Would you sacrifice one person to save two? Researcher Dries H. Bostyn explains what happened when he put this problem to the test in a new study.
Religion alone isn't inherently good or bad for your well-being, but the way you relate to it can shape your mental and physical health.
Do you exhibit the traits linked to true 'spiritual wholeness'? Here's how to tell.
How well do you know who you're voting for? Here's why you need to get more well-acquainted with them.
Never underestimate the power of manifestation. Here's how to use it as the 'Lion's Gate Portal' reopens.
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Mysticism, pseudoscience or nonsense—call it what you want, but research shows tarot reading to have some surprising psychological benefits.
Psychological research shows that 'after-death communication' isn't as strange as it sounds, and it might be more common than you think.
Is astrology a pseudoscience? Or could believers be better off than skeptics?
Could mind upload technology soothe our fears of death? Here's why a digital life after death is both feared and desired.
Psychological researcher Madeline Lenhausen explains how displaying certain personality traits could be linked to your belief in God.
Superstitions reflect our desire to find patterns, meaning, and control in the unpredictability of life.
A consortium of experts has now ditched the most widely accepted theory of consciousness by branding it 'pseudoscience.'
Where you think you might wind up after death might dictate your life path.
The quest for life beyond Earth is a testament to humanity's insatiable curiosity, and our innate desire to understand our place within the vast cosmic tapestry.
Sometimes it's a praise and sometimes it's an insult. Here's what psychological science can teach us about woke ideology.
The universe may not be conspiring against you, but your faith in that belief might be.
In a world leaning more and more into spirituality, awareness about spiritual bypassing becomes critical.
Researcher Chee-Seng Tan carves out a new path to happiness for singles, embodied in the lying flatism movement.
Science is only just learning about the impact an out-of-body experience can have on our mental well-being.
Researchers Jade Shaw and Sam Gandy discuss their new paper on the psychology of out-of-body experiences and how they can be transformative.
Psychologist Jessica Corneille breaks down a widely chronicled but barely understood phenomenon.
Here’s what more than 200 people think counts as a ‘good life.'
New research highlights the dangers of porn addiction and explains how you can overcome it using faith and morals.
Psychologists Susan Bluck, Emily Mroz, and Kiana Cogdill-Richardson discuss what death can teach us about life.
Belief in supernatural punishments could be influencing your behavior in more ways than you think.
New studies navigate the integration of an ‘unreal’ experience into reality.
Psychologists Manvir Singh and Léo Fitouchi discuss how your supernatural beliefs could be controlling you.
Paranormal experiences make more sense when viewed through the lens of Haunted People Syndrome.
Psychologists Jim Houran and Brian Laythe describe what constitutes Haunted People Syndrome.
New research investigates other-worldly psychological experiences.
Mystical experiences, when integrated properly, can promote psychological health.
New research explores the benefits of nonreligious spirituality.
Psychologist Hansong Zhang discusses his illuminating new research on nonreligious spirituality.
New research explores the psychological benefits of living a mimimalist lifestyle.
Psychologist Joshua Hook discusses the merits of minimalism.
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