Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of Man’s Spiritual Consciousness
Digital Verbum Edition
Overview
The Mystical Works of Evelyn Underhill comprises the most important works of one of the foremost writers on spirituality and Christian mysticism of the early twentieth century. The collection opens with Underhill’s most widely read work: Mysticism. A general introduction to the concept, followed by a comprehensive exploration of the nature and development of human mystical consciousness, this work defined a wing of the Christian religion that found its footing at the turn of the century. The subsequent 10 volumes articulate the finer points of Underhill’s religious philosophy, elucidating the place of mysticism within the personal, practical, historical, and institutional realms. This volume contains the text of Evelyn Underhill’s Mysticism.
Top Highlights
“That ground covers the whole area of first principles: and it is to first principles that we must go, if we would understand the true significance of the mystic type.” (Page 5)
“AM.1 Here is a point as to which we all feel quite sure. No metaphysician has yet shaken the ordinary individual’s belief in his own existence. The uncertainties only begin for most of us when we ask what else is.” (Pages 5–6)
“The intellectual quest of Reality, then, leads us down one of three blind alleys: (1)” (Page 18)
“All mystics, said Saint-Martin, speak the same language and come from the same country.” (Page ix)
“different and mutually exclusive worlds, not only of thought but also of perception” (Page 12)