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MYSTICISMPREPARED BY:

JAYCELYN G. VALMONTE

MYSTICISMThe term ‘mysticism,’ comes from the Greek

meaning “to conceal.” and from the word ‘mystikos’ meaning an initiate.

In the Hellenistic world, ‘mystical’ referred to “secret” religious rituals.

MYSTICISMSince this article pertains to mysticism and

philosophy, it will concentrate chiefly on topics philosophers have discussed concerning

mystical experience.

William James

The Varieties of Religious Experience.

“Mystical Experiences.”

Formsof

Mysticism

MYSTICISMCan be found in all religious traditions, form

indigenous religions and folk religions.

ShamanismA shaman is a person regarded as having access to, and

influence in, the world of benevolent and malevolent spirits, who typically enters into a trance state during a

ritual, and practices divination and healing.

Is a practice that involves a practitioner reaching altered states of consciousness in order to perceive and interact

with a spirit world and channel these transcendental energies into this world.

Christian Mysticismrefers to the development of mystical practices and theory within Christianity. It has often been connected to mystical theology, especially in the

Roman Catholic.They range from ecstatic visions of the soul's mystical union with God to simple prayerful

contemplation of Holy Scripture

Jewish MysticismIn the common era, Judaism has had two main kinds of mysticism:

Merkabah mysticism and Kabbalah.

Kabbalah originally developed entirely within the realm of Jewish thought. Kabbalists often use classical Jewish sources to explain and

demonstrate its esoteric teachings.

Traditional practitioners believe its earliest origins pre-date world religions, forming the primordial blueprint for Creation's philosophies,

religions, sciences, arts, and political systems.

TantraTantra is the name given by scholars to a style of meditation

and ritual which arose in India no later than the fifth century AD.

The Tantric practitioner seeks to use prana to attain goals which may be spiritual, material or both.

Tantric practice includes visualization of deities, mantras and mandalas.

Sant-tradition or SikhismThe goal of Sikhism is to be one with God.

Sikhs meditate as a means to progress towards enlightenment; it is devoted meditation simran that enables a sort of communication

between the Infinite and finite human consciousness.

There is no concentration on the breath but chiefly the remembrance of God through the recitation of the name of God and

surrender themselves to Gods presence often metaphorized as surrendering themselves to the Lord's feet.

Sant-tradition or SikhismGuru Nanak

that God must be seen with 'the eye', or the 'heart', of a human

being.

TaoismTaoist philosophy is centered on the Tao, usually translated "Way", an

ineffable cosmic principle.

The contrasting yet interdependent concepts of yin and yang also symbolize harmony, with Taoist scriptures often emphasing the Yin

virtues of femininity, passivity and yieldingness.

Taoist practice includes exercises and rituals aimed at manipulating the life force Qi, and obtaining health and longevity.

The Secularization of Mysticism

Richard Jones That is the separation of

meditation and other mystical practices from their traditional use in religious ways of life to

only secular ends of purported psychological

and physiological benefits.

Types of

Mystical Experiences

Theistic and non-theistic

Theistic Mysticism pertains to some sort of union or else identity with God.

Non-theistic experiences can be allegedly of an ultimate reality other than God or of no reality at

all.

Bernard of Clairvaux(1090–1153)

describing unification as “mutuality of

love,”

Jan van Ruysbroeck(1293–1381)

describing union as “iron within the fire and the fire within

the iron”(Pike,1992,Chapter

2).

---The Jewish Kabbalist, Isaac of

Acre(book. 1291?)

“who wrote of the soul being absorbed into God “as a jug of water into a

running well.”

Apophatic vs. Kata phatic Apophatic mysticism (from the Greek, “apophasis,”).

Apophatic mysticism, put roughly, claims that nothing can be said of objects or states of affairs which the mystic experiences. These are absolutely indescribable, or “ineffable.”

Kata phatic mysticism (from the Greek, “kata phasis,”)

Kata phatic mysticism does make claims about what the mystic experiences.

Apophatic vs. Kata phaticKata phatic preparation, he states, employs reason,

imagination, memory, and visualization for getting into position for mystical consciousness.

Apophatic preparation involves a practice of “emptying”

out of other conscious content in order to “make room” for the apprehension of God, who is beyond our discursive,

sensual natures .

-Brahma Sutras

“Whenever we deny something unreal, it is in reference to something real”.

QUESTIONS

ARE YOU READY??

1. It is comes from the Greek meaning “to conceal.” and from the word ‘mystikos’

meaning an initiate.A. MysticismB. Mysticism ExperienceC. ShamanismD. Taoism

Answer: A

2. He influence “The Varieties of Religious Experience” heavily centered on people's conversion experiences.A. Richard JonesB. Guru NanakC. William JamesD. Jan van Ruysbroeck

Answer: C

3. It is can be allegedly of an ultimate reality other than God or of no reality at all.

A. Kata phatic mysticismB. Non-theistic experiencesC. Theistic experiencesD. Apophatic mysticism

Answer: B

4. He said, “iron within the fire and the fire within the iron.”

A. Jan van RuysbroeckB. Guru Nanak C. William JamesD. Richard Jones

Answer: A

5. There is no concentration on the breath but chiefly the remembrance of God through the recitation of the name of God and surrender

themselves to Gods presence often metaphorized as surrendering themselves to the Lord's feet.

A. Jewish MysticismB. The Secularization of MysticismC. TantraD. Sant-tradition or Sikhism

Answer: D

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