mys‧tic /ˈmɪs
tɪk/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[mis-tik] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation Âadjective | 1. | involving or characterized by esoteric, otherworldly, or symbolic practices or content, as certain religious ceremonies and art; spiritually significant; ethereal. |
| 2. | of the nature of or pertaining to mysteries known only to the initiated: mystic rites. |
| 3. | of occult character, power, or significance: a mystic formula. |
| 4. | of obscure or mysterious character or significance. |
| 5. | of or pertaining to mystics or mysticism. |
Ânoun | 6. | a person who claims to attain, or believes in the possibility of attaining, insight into mysteries transcending ordinary human knowledge, as by direct communication with the divine or immediate intuition in a state of spiritual ecstasy. |
| 7. | a person initiated into religious mysteries. |
Question- Could there truly be mysticism without Christianity? Could following Christ be possible without some experience of mysticism?
Not Gnosticism; mysticism.
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I would encourage Blogbarger to comment on this one, but I believe that it is possiable that the evangelical movement threw out the baby with the bathwater on some valid forms of worshiping the Creator.
The question of mysticism without Christianity seems a bit upside-down. Mysticism predated Christianity. Christian mystics were burned at the stake as heretics.
A better question may be "Why is Church authority threatened by mysticism and mystics?"
Good observation Sophia. Great question. Thanks for commenting.
A few examples: The glow on Moses' face after encountering God, Ezekiel's visions of wheels and cherubim, and Christ's Transfiguration.
Cannot these be examples of mysticism as the witnesses must have received some unearthly knowledge unknown to man?
~Cooper
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