THE BEATITUDES, a mystic view.

Question: What do you think of the Beatitudes? Answer: Eighty-two percent of the words ascribed to Jesus in the gospels … More

PHILOSOPHY v. MYSTICISM

A doctor discovered this blog and remarked he considered me a philosopher so I attempted to put him right, as … More

THE CERTAINTY AND EFFECTS OF MER.

The certainty of mystics about the authenticity of the Mystic Experience of Reality, (MER), is because there is nothing human … More

MYSTICISM IS NOT CULTURAL.

Cosmic Reality and the mystic expression of that Reality is not cultural, not human at all, any more than a … More

“TRUST REALITY AND CONTROL NOTHING”

With respects to Alan Watts, mystic extraordinaire who said “Universe”, not “Reality”.

A NAUGHTY CHALLENGE.

A Wikipedia essay on the history of human mystic experience says: “Since the 1960s scholars have debated the merits of … More

FOUR EARLY REPORTED SEMINAL DISCOVERIES OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MYSTIC PHENOMENA

One of psychologies’ earliest practitioners was Dr. William James PhD., (1842 – 1910). He established psychology’s department at Harvard and … More

THE BEATITUDES?

Question:  I know you are skeptical of spiritual reading matter but is there any one thing you could recommend to … More

‘ALL IS WELL’ v. ‘WOKE’?

The late British Lord Sacks was an Orthodox rabbi, philosopher, theologian, author, peer and public figure. As the spiritual head of … More

REAL LOVE.

“Dante teaches us that making this world better has its place, but there is an entirely better world of true … More

NO COMFORT IN GOD?

An author friend protested when I wrote (https://mysticexperiences.net/2021/09/15/is-reality-god/) I found no ‘God’ or gods in my MERs (mystical experiences of … More

IS THIS WHAT HUMANITY IS ALL ABOUT?

This blog is a first hand account of a modern mystic’s personal lifetime development that resulted from multiple, spontaneous, yearly … More

CAN YOU CHOOSE TO BE SPIRITUAL?

I thought you might like to read this post I wrote for another now abandoned blog provider in 2015. Now … More

WHERE DO MUSIC, LOVE, BEAUTY AND EMOTION FIT IN WITH MYSTICISM?

They don’t! Mystics with very developed experiences of mysticism regard music, love, beauty. art and emotion as human experiences, distractions … More

MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE IS NOT HUMAN MIND STUFF!

“The subconscious mind motivates almost all actions, behaviors, thoughts, emotions, and the choices that you think you are making in … More