Religious Mystics

Letters by a Modern Mystic is a collection of excerpts from the letters of missionary Frank C. Laubach. Written between January 1930 and January 1932, these intimate writings show a faithful man's work to become closer to God through daily, hourly, and minute-by-minute practice.

In the first four decades of his life as a Trappist monk, Thomas Keating created a comprehensive, unified psychospiritual pathway leading from healing to holiness and from contemporary psychological wellness to classic mystical sanctity and beatitude. As one of the key innovators of the meditative practice of Centering Prayer, he fashioned a powerful on-ramp to the Christian contemplative tradition. Yet, as beloved author and Keating disciple Cynthia Bourgeault shows, that was not the end of Keating’s story.

The mystic's journey is one taken on behalf of all humanity, whether based on the Buddhist vision of the Bodhisattva or the Christian concept of service. In this fascinating and inspiring introduction to the essential texts and themes of the great mystics, Andrew Harvey offers extracts from Buddhist, Taoist, Jewish, Christian, Hindu, Islamic, and Greek traditions—as well as aboriginal sources. Drawing upon the sacred feminine in particular, these poignant selections provide a fascinating introduction to the essential text and themes of the world's great mystic visionaries.

This amazing audiobook tells the story of Krsna's life from the Srimad-Bhagavatam, the summit of the ancient Vedas of India. It is presented as a collection of beautiful short stories forming a biography of the life of Krsna, who was present in India five thousand years ago. The stories develop from Krsna's birth to His childhood and youth. Krsna plays with His boyfriends in the forest while looking after the cows and calves and incidentally, He kills so many demons. On some full-moon nights, He dances with Radha and His beautiful girlfriends, the gopis in the rasa lila.

Becoming the Magician – Volume IA Soul-Led Guide to Manifestation, Magick, and Sacred Will You are not here to follow the rules. You are here to remember your power — and become the one who writes them. In this powerful first volume of Becoming the Magician, Frantasia the Wayseer leads you through a soul-deep journey of manifestation rooted in sacred remembrance, not hustle. This isn’t another fluffy “think positive” guide. It’s a mystical initiation into true magick — the kind that transforms reality. Whether you’ve been burned by the Witch Wound, disillusioned by religious...

Mystics, Masters, Saints, and Sages is a compilation of more than thirty unique stories in the lives of ancient and modern saints and masters—from the Buddha to Rumi, from St. John of the Cross to Eckhart Tolle. Regardless of religious traditions, these stories focus on moments of profound spiritual enlightenment. With selections from religious traditions including Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Bahá'i, and Sufism, this collection provides a broad spectrum of spiritual awakenings throughout time.

“As Mercury dwelleth near the Sun, so I abide in the heart of my Lord…” With these words, the mysterious spiritual teacher known as Brother XII announced himself as the earthly agent of an ancient occult order called The Great White Lodge. Behind this extraordinary claim stood Edward Arthur Wilson—a soft-spoken former English sea captain who would soon become one of the most controversial religious figures of the twentieth century. In the late 1920s, Brother XII established a secretive spiritual colony on a remote island off the coast of British Columbia. Wealthy followers flocked ...

Una obra para conocer la vida y las enseñanzas de Osho, el conocido místico contemporáneo, uno de los maestros espirituales mas controvertidos e inusuales del del siglo XX.

FAIRACRES PUBLICATIONS 085 In ‘Eight Chapters on Perfection’ the humanity and wisdom of Walter Hilton are revealed, as he explores the possibilities of friendship and love between those drawn to prayer. In ‘Angels’ Song’ this fourteenth-century English mystic considers how in the spiritual life the action of grace can be distinguished from illusion. Walter Hilton was born c. 1340-5. Little is known of his life, but it is believed that he studied at Cambridge, pursued a legal and administrative career, attempted the solitary life, and finally discovered his true vocation as an ...

No puede perderse esta biografía dedicada a este notable religioso, militar y poeta español nacido en el siglo XV, declarado Santo por la Iglesia Católica, y fundador de la mundialmente famosa Compañía de Jesús (la mayor orden religiosa masculina católica de la actualidad).

"... illuminating ..." - The Dalai Lama. Sacred Pathways (proofread and corrected, 2024) explains how the brain areas that support Near-Death Experiences are also the basis for spiritual experiences during our lives. It's a 21st century synthesis of science and spirituality by brain scientist Todd Murphy, in which spiritual, religious, and mystic states of consciousness are explained with neuroscience. Edited and re-edited to make the science easy to understand, it's a readable introduction to the science of the spiritual. Murphy uses Darwin's theory of evolution to understand the human ...

The Mystic Christ is an ancient tale of mystic union, salvation, and enlightenment. It is the careful uncovering of a lost treasure of immeasurable value, long buried in the suffocating darkness of conventional orthodoxy on one side, and blind fundamentalist extremism on the other.

 The Mystic Heart chronicled Brother Wayne Teasdale's journey into a multifaceted spirituality blending his traditional Catholic training and the Eastern way of sannyasa (Indian monkhood). A Monk in the World tells what the journey has meant for him - living as a monk outside the monastery, integrating teachings from the world's religions with his own Catholic training, combining his vigorous spiritual practice with the necessities of making a living, and pursuing a course of social justice in a major American city.  

Egyptian alchemy and Sufism, with a coherent explanation of fundamentals and practices. This audiobook explains how ancient Egypt is the origin of alchemy and present-day Sufism and how the mystics of Egypt camouflage their practices with a thin layer of Islam. The audiobook also explains the progression of the mystical way toward enlightenment, with a coherent explanation of its fundamentals and practices. It shows the correspondence between the ancient Egyptian calendar of events and the cosmic cycles of the universe.

FAIRACRES PUBLICATIONS 126 The publication of ‘Mysticism’ in 1911 established Evelyn Underhill’s reputation as a significant writer on a subject previously somewhat neglected within the Church of England. Her writings, emanating from a life of profound prayer, have become classics for those seeking to deepen their prayer lives. They combine learning, authority and readability and are written in an ecumenical spirit of striking breadth and generosity. These two essays, together with a series of letters she wrote to a novice testing her vocation to the religious life, demonstrate her ...

Copyright 2008, Marilynn Hughes. Out-of-Body Travel Magazine: Comte St. Germain - Forgotten Immortal Mystic of the Mystery Schools (For more info - www.outofbodytravel.org)

Salvador Freixedo eventually understood "miracles" were actually a commonplace phenomenon, that reality has always been "plastic" and malleable, and that interaction of humans with other, nonhuman intelligences could be traced back to the beginnings of recorded history.

Una obra para conocer la vida y las enseñanzas de Osho, el conocido místico contemporáneo, uno de los maestros espirituales mas controvertidos e inusuales del del siglo XX.

Catherine of Siena (who lived from March 25, in 1347 to April 29, in the year 1380), a Dominican laywoman, was a mystic, activist, and writer who impacted Italian literature and the Catholic Church significantly. She was canonized in 1461 and is a medical professional of the Church.

Step into the life of one of history’s most extraordinary spiritual figures, St. Teresa of Ávila, as she embarks on a profound journey toward divine union. In The Soul's Journey, discover how this 16th-century mystic navigated the trials of faith, moments of doubt, and the ecstasies of divine connection to become one of the most revered saints in Catholic history. Through vivid storytelling and compelling insights, this book explores St. Teresa’s early influences, her struggles with spiritual dryness, and her groundbreaking metaphor of the "interior castle," which maps the soul's path ...