If you like the magazine, our Sysop and I would appreciate. . Others actually know what they're talking about. One of our regulars, Sue Miller, has done extensive anf formal studies in the field. This issue is one of the papers who wrote for a class. The topic is mysticism.
Mysticism is the scholastic of the heart, the dialectic of the feelings.
In attempting to define what mysticism is and is not, below is presented a summary of the definitions given by six different authorities. We'll examine these definitions and comment on their similarities and differences. They frequently turn inward in order to discover that an aspect of their being, or the totality of their being, corresponds to or is akin to God. Mystics must follow a disciplined way of life, certain ethical practices necessary to perfect self, attain mystical experiences. Mystics use special techniques such as prayer or meditation to help increase their knowledge of the divine.