TY - JOUR A1 - Meadows, Mary Jo T1 - Mysticism, dependency and oral imagery JF - The Journal of Religion and Psychical Research, Chico Vol. 3 (April 1980), pp. 122-126. N2 - Freud considered mystical experience a pathological, regressive attempt to recapture infantile omnipotence while for yogic psychology the trust implied by the oral imagery of mystics represents the higher stages of spiritual growth. Although Erich FROMM, Erik Erickson, and Jane Lövinger do not specifically address mysticism, their views toward acceptance, dependency, and trust can be related to mystical consciousness and probably can be used to describe the psychological orientation of some mystics. Y1 - 1980 ER -