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Experience
Anyone interested in mysticism may sooner or later face questions like this: what does it mean to have an experience of God? What is the nature of such experience?
Silence
Spiritual silence is not about the kind of silence that harms relationships or inhibits communication. Rather, the silence of spirituality is the silence of listening, pondering, meditating, contemplating. It can only be freely chosen; never imposed.
Jason M. Baxter: An Introduction to Christian Mysticism
An Introduction to Christian Mysticism approaches the topic from an academic perspective. Baxter begins by suggesting that the mystics of Christian history — figures like John Ruusbroec, Meister Eckhart, Julian of Norwich, and Gregory of Nyssa — offer a healthy corrective, perhaps even an antidote, to the domesticated, “nice” spirituality that has come to characterize so much of mainstream Christianity in our time.
Verbum / Logos
Most people think of contemplation and mysticism in terms of prayer and meditation — and rightly so. But there is still an impressive body of wisdom literature to explore — what Thomas Cranmer said about the Bible applies also to mystical literature: these are teachings to “read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest.” You can take your study of the mystics so much further if you tap into a program as powerful as Verbum or Logos.
Spiritual Directors International (SDI)
SDI now is an educational nonprofit, serving over 6,000 members in 42 countries around the world. Although it began as a gathering of Christian spiritual companions, today the organization is interfaith in scope and supports spiritual guides of any faith tradition.
Online Course: Seeking God (January 8-February 4, 2024) — NOTE NEW DATES
UPDATE: This course has been postponed until 2024. Please check back in late 2023 to register for the course when it is offered in 2024. Thank you! Please note: I…
A Couple of Podcasts for You
First of all — if you are reading this before September 23, 2023, I hope you will sign up to attend the Closer than Breath Centering Prayer Summit (note: I…
Free Personal/Group Study Guide for the New Big Book of Christian Mysticism
Click here to download the New Big Book of Christian Mysticism Study Guide Friends, here’s a resource for you to use when you read The New Big Book of Christian Mysticism —…
Praise for the New (and Old!) Big Book of Christian Mysticism
The other day I was speaking with a dear friend who said she really loves to read the endorsements in a book — the short blurbs that get printed on…