mysticism
“Mysticism is the spiritual encounter with a sacred mystery that cannot be put into words, but may be embodied through feelings, conscious awareness, experience, or intuition — or even through darkness or unknowing.“ - Carl McColman
mysticism
Rahul asked us to characterize authentic spiritual experience, which I said might be marked by humility, self-emptying, and a displacement of ideological certainties. It can feel disorienting rather than confirming of a final sense of identity or an ultimate solution. That does not prevent someone, after being shattered, from picking up the pieces... See more
Reflections on my dialogue with Peter Rollins
The influences of the new mystical Christianities…I’m not sure, I’m only at the edge of the wave (the edge that now finds itself often praying instead of meditating & also reading the Bible for the first time)
Rob Burbea is an influence from the Buddhism angle
Merton, Weil (❤️), Rohr,... See more
TylerAltermanx.comThere’s an emerging branch of mystical Christianity that is very intriguing. I think of it as “Imaginal Christianity” (IC). You could also call it Mythic Christianity or Jungian Christianity
IC’s main selling point is that it’s compatible with a scientific mindset. I list the tenets I’ve observed below. By doing so, I... See more
Tyler Altermanx.comMystical Philosophy - By Peter Limberg - Less Foolish
lessfoolish.substack.comlessfoolish.substack.comOrdinary Mysticism
unverifiedrevelations.substack.com
Ken Webb
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Just What is Mysticism Anyway? And Why Should Anyone Care?
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Reality is something much bigger than our ordinary senses are capable of perceiving, and learning to be in relationship with it requires us to enter the imaginal realm. Mysticism, magic, and animist frameworks are ways of doing that, so I write a lot about those topics.