Abstract
This research presents original data from an online research survey with 111 respondents regarding their ability to detect emotional energies in transpersonal fields of consciousness in crowds and dyads. The data show that a majority of respondents, from 90% to 96.4%, reported experiencing different emotions “in the air,” such as excitement, tension, anxiety, anger, and love. Personal data responses include age, gender or gender identity, and worldview. Examples of possible worldviews include: “scientific, not religious, not spiritual”; “spiritual and scientific”; “religious”; and “religious and scientific.” Respondents were given two free-answer essay options: one in which they could describe their personal experiences of the phenomena, and one in which they could describe their sense of self and their worldview in their own words. The author discusses various possible philosophical and scientific approaches to these phenomena, in part drawing on respondent’s free-answer essays. In addition, the author presents implications of the reality of transpersonal fields of consciousness for possible theories of consciousness. The author also discusses implications of the human ability to perceive emotional energies subjectively, including in regard to possible psychological effects. Finally, the author outlines a conceptual framework that enables a comprehensive understanding of these phenomenal experiences of transpersonal fields of consciousness.
Keywords: consciousness, theories of consciousness, transpersonal psychology, transpersonal fields, philosophy of consciousness, integral philosophy, consciousness research
Recommended Citation
Richardson, C. (2025). Measuring Human Ability to Detect Emotional Energies in Transpersonal Fields of Consciousness. Journal of Conscious Evolution, 22(1). https://digitalcommons.ciis.edu/cejournal/vol22/iss1/3
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