The books topped the american library associations office for intellectual freedoms list of banned books in 2000 after parents complained about the storys alleged occult and satanic themes. Most of us philosophers who write on mysticism either defend it at all costs especially when theistic, or devalue it out of hand. Twentyfour hours a day hazelden meditations book 1. Project gutenberg offers 61776 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. Discover book depositorys huge selection of christian mysticism books online. The best philosophy books of all time updated for 2020. My own spiritual journey when i picked up a copy of paulo coelhos the alchemist. Books about mysticism sorted by popularity project gutenberg.
This is something i explore more thoroughly in my new book on experiencing the holy spirit, supernatural power for everyday people. It wasnt the first book of this kind that i had read, but for the first time, i felt open to receiving the guidance within those pages. Discover book depositorys huge selection of mysticism books online. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon kindle store best sellers. Written at the request of one of the cardinals of rome, it describes the four levels of love for god, and puts christian devotion in the. The exercises in this book will enable you to understand your day to day activities. At its heartand much like its expression in other faith traditionschr. This book might be beneficial in making the right decisions.
This guide includes the best philosophy books from throughout history. However, the mystical tradition is also an important component of the christian tradition. Finally, it is perhaps well to say something as to the exact sense in which the term mysticism is here understood. One may say truly, i think, that personal religious experience has its roots and centre in mystical states of consciousness, william.
While the term has been used to encompass a wide spectrum of beliefs, most of those labeled mystics share these commonalities. Popular mysticism books showing 150 of 6,048 mysticism. It may also refer to the attainment of insight in ultimate or hidden truths, and to human transformation supported by various practices and experiences. Theyre my top picks for every type of spirit seekerbe it the yogi, the new age hippie, the sassy soul sister, or the mainstream modern mystic. If your mysticism is preoccupied with christian spirituality, dont forget the centrality of the christ in christian. Many people confuse the zodiacal signs with the constellations of the same name, but they are not the same, as this book makes clear. The mental image serves as a focus for the contemplation of pure consciousness, and a mystical reduction of experience to pure consciousness may ensue.
Authors like aleister crowley and israel regardie take us. Titles on yoga, tantra, the third eye and i ching are good places to start in the. Mysticism is one of most celebrated books on the subject. In tantric mysticism the body of the deity may be visualized as being composed of alphabetic letters or as assuming a specific postureholding a jar of nectar or a book, for example. Read spirituality books online free publicbookshelf. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Rebirth of jewish mysticism meditation popular sfgate. What are some of the best books about religious mysticism. The spirit of the book is romantic, engaged, and theoretical rather than historical or scientific.
Underhill has little use for theoretical explanations and the traditional religious experience, formal classifications or analysis. Bernard of clairvaux 10901153 on loving god is one of the bestknown and most influential works of medieval christian mysticism. How to reinvent motivate yourself influence people do it today think straight grow rich eat your. At last weekends conference, however, lew said most american jews dont have the knowledge of hebrew or enough background in jewish scripture to study kabbalah. Recommended books on mystical experience from imere.
Mysticism books download free books online 8freebooks. While it is, on the whole, sympathetic to mysticism, jones hardly gives mysticism a free pass. Not everyone has found the immensely popular book series about a boy wizard enchanting. Eckhart tolle went from being homeless to being a bestselling author and global public authority on mindfulness and spirituality.
A study in the nature and development of spiritual consciousness by evelyn underhill, interior castle by teresa of. The mystical books discussed are the top tier work. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. In popular usage, mysticism typically refers to new age or eastern forms of spirituality. However, many of the most popular christian leaders are teaching this heresy of man being divine. The prophetic record of human destiny and evolution zinovia dushkova. Revelations of divine love oxford worlds classics julian of norwich. Five traditions of mysticism mystical approaches to life. The best books on mysticism come in two categories. This most unusual book takes the reader on a remarkable mental journey through the zodiacal constellations and signs. Because of the nature of mysticism, firsthand objective studies of it are virtually impossible, and students must confine. Of course such a doctrine is utterly opposed to the biblical god. To request any book join our telegram channel now by clicking here.
The book will allow you to understand what intuitions are and will make it easily accessible and understandable for you. Amazons most sold charts rank books according to the number of copies sold and preordered through, amazon books stores, and books read through digital subscription programs once a customer has read a certain percentage roughly the length of a free reading sample. Download most popluar pdf books now mysticism books download wonderful mysticism books pdf ebooks. Most of the book is spent exploring the extraordinary powers of. A study in the nature and development of spiritual consciousness paperback by. The prophetic record of human destiny and evolution. Deification the purpose of mysticism is to allegedly bring a person to the self knowledge of their divine nature. Spiritual warfare and the discernment of spirits dan burke. Including quick summaries for beginners of modern philosophy books, eastern philosophy, western philosophy and more.
Amazon best sellers our most popular products based on sales. One of the most abused words in the english language, it has been used in different and often mutually exclusive senses by religion, poetry, and philosophy. Evelyn underhill 6 december 1875 15 june 1941 was an english anglocatholic writer and pacifist known for her numerous works on religion and spiritual practice, in particular christian mysticism in the englishspeaking world, she was one of the most widely read writers on such matters in the first half of the 20th century. Amazon bestsellers our most popular products based on sales. Black elk speaks by john neihardt the interlocutor and translator of the sioux medicine man black elk. Yet the variety and allembracing claims made for mysticism are confusing, and different interpretations given in the worlds religions are affected by theological attitudes. At publicbookshelf you can read books online free on science mysticism. The 12 most influential spiritual books of the past 50 years. Evelyn underhill shelved 44 times as mysticism avg rating 4. As the torrent of water dried up for the first time in thousands of years, it revealed a horrific sight. Scott peck and deepak chopra sell millions of books. New post fundraising results, improved mobile version, your uploads page and minisurvey in our blog.
Mysticism has permeated education, business, government, medicine, athletics and sports, even the military. Mysticism by evelyn underhill free ebook manybooks. On loving god by bernard of clairvaux free at loyal books. Occult books for sincere seekers after truth and wisdom. On such views our everyday experiences of conscious decisionmaking, free will, and the self. The chief features of the passionate devotion for god described in the last lecture are its spontaneity and its transference of human relations and emotions to god through the medium of the krishna legend described in the bhagavata purana. Mysticism is the practice of religious ecstasies religious experiences during alternate states of consciousness, together with whatever ideologies, ethics, rites, myths, legends, and magic may be related to them. Mysticism usually centers on practices intended to nurture those experiences. Hidden religions and magical treatises abound in some of the greatest works on the occult and mysticism.
Oprah winfreys popular message is the message of mysticism. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Mysticism is the pursuit of a direct communion with god. Kindle store buy a kindle free kindle reading apps.