mysticism

I'm really shocked at how pervasive "spiritual" thinking is today. Even in many churches they have yoga classes. Now of course there are many degrees of yoga spirituality and hopefully they are doing just the movements. But it used to be that way with almost all yoga classes. Now it seems...

I've been asking myself why meditation tends to be forbidden in Christian circles. I've come to the conclusion that meditation excludes the essence of our faith. The meditator is not only taught to deny the supremacy of the Godhead, but to deny that the universe is suffused through with value...

I wanted this thread to be a place where people of all faiths speak about their various kinds of mystical experiences. mostly, I am curious to see what others experience outside of the Christian faith but Christian experiences are welcome too. Please limit your responses to ONLY mystical...

Over the last 40+ years, I have engaged in daily meditation of about 2 hrs duration each morning, beginning at 3 am. During this same time period I lived a physical plane life. What I have discovered is that there are two realities going on simultaneously. One is inside, and is Mystical...

Dear my brothers and sisters in Christ, A little background: I was a Catholic for 21 years, I was baptized during my teenage year. I joined Catholic Charismatic Renewal movement couple years after I was baptized. Then I joined Assembly of God (AOG) church for several years, and after I moved to...

[Caution: Much of what will be discussed is unorthodox to Protestantism, Anglican, Lutheran and Calvinism. I'm not interested in debate just interested in tossing some ideas out there for discussion with my Protestant/Calvinistic brothers and sisters.] Ok, here goes, I took a break from my...