Maslow's Peak Experience

I was just watching "Heroes" and I noticed that Skylar said something about "Maslow's Peak Experience". Although this is a VERY fictional TV show, I was intrigued nonetheless. I went on a reading spree at this point and came across this article describing the phenomenon. After reading about what peak experiences are, I was even more intrigued. I didn't know that there was any type of theories pertaining to peak experiences other than just general psychology (peak experiences set a reference point for evaluating other experiences, etc). I read the Wikipedia entry for Maslow and read a little about the hierarchy of needs, which is very much interesting in its own right, but something about Maslow's work on peak experiences was very attracting. I went on to read a little of Religions, Values, and Peak Experiences by Maslow himself. I ended up jumping to the third section about the "core religious" and "transcendent" experiences. Quite the read, I would encourage you to take a look into this, especially if you feel that you have HAD a peak experience.

I feel that the reason I was so interested in this whole ordeal was that I feel that I have had a mystical peak experience, and I really had no way of relating it to 'real' life in any shape or form. My opinion on the matter was that most everyone was CAPABLE of having a peak experience, but was unsure as to why 'peakers' seemed to be in the minority. In any case, I'm sure any of my thoughts on the matter are somewhat restatements of the above reading in some shape or form, so if interested, you should have a read. I definitely want a response if you feel that you've had a peak experience or have an opinion on the topic.