Contemplatives from eight different religious traditions—Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Islamic, Native American, Russian Orthodox, Protestant, and Roman Catholic—met at St. … More
Category: RELIGIONS
WHY THIS BLOG?
Q: What does Mysticexperiences.net bring to this age’s understanding of mysticism? A: The Blog started as an aid to help … More
WALES UNIVERSITY RESEARCH QUESTIONS ON SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES
Wales University has over 6,000 case histories of spiritual xperiences. The archives were originally established by Dr Alister Hardy … More
AN EXCERPT FROM THE JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE, University of Wales
Below is an excerpt from the current special issue of the Journal for the Study of Religious Experience (JSRE) on … More
MYSTICS AND MYSTICISM: QUESTIONS FROM A NON-MYSTIC
Who can become a Mystic? No-one knows. The Mystic Experience of Reality (MER) is spontaneous if my experiences of … More
HOW DOES ONE PRACTICE MYSTICISM?
You can’t. It practices you. Mysticism is not a religion, a cult, or a dogma. It is an overpowering … More
ARE MYSTICS RELIGIOUS?
QUESTION: Can a person be a mystic and also practice another religion at the same time? (i.e. Hinduism, Buddhism, etc.) … More
THE MYSTIC JESUS AND HIS TEACHINGS
IN REVIEW The Gospel of Jesus: In Search of his Original Teachings, 1068 pages, by John Davidson MA (Cantab). Due … More
THE TREND FROM RELIGIONS TO ‘INDIVIDUAL SPIRITUALITY’*
Is this seemingly spontaneous trend leaping out of the religious frying pan into the ‘human-spirit’ fire …?Is it missing the … More
SPIRITUALITY VS RELIGION: THE FUTURE OF TRUTH AND MEANING
This is a Reblog of a post by Giovanni Dienstmann (See the original post here) This Reblog is a precise … More
THE TAG “CHRISTIAN MYSTIC” OXYMORONIC?
Humanity barely consequential; mysticism beyond, and limitless? The suggestion the experience of Reality that defines a mystic has anything to … More
LOVE?
What’s love got to do with it? One of the most powerful discernments taken from my mystical experiences was … More
THE INTERNET CHRISTIAN v. “ME”!
That dratted word, “my”. A Christian on the Internet objects to the use of “my” – as in when I … More
THE EARTH: Genesis—A Spiritual Revolution by Diana Butler Bass
This essay is a thoughtful expression of a long time Seeker’s arrival at a crossroads in her development. Its particularly … More
MARKIDES: “EASTERN ORTHODOX MYSTICISM, TRANSPERSONAL THEORY”
Below is a link to a paper written by Dr. Markides and published in The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, … More
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