It is the aggregate of abstract principles that are completely independent of any particular observer and his experience, and as such reality is objective. Furthermore, abstract principles by nature exist independent of time, and as such reality is eternal. And when reality is cognized by consciousness, it exists in the form of concepts. Since consciousness is self-causative, consciousness must generate a continuous integration of energy to sustain its existence in its comprehension of reality. In other words, consciousness must continuously exert effort to fulfill its function as the conceptual integrator of reality.
Mysticism is consciousness' default in that effort.
It is the self-negation of consciousness by consciousness. No other cognitive mode including the bicameral mind is capable of mysticism, for none other than consciousness is nonautomatic and is the sole source of its own existence. Mysticism is not caused by the lack of consciousness but by the lack of integration. Mysticism is the symptom of man's default in epistemological integrity and the cause of all human suffering. Perceptivity-centered consciousness is a developmental stage of consciousness in its apprehension of reality.