We can never be the better for our religion if our neighbor is the worse for it.

— William Penn

The World of the Mystic

...There is a road, no simple highway,
Between the dawn and the dark of night,
And if you go no one may follow,
That path is for your steps alone.

Ripple in still water,
When there is no pebble tossed,
Nor wind to blow...

Robert Hunter and The Grateful Dead

This site is a record of my explorations in the field of mysticism and healing following on a series of experiences which changed radically the ways in which it was possible/necessary for me to perceive the world.

It contains also selections from writers whose work has pointed me along the way.

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Whenever I ask God what to do with my life, the only answer I ever get is, "Surprise me." (Eugene Shea)

 

 

"Most of the world’s great religious traditions have recognized that the tendency for human beings to pull apart from the totality of being and live in a world of their own selfish making is a fundamental causative force behind existential pain and suffering. 

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Buddhists view the notion of ego-consciousness defined as an autonomous, separate self apart from the whole, as an illusion that is the root cause of suffering in the world."

John K Simmons
PROF RELIG STUDIES,
CHAIR, DEPT PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Western Illinois University

 

“It ain’t those parts of the Bible that I can’t understand that bother me, it is the parts that I do understand.”
Mark Twain

 

 

 

 

Evelyn Underhill

Walter Stace

Joel S Goldsmith

Dave Woodward