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Category: First Visions

#48 Freeman Dyson’s “First Vision” Account

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Bryce Haymond1 Comment

The scientist Freeman Dyson shared his mystical experience of "cosmic unity" he had as a teenager.

Posted in First VisionsTagged enlightenment, First Visions, Freeman Dyson, light, love, mystical experience, one, oneness, peace, repentance, savior, science, suffering, truth

#47 Jordan Bates’ “First Vision” Account

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 Bryce Haymond4 Comments

He has a mystical experience in which he sees "Pure White Light" and feels an "All-Embracing Love."

Posted in First VisionsTagged ayahuasca, ego death, entheogens, First Visions, light, love, mystical experience

#46 Josh Radnor’s “First Vision” Account

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 Bryce HaymondLeave a comment

The sitcom celebrity of How I Met Your Mother had an entheogenic "First Vision" experience of "Christ," and lives to tell about it.

Posted in First Visions, Jesus, pop cultureTagged actor, Christ, Christ consciousness, Christophany, death, entheogens, First Visions, Jesus, Judaism, Judeo-Christianity, light, pop culture, psychedelics, religion, separation

#45 David R. Hawkins’ “First Vision” Account

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 Bryce Haymond3 Comments

A mystical experience of a boy in 1939 Wisconsin remarkably resembles many other such "First Vision" experiences in history.

Posted in First VisionsTagged darkness, enlightenment, eternal life, First Visions, light, love, mystical experience, near-death experience, peace, presence, religion, Spirit

#44 Julie M. Brown’s “First Vision” Account

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Bryce HaymondLeave a comment

A psychotherapist tells of her most sacred visionary experience she had back in 1969.

Posted in First VisionsTagged entheogens, fear, First Visions, God, heaven, ineffable, joy, light, love, mind, peace, presence, psychedelics, real, realness, sun

#43 Douglas Harding’s “First Vision” Account

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Bryce Haymond2 Comments

Harding's experience of having no head parallels Joseph Smith's First Vision experience in remarkable ways.

Posted in First VisionsTagged First Visions, heaven, ineffable, Joseph Smith, joy, light, mind, nonduality, peace, presentism, Sam Harris, self, self-realization, self-transcendence

#42 Kundalini-like “First Vision” Account

July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 Bryce HaymondLeave a comment

A "First Vision" experience of a woman on the occasion of her father's death.

Posted in First VisionsTagged First Visions, ineffable, joy, kundalini, life, light, peace, redemption, salvation, Spirit

#41 Science Mike’s “First Vision” Account

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 Bryce HaymondLeave a comment

Science Mike shares a mystical experience he had that bears resemblance to Joseph Smith's First Vision, and other such encounters with the Divine.

Posted in First VisionsTagged breath, Christian, cosmos, First Visions, God, light, materialism, mystical experience, religion, science

Yet another “First Vision” Account from St. Symeon the New Theologian

March 2, 2019 Bryce HaymondLeave a comment

St. Symeon the New Theologian (949-1022 AD) was a Byzantine Christian monk and poet, and was canonized as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox church. He wrote much about Christian mysticism, including his own experiences.

Posted in First VisionsTagged God, heaven, joy, knowledge, light, Lord, love, mind, prayer, redemption, scriptures, sun, Symeon, vision, voice

Another “First Vision” Account from St. Symeon the New Theologian

February 28, 2019 Bryce Haymond1 Comment

St. Symeon the New Theologian (949-1022 AD) was a Byzantine Christian monk and poet, and was canonized as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox church. He wrote much about Christian mysticism, including his own experiences.

Posted in First VisionsTagged faith, God, heaven, joy, liberation, light, prayer, reading, redemption, sin, Spirit, Symeon

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