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My dollar store take is that unbalanced expressions of any of the Big 5 traits produce various forms of psycho-spiritual dysfunction. As that pertains to religion and spirituality though, I'd say very high levels of Openness and Neuroticism will produce behaviors on the whackier end of religious expression, as it does with the tendency to embrace extreme political ideologies.

Anyway, thanks for reminding me to finally start reading that William James book. I ordered it awhile back and it's been sitting on my bookshelf awaiting that initial spark of motivation for me to crack it open.