They told me Love was bound by law,by covenant, by whispered awe.That only keys in hallowed handscould thread the ties of shifting sands. They warned of doors that lock and fade,of veils unpierced, of debts unpaid.A family lost, a Love denied—unless I bowed, unless I tried. But Love is not a fragile thread,nor bound by [...]
The recent film Bliss depicts a core philosophy in mysticism, which is the unity of opposites, and the knowability of those opposites.
This film has many wonderful mystical themes on the nature of the soul, the afterlife, premortality, and the meaning of life.
What is the nature of existence beyond our mortal life? Do we have anything to do with it? Yes, very much so.
A psychotherapist tells of her most sacred visionary experience she had back in 1969.
Harding's experience of having no head parallels Joseph Smith's First Vision experience in remarkable ways.
We often want to run from our imperfections, instead of accepting them for what they are—incarnations of the Divine.
When the finite body dies, is that the end of our person, or do we continue on? Yes and no.
St. Symeon the New Theologian (949-1022 AD) was a Byzantine Christian monk and poet, and was canonized as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox church. He wrote much about Christian mysticism, including his own experiences.
St. Symeon the New Theologian (949-1022 AD) was a Byzantine Christian monk and poet, and was canonized as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox church. He wrote much about Christian mysticism, including his own experiences.