Vancouver Sun:
……………. Most of us have, at times, experienced the unusual state of spiritual or artistic awareness that many handily, but incorrectly, associate with the right brain.

That state of awareness can arise during an experience of beauty, eroticism or silence. Often the experience comes in nature; while contemplating a leaf or the stars.

Such states can also emerge during the artistic process, while writing, probing dreams, painting or enjoying music.

It should go without saying that such transcendent experiences can occur at religious services. But they can also arise at ordinary times, while holding a baby or just daydreaming.

These psychological states have been called many things; including experiences of peace, unity, wholeness, grace, profundity, transcendence, oneness, insight or deep contentment.

While talk about left and right brains doesn’t help us understand these states, the good news is researchers, with advanced technology, are making new connections between spirituality, art, the brain and states of consciousness.

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