Mysticism

The term mysticism is actually derived from the Greek word ‘mueo’ which means ‘to initiate into a secret cult’, and also into a ‘mystery’. It can also be defined as a direct experience of God or a union with God.

The oxford dictionary defines mysticism as ‘an immediate knowledge of God attained in this present life through personal religious experience’.

Harper’s encyclopedia of mystical and paranormal experience defines it as the ‘belief in or pursuit of unification with the one or some other principle; the immediate consciousness of god; or the direct experience of religious truth’.

There are so many ways that you can define mysticism that it eludes and avoids being put into a box. This is because it might mean different things to different people. For example, a theologian would define it differently as compared to a person who meditates everyday.

Mystical theology is similar to praying. Research has shown that the topic of conversation for both mystical theology and praying is always God (the beloved). The difference is that prayer deals with God while mystical theology deals with him as a supremely lovable being.

"Mysticism, according to its historical and psychological definitions, is the direct intuition or experience of God; and a mystic is a person who has, to a greater or less degree, such a direct experience -- on whose religion and life are centered, not merely on an accepted belief or practice, but on that which the person regards as first hand personal knowledge."
Evelyn Underhill
Mystics of the Church

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