Practical Mysticism (1915)

The spiritual life is not a special career, involving abstraction from the world of things. It is a part of every man's life and until he has realised it he is not a complete human being, has not entered into possession of all his powers, It is therefore the function of a practical mysticism to increase, not diminish, the total efficiency, the wisdom and steadfastness of those who try to practise it.

Evelyn Underhill

Preface

I What is Mysticism?

II The World of Reality

III The Preparation of the Mystic

IV Meditation and Recollection

V Self-Adjustment

VI Love and Will

VII The First Form of Contemplation

VIII The Second Form of Contemplation

IX The Third Form of Contemplation

X The Mystical Life