Ways in Mystery: Explorations in Mystical Awareness and Life
In clear, direct language, Askeland explores the most profound questions of the mystical life. Mysticism is not, he points out, a kind of philosophy. It is directly lived experience, and experience that, by its very nature, eludes expression. For some, this difficulty in expression creates a challenge; they will make incursions into the mystical realm and then grapple mightily to find appropriate expression. For others, expression is needless, and the experience itself is to be sought and prolonged. Such distinctions as this are among the joys of Askeland's writing as he reasons carefully about what is, essentially, an unreasonable part of human experience.Patricia Monaghan