Why you should always pet a cat whenever you meet one on the street.
Yes, I’m aware that Jordan B Peterson has a chapter with the same or a similar title, I’ve got the book 12 Rules for Life, and I must admit that Continue Reading
The Platonic Realm of Carl Jung
I’m a mystic, I’m a Christian mystic, and for as long as I’ve been aware of it, I’ve always been bothered by the problem of suffering. That the world Continue Reading
My Personal Transcendentalism.
Full disclosure, I’m not an Atheist, I did dabble with Atheism once when I was a young adolescent, but the devastating beauty of the world and its inherent perfection overwhelmed Continue Reading
What is the soul?
The eternal me My sense of self has always remained the same, my essential essence or feeling of what it is to be me has always been the same Continue Reading
What is a transcendent Ideal?
What is a transcendent ideal? A transcendent ideal refers to a concept, value, or principle that is regarded as universally valid or existing beyond the limits of human experience Continue Reading
What is the fear of the Lord
The fear of the lord. What is it to fear the Lord, why are we commanded to fear the Lord, what exactly is meant by the word fear? Should Continue Reading
The Divine Unity: Exploring the Mystical Connection of God and the Universe
I often state in my work that in a higher dimension we’re all one being. The nature of that one being is of course the Godhead, the divine spark, the Continue Reading
Your Personal Vision of God: A Critique of Dogmatism and the Multi-faceted Divine
Introduction The concept of God is complex and multi-dimensional, leaving ample room for interpretation. In human history, diverse civilizations, religious groups, and individual seekers have attempted to grasp the elusive Continue Reading
How to be a mystic
So, let’s imagine we’re sitting beside a roaring fire or overlooking a tranquil lake, and let me take you on a journey through the ineffable landscapes of mysticism and gnosis. Continue Reading
The Enigma of the Gnostic Goddess: Sophia
Gnosticism, an ancient and multifaceted religious and philosophical movement, has always been cloaked in mystery. Among its many intriguing aspects is the figure of Sophia, a Gnostic goddess who plays Continue Reading
Neoplatonism: The Philosophy of Love
Neoplatonism is a philosophical and religious movement that emerged in the 3rd century AD and was heavily influenced by the philosophy of Plato. It sought to reconcile the ideas of Continue Reading
What is Transcendentalism?
Transcendentalism emerged in the United States in the 1830s and 1840s, during a time of significant social, cultural, and intellectual change. It was a philosophical and cultural movement that emphasized Continue Reading
Why do enlightened people say that we are one with everything?
When answering this question modern mystics rarely if ever pay any attention to the material world when making the claim that ‘we’re all one thing.’ They tend to consider the Continue Reading
The Origin of Love…
We’ve all had those moments when without warning we meet the gaze of a random stranger and time seems to stop. Without so much as a word they empty their Continue Reading
The psychological reason why you shouldn’t force your religious beliefs on anyone.
When I was a kid growing up in the 1970’s and 80’s there was a popular saying doing the rounds that went along the lines of ‘never discuss religion and Continue Reading
What is a philosophy?
There is a great deal of information present within all of reality, so much so that the sensory input of it all can be overwhelming. Human brains, minds and sensory Continue Reading
Experience Nothing and be like Socrates by looking death in the eye!
An experience of nothing is a very sought-after meditative discipline in the Buddhist community, usually it takes a long time, years in fact for a Buddhist practitioner to attain the Continue Reading
How is the practice of mysticism different to the path of the philosopher?
Philosophy mainly deals with the objective world, mysticism, however, is a subjective experience of man’s relationship with God that seeks to diminish the sense of isolation and separation from God Continue Reading