Publications

Archive of Mystical Experiences

Collection of primary-source accounts of transcendent experiences—visions, out-of-body experiences, revelations, apotheosis, and more—covers antiquity to the present and world religions to Indigenous and new-age communities. 

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Peripheries

Peripheries is a non-profit literary and arts journal established in 2017 that publishes artistic work that is, broadly understood, “peripheral;” work that explores the interstices between discourses, traditions, languages, forms, and genres.

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Psychedelic Intersections Anthology

Psychedelic Intersections: 2024 Conference Anthology presents interdisciplinary research from scholars and practitioners working at the crossroads of psychedelics and religion. It includes 21 chapters that expand on research presented at the 2024 conference, “Psychedelic Intersections: Cross-cultural Manifestations of the Sacred.”

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Research Reflections

An ongoing series spotlighting CSWR scholars and their research.

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Texts and Translations of Transcendence and Transformation

A new series featuring translations of important visionary and mystical texts—some of them are little known, and some better known but deserving of fresh attention.

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Theosis

The CSWR’s annual publication.

Mural by Rufino Tamayo, The Birth of Our Nationality