Ebook: Mysticism: a Study in the Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Epigraph; PREFACE TO THE TWELFTH EDITION; PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; Table of Contents; PART ONE -- THE MYSTIC FACT; CHAPTER I -- THE POINT OF DEPARTURE; CHAPTER II -- MYSTICISM AND VITALISM; CHAPTER III -- MYSTICISM AND PSYCHOLOGY; CHAPTER IV -- THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MYSTICISM; CHAPTER V -- MYSTICISM AND THEOLOGY; CHAPTER VI -- MYSTICISM AND SYMBOLISM; I; II; III; CHAPTER VII -- MYSTICISM AND MAGIC; PART TWO -- THE MYSTIC WAY; CHAPTER I -- INTRODUCTORY; CHAPTER II -- THE AWAKENING OF THE SELF; CHAPTER III -- THE PURIFICATION OF THE SELF; I. DETACHMENT.;Classic study by noted authority provides accessible introduction to mysticism and its relation to metaphysics, psychology, theology, magic, and symbolism. Also, detailed study of mystical consciousness: awakening of the self, purification of the self, voices and visions, ecstasy and rapture, dark night of the soul, much more.