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unorthodox, heretical, or hidden spiritual traditions - mysticism, magic, esoterica, the occult, etc.
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New Age happens when one controls their mind with their heart so much that they try to make their mind work like their heart does.
New Age cults happen when one gives their mind's power over to their heart, and then also gives that power over to another.
Harry Taussigx.comthread
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
Stuart Evans • 28 cards
The hippie world & the science world can be reconciled, here's how to do it:
1. Take a break from arguing over mechanism/metaphysical assumptions (HIPPIE: It works because of mystical energy! RATIONALIST: There's no such thing!)
2. Empirically test whether there are... See more
Tyler Altermanx.comReality 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.
Rebekah Berndt • We are all cells in God's body
just let go of needing to explain it at all, and just go with it as an experience. There is something there, but we don’t really understand it, and maybe we can’t really understand it. And that’s OK.
Michael Taft • Energy in Practice
