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A mystic is defined as a person who has had a radical awakening experience that transcends language and brings about radical inner transformation. Within the Christian context, Richard Rohr and many other theologians describe Christian mysticism as the “experiential knowledge of God” or the awareness of God deep within oneself. While some relegate mystic experiences to altered states of consciousness or ecstatic visions, others include even moments of prayerful contemplation as expressions of mysticism.

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Becoming Christian Mystics Again

Albert Einstein was asked toward the end of his life if he had any regrets. He answered: “I wish I had read more of the mystics earlier in my life.”

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The Hidden Tradition of Christian Mysticism

Karl Rahner, one of the most renowned Christian theologians of the twentieth century, once famously remarked that “the Christian of the future will be a mystic or will not exist at all.”

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Why a 14th-Century Mystic Appeals to Today’s “Spiritual But Not Religious” Americans

The method of direct access to the divine, according to Eckhart, depended on an individual letting go of all desires and images of God and becoming aware of the “divine spark” present within. - Joel Harrington

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This is Your Soul on Mysticism

Mysticism, broadly defined, is the transcendent experience of an encounter with God. For Catholic mystics like Julian, Hildegard von Bingen, St. Theresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross, it takes the form of a vision.

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Hildegard of Bingen: The Nun Who Loved the Earth

The earth sustains humanity. It must not be injured; it must not be destroyed. —Hildegard of Bingen

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The Medieval Prophetess Who Used Her Visions to Criticize the Church

Hildegard of Bingen fought the patriarchy from her cloister.

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Seeing with Mystic Vision

Today we remember and honor one of the great mystics of the Church, Hildegard of Bingen. Mystics are those who have been gifted with an extraordinary ability to see. They often see and perceive things others do not or cannot see.

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Rilke on Mystery and Awe

Deep within, we find a message, according to Rilke. If we listen carefully, we may notice that the wonders within point us in the direction of home.

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M. Scott Peck: Wrestling with God

The Road Less Traveled may well have been a life-changing work and one of the best-selling books of all time.

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Meister Eckhart on Mindful Meditation

The journey inward into the dark and silence is a trip into simplicity, Eckhart says, a letting go of all things—all forms and images and memories...

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