Mysticism

Mysticism, from the Greek {{polytonic|???}} (mueo, "to conceal"), is the pursuit of achieving communion with, or conscious awareness of ultimate reality, the divine, spiritual truth, or God through direct, personal experience (intuition or insight) rather than rational thought; the belief in the existence of realities beyond perceptual or intellectual apprehension that are central to being and directly accessible through personal experience; or the belief that such experience is a genuine and important source of knowledge. In the Hellenistic world, ?mystical? referred to "secret" religious rituals.

External links

• Mysticism in Catholic Encyclopedia
• Who's Who in the History of Mysticism by Professor Bruce B. Janz
• ChristianMystics.com includes many short essays covering various aspects of Christian mysticism
• Alphabetical List of Mystics
• Christian Mysticism
• Evelyn Underhill's classic work A Study in the Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness
• Mysticism in World Religions
• Neo-Tech Neo-Tech a philosophy that says mysticism in all its forms is the "number one enemy of human life" and whose explicit mission is its total elimination
• Mysticism: Good or Evil?
• Modern Mysticism and the After-Life - an empirical investigation
• Islamic Mysticism
• AbstractAtom.com: Information on Buddhism (especially Indian and Tibetan), the philosophy of Brahman, and Buddhist atomism
• Planet Baha'i Mysticism Resources A look at mysticism in the Bahá'í Holy Writings, its relationship to mystical elements in other religions, and its impact on the lives of individual Bahá'ís.
• Bahá'í Mystics A collaborative exploration of Bahá'í mysticism using Wiki software.
• Millennial Mystics Offered by a Bahá'í artist, this site presents studies and study aids on Bahá'í mysticism, emphasizing its connection to the arts.
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry
• How to recognise a mystical experience - criteria, triggers and stages