The ACISTE 2020 Annual Conference will take place LIVE ONLINE on October 9 & 10, 2020. Be sure to mark your calendars now!

Marieta Pehlivanova, PhD, is a junior researcher at the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia. Dr. Pehlivanova’s work at the Division focuses on near-death experiences, children reporting past-life memories, as well as other unusual experiences. Marieta holds a PhD in Experimental Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics from American University. Prior to her academic work, she pursued a career as a statistician in medical resea…

A new research project at The University of Adelaide is seeking people who have experienced a psycho-spiritual crisis (spiritual emergency) for an investigation into psychic phenomena. To participate you will need a computer or laptop with internet connection and a quiet space where you can work uninterrupted for approximately 35 minutes. Participation will include responding to a few questionnaires about spirituality, unusual experiences and paranormal beliefs. This will be followed by a 10 m…

Friday, November 15, 2019 8:00 AM – Saturday, November 16, 2019 5:30 PM (Eastern Time) Get all the details & Register Now!  ABOUT THE ACISTE CONFERENCE ACISTE provides education and certificate training for mental health professionals, pastoral counselors, spiritual counselors, life coaches and other support professionals who wish to increase their competency and develop their expertise in working with clients who may have psychological, spiritual or mental health challeng…

Are you a mental health professional or counselor who has worked with near-death experiencers? The Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia is recruiting mental health professionals (including therapists, social workers, psychiatrists, and other physicians), chaplains or other types of counselors who have experience working with near-death experiencers, specifically in managing difficulties resulting from the experience, for an online study. Near-death experiences are perso…

ACISTE Annual Conference Atlanta, GA November 14 – 16, 2019 ACISTE is currently recruiting presenters for our annual Fall 2019 professional conference on the Therapeutic Issues of Spiritually Transformative Experiences. Presentations should be approximately 45 minutes (with time allowed for Q & A).

A note from the researcher: I am in the midst of writing my dissertation and would appreciate your participation in my research. Sharing your experiences may serve others in their integration process. The topic of my dissertation and research focus is how gratitude may affect the integration of spiritually transformative experiences, specifically the experiences of having contact with ultimate reality, source, unity with the cosmos, or the void, and/or dissolution of self. A near death experie…

LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS INVITED TO CONTRIBUTE TO FIRST RESEARCH IN THE FIELD ON WORKING WITH SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCERS A note from the researcher: Please assist me to build competence within the social work field, towards the non-pathologizing of the spiritual experience. I am a fellow social worker, whose passion is to assist individuals who are experiencing spiritually related difficulties. This passion stems from having experienced a spiritual crisis of my own and having had great difficulty…

Researcher Kylie Harris is currently seeking participants for a research study that aims to explore the relationship between spiritual emergence(y), psychosis and personality. Spiritual emergence(y) is a process of integrating spiritual awareness and experience (e.g., mystical and paranormal phenomena, unusual emotional and physical sensations), which generally facilitates positive transformation and growth. However, if the process occurs very rapidly or is triggered suddenly (e.g., via a traum…

ACISTE’s 2018 Annual Conference in Chicago was a great success. Thank you everyone who participated in the conference and helped make it happen! Here’s the original announcement and details about the conference for your reference.