T Nicholson
Publication date:	02/19/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	938
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Philip Taylor Nicholson, a professional medical writer, studied philosophy at Princeton, law and psychiatry at Stanford Law School, and health education at the Harvard School of Public Health. During the Vietnam War, he was assigned to Air Force Headquarters in the Pentagon where he was the legal representative on a Social Actions Mobile Assistance Team tasked with traveling worldwide to consult with local base commanders about changes in policies relating to race relations and drug abuse. After discharge, Nicholson and his wife moved to Boston and he began working as a professional medical writer producing scripts for videos about new scientific discoveries that were used in the continuing education of physicians and other medical professionals. His interest in meditation-induced light visions began one night when he inadvertently triggered a progression of light visions that paralleled the light visions sequences described in the ancient mystical literatures of India, China, and Tibet. Fascinated by this unexpected and extraordinary experience, Nicholson began a program of research to determine what would have to happen in a human brain to generate this light vision sequence. He also studied how these light visions have been incorporated as important symbols in most of the world's major religions.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Part I. Ecstatic Visions of Fiery Light

Introduction: The Visions that Gave Rise to World Religions

Chapter 1.  The Vision of Fiery Light: A Personal Account

Chapter 2.  Fiery Lights and the Founders of Religions

Chapter 3.  Fiery Lights and Limbic Seizures

Chapter 4.  How Seers Become Saints

Chapter 5: Epileptic Seizures and Visions of Fiery Light  

Part II. How Humans Self-Induce Mystical Visions

Chapter 6.  Rituals of Extreme Stimulus Overload

Chapter 7.  Slow Wave Sleep and Visions of Green Light Rings

Chapter 8.  Sleep Rhythms, Blue Clouds, and the "Third Eye"

Chapter 9.  Visions of Meditation-Induced Seizures

Chapter 10.  The Anomalous Visions of the Hebrew Patriarchs

Part III. Visions as Legacies of Child Trauma

Chapter 11.  Trauma and Visions: Buddha, Muhammed, and Jesus 

Chapter 12.  Trauma and Visions: Other Famous Seers

Chapter 13.  The Trauma/Dissociation Complex

Part IV. Seers and the Wellsprings of Creativity

Chapter 14. From Whence Cometh the Message?

Chapter 15. Visions of Light and Human Religions