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Spiritual transformation can be understood in terms of new configurations of strivings" (p. 18). [ 4 ] Paloutzian suggests that "spiritual transformation constitutes a change in the meaning system that a person holds as a basis for self -definition, the interpretation of life , and overarching purposes and ultimate concerns" (p. 334).
Spiritual evolution, also called higher evolution, [1] is the idea that the mind or spirit, in analogy to biological evolution, collectively evolves from a simple form dominated by nature, to a higher form dominated by the spiritual or divine. It is differentiated from the "lower" or biological evolution.
The neuroscience of religion, also known as neurotheology, and as spiritual neuroscience, [1] attempts to explain religious experience and behaviour in neuroscientific terms. [2] It is the study of correlations of neural phenomena with subjective experiences of spirituality and hypotheses to explain these phenomena.
The evolutionary origin of religion and religious behavior is a field of study related to evolutionary psychology, the origin of language and mythology, and cross-cultural comparison of the anthropology of religion.
Religious mythologies may include descriptions of an act or process of creation by a creator deity or a larger pantheon of deities, explanations of the transformation of chaos into order, or the assertion that existence is a matter of endless cyclical transformations.
The idea of the great chain, as well as the derived "missing link", was abandoned in early 20th-century science, [23] as the notion of modern animals representing ancestors of other modern animals was abandoned in biology. [24] The idea of a certain sequence from "lower" to "higher" however lingers on, as does the idea of progress in biology. [25]
The word nagual derives from the Nahuatl word nāhualli [naˈwaːlːi], an indigenous religious practitioner, identified by the Spanish as a 'magician'.. In English, the word is often translated as "transforming witch," but translations without negative connotations include "transforming trickster," "shape shifter," "pure spirit," or "pure being."
Tazkiyah (Arabic: تزكية) is an Arabic-Islamic term alluding to tazkiyat al-nafs, meaning 'sanctification' or 'purification of the self'. This refers to the process of transforming the nafs (carnal self or desires) from its state of self-centrality through various spiritual stages towards the level of purity and submission to the will of God. [1]