spiritual encounters
Metaphysical contact experiences
Spiritual encounters are experiences perceived as contact with something beyond ordinary reality—a divine presence, a departed soul, a guiding force.
The phrase covers everything from mystical visions to feeling a deceased loved one nearby to sensing something sacred in nature.
She described her spiritual encounters as moments of profound peace.
The term is broad enough to include religious experiences and secular ones alike.
- apparitionsSupernatural visible manifestations
- prayerAddress to deity
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- aweReverent fear and wonder
- ineffabilityBeing beyond articulation
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- near-death experiencesout-of-body, tunnel of light, white light, bright light, life review
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