Just calm down, big fella. We have a special place for you. What seemed to confuse my friends the most was that I was doing cutting-edge research in seismic geology at the same time that I was having mystical experiences. They took science and mysticism to be mutually contradictory, whereas I found them to be mutually enhancing. No Faith Required Because mysticism is rooted in direct experience of the divine, no faith is involved.
Religious faith is based on accepting the validity of the mystical experiences of dead people.
The basic contradiction here is that the most profound aspects of mystical experiences cannot be communicated in words. This inherent ambiguity has lead to some serious confusion, argument, and bloodshed. Think of how many Christians have died over the exact nature of Christ's embodiment, the definition of the Trinity, or the correct date of Easter. Most Christian denominations are deeply hostile and suspicious of mysticism largely because mystical experiences have the power to upset the status quo. The last thing they want to see is large numbers of people channeling Jesus.