What is Christian Mysticism?

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Gnosticism teaches personal experience and secret knowledge. True mystics attempt to attain this secret knowledge through altered states of consciousness with the ultimate goal of influencing God. If you want to know about your relationship with The Lord read the Gospel of Jesus, the Christ, and run away from this blasphemy.

True Christianity focuses on the Truth that "God became man so that man could become God." Humility, moderation, service, fraternity, and nonconfrontation are the original teachings of the Christ. All else is corruption.

Refer to me a book besides the bible that is more in depth on your teachings. I have a bible and many books on understanding the bible. Hopefully it is one that i dont already have knowledge of. Because its become very difficult to find teachings that I dont or haven't heard myself speak of or experienced in some manner. As much as I see on social media I feel I would actually benefit more from sessions with individuals than media. Im told to go to church.But it has been difficult for me in church because alot of churches that I have attended dont even credit what i have been given as being a Godly relationship. And can only imagine why they wouldnt. Maybe its because they have dedicated themselves to a building or lifestyle and because I have not that they cant believe I have been blessed with gifts. So some of them would prefer to call it a curse or evil. The one thing I have been taught to speak is unity. That he wishes good will and unity between all. And the devide among churches and the people that are not inclined to be openmided is not what he intended. Those things were rewritten by peoples to gain power for themselves over others that did not receive the gifts or blessings that are available to them. Even satan himself is still loved by God. (You dont stop loving your children when they do something wrong and are punished for bad behavior)🤷🏻‍♀️. And you should never look down on his children that have not been blessed with wealth and think that you were for being obedient so you were blessed with better possessions. Most possessions are luxary items anyways with no sentimental value. And get you no closer to the gate. The struggles that most go through that put them there were man made struggles against Gods will. Yes choice does play a roll in life. Unfortunately not everyone was given the same choices to choose from. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Beautiful, thank you for the clarity father

I find my mystic experiences true treasures of the soul. True you can read books or hear people talked about God’s unconditional love but when God shows you mystically one seems to understand it on a different level. I find these moments especially when praying the rosary It seems one could travel in time and space. Knowing has a firm grip on what I believe but faith is the root of it all mystical gifts are personal but what is important in the end is to pray with your mind heart and soul

That was a nice and balanced way of explaining it.
Thank you !

What?? That first part comes DIRECTLY from Hinduism and Buddhism!

Extremely helpful. Thank you so much

All I know is this…I DON’T believe in “mysticism” I think it is nothing but drivel. The only intercessor between us and God is Jesus Christ. Not Mary, not some saint or some mystic. Again, mysticism is DRIVEL. Enough said.👎 👎

Excellent.

Another name would be VOODOO !

Sounds like transcendental meditation. How do you know it's God? Satan masquerades as an angel of light. This includes a full blown heavenly experience with warm and fuzzy feelings and a being of light. "Sin is insignificant"? This is the same lie that the serpent tells during unbeliever's NDE's.
Given the susceptibility humans have for deception, I would suggest one stays on the sidelines. It's not worth opening doorways to demons, just so we can experience warm and fuzzies which are most likely counterfeit.

Thanks for this explanation about mysticism. I have always been fascinated by the physics behind certain phenomenon. Like, telepathy, clairvoyance, etc...
It is not dark, reading mystical relevances, but a sort of deeper connection in the mind
Just my thoughts, i hope it helps.

Thank you very much for this wonderful video!

As someone well-versed in mystical traditions, I think emphasizing the gendered pronoun "she" risks undermining your broader point. Most mystical philosophies conceptualize the divine or ultimate reality in impersonal or non-dual terms, using neutral pronouns like "it" rather than gendered ones. Additionally, while mysticism has no single tradition or doctrine, historically, most famous Christian mystics have been men. It would have been more constructive discussion to focus on the teachings and philosophical insights of mystical thought leaders from various eras rather than implying their views align with your contemporary gender assumptions.

I've had this kind of experience - and very publicly.

Recently listened to the book The Cloud of Unknowing. Learned that our capacity for love is far greater than our capacity for knowledge, and, while it is beneficial to know as much as we can about God intellectually, we can only really start to grasp a true "knowing" of Him through our heart, via love. This was one of those great "AHA!" moments in life, so wanted to share it.


Trying to explain God, or our experiences of Him, is like trying to explain our love for our dearest family or friends. You can't really know it, prove it, or explain it - only those who have had similar experiences will ever understand...

What is the difference between mysticism and new age religion.

Thank you for this you are correct sir. Thank you.

Perhaps he was making the point that theosis is great, but which monk invented the internet, or the printing press, or the pen or paper. If you have the light, prove it by using it and making the world a better place. Newton was quoted as "The eye brings what the eyes bring to see".

Five years wow

I found I aligned more with mystical Christianity- so I have been pulled towards 2 of these directions you spoke of.

Im a Mystic but most would just say," he weird"! It's easy to confuse the two. Anyway one time Jesus told me about Something bad that would happen. This was the good part. The bad part was,the event still tore my heart up. 💔 So being a Mystic doesn't mean immunity from pain.

Mystical noesis is purified and amplified faith. Faith is noetic. A mystical insight can occur simply by contemplating the mystery, gratuity, and connection that is faith. Faith is a dim awareness of the leaf's connection to the tree.

If mystical experience is truly direct, as you assert, not mediated by imagery of any kind, then the affirmative (cataphatic) school isn't pure mysticism. It's a type of semi-mysticism, at best, as represented by Thomas A'Kempis who says, in 'The Imitation', that "if your heart is pure, then every creature would be to you a mirror of God and a book of holy teaching." 

Having said that, though, anout A'Kempis, I do think a case can be made from 'The Imitation' for a higher, more direct mystical experience of God, as taught by his mystic predecessors / teachers, Eckhart, Tauler, Suso and Ruysbroeck, to name the best of them. 

It's a relative certainty that they all exerted a direct influence upon A'Kempis, through their writings; but there is also good reason to suspect that A'Kempis was indirectly linked to Ruysbroeck, through the great Gerard Groote, co-founder of the school of devotion that A'Kempis belonged to.

Kerry, what is God's ultimate purpose with believers in Jesus?

prayers don't work. this and the theodizee-argument destroy religion.

You put that wonderfully, how that word can be reperesented in a different meaning in the present era within the new age, and also how mysticism in the original term can be misunderstood or then perhaps known by mystics and others who read them and are open to the idea of different kinds of knowing or experience

"Share in my cross and enter OUR FATHER'S kingdom. Beware of ravenous wolves in sheep's clothing with forked tongue's. Be wise as a snake and calm like a dove"
- YESHUA CRISTO LORD GOD
"Peter isn't always Peter"
- Immaculate sorrowful MOTHER MARY
"The human soul is the battlefield between GOD and satan"
- Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina
"Lukewarms tear the Eucharist from YESHUA'S aching beating heart"
- unknown mystic Helena Pelczar
"I only fear my sins'
- Saint Francis of Assisi

Thank You Father Kerry

I don't believe in gnosticsm or whatever was condemned and I don't know if this is the same thing but one time on a lark doing rosary things as a protestant coming to orthodoxy with very little knowledge and I believe I had an epiphany of God as pertains to me and it ripped my soul in half and I had trouble functioning for a couple or few days.
It was morbidly heavy and made me realize how much damage and sin and soul erasing I had done my whole life and it wasn't condemning, it was very humbling and it has totally made me awry of much of the commercial religion I see.

That thing is extremely heavy and scary, yet if I was cast away from it, I would have still adored it and loathed myself and excepted the fate just for meeting it to tell it sorry and please look after my wreckage
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Clear. Concise. Accurate. Great content. ❤️

I find Aaron Abke’s videos very eye opening… always from a perspective non-duality and onenesses.

Love you all.

Thank you! 😇

Jesus said he came to save the whole world and I believe he did just that. God bless

Timothy 2:13 King James Version (KJV)
if we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
I Timothy 4:10-11 NKJV
For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. These things command and teach.
1 John 2:1-2 NIV
My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

I am a mystic in the Western Esoteric Tradition and I found this video very concise and informative. I appreciate you not speaking for other traditions but there is so much in common between the world's mystical traditions. Zevi from Seekers of Unity said something to the effect that the big secret about the secrets of different traditions is that they're all the same secrets just dressed up in different cultures. Thank you for taking the time to explain this topic.

Interestingly, my introduction into New Age was THROUGH the church of Rome when I was yet a Catholic. The parish I attended allowed a Reiki master to conduct her sessions in their building and I used to see her... this was monumental in my journey. Detrimental. Thankfully, I eventually started studying the Scriptures, left New Age, and later realized the many other problems with the religion of my youth.

God is everywhere and in everything.

Also there is absolutely no way to confuse the mystical experience for anything else. Having a heavy emotional experience is nothing like a mystical experience. If you have ever had such an experience you would never be able to mistake it for any other experience on earth. A mystical experience is known as gnosis ie an direct knowing from divinity itself. You will KNOW when it's God who has touched you who has shown you his light. There is NO mistake

How about use the term they instead of her? Because the people listening to this are of BOTH genders

a blessing and gift from the most high .

One day, as I sat in park, I had a strange and possibly the most beautiful experience of my life. Initially I felt a little anxiety arise within me. That then settled and my thoughts seemed to slow down. My body seemed to become lighter and moved around with astonishing ease. The light around became brighter - almost too much for me to cope with. All sounds became clearer and, somehow, had deep meaning and connection. Then it hit me - suddenly. My mind just seemed to stop and instead of being someone watching events take place I seemed to be the events. My boundaries dissolved and and I had an overwhelming sense of peace, love and beauty. Everything was in its right place - always had been and always will be. As events went 'higher' I lost the ability to reduce what I experienced to words and so cannot describe them. But it just grew and grew. For several hours I remained in this beautific state. Then, slowly I came back to being 'normal'. Prior to my experienced I had ingested a gram of amphetamine sulfate. I was 'speeding'. The experience had been created within my brain. So, my question to everyone here - given that the brain can simulate a deeply mystical experience just by altering the firing of some of its synapses, how do you know your experiences are 'genuine' and not just those of your brain - which can do everything I've read about here, and a great deal more?

Your videos are brilliant, you deliver complex information with verve and efficiency, thank you.

I am a Christian mystic and also have visions and dreams that come true. It culminated in my life when I was about 25 when in GOD's swirling dark Cloud of Unknowing appeared on my right side, barely within eye sight with inexpressible rays of rotating and pulsating light. Instantly somehow, I knew it was GOD AND THE LOVE coming from behind the cloud was / is beyond my ability to explain. Telepathically GOD showed and told me so much and all time was suspended. I had had this experience many times before this moment; as if being readied for it. I think everything that was reveled in the dream could fill a book. It was more beautiful than beautiful, more lovely than lovely.

Christians yell at me I am a heretic for trying to explain the path I was sent on as my purpose as a servant

U know a lot about it the unknowing knowing did you have one?