Explorations in Spiritual Mysticism
This collection delves into the rich tradition of spiritual mysticism, featuring works that explore the nature of the soul, the journey towards enlightenment, and the intersection of spirituality and practical wisdom. Each title offers unique insights into the mystical experience, making it a valuable resource for seekers of deeper understanding.
The Heavenly Life
James Allen’s most famous work, As A Man Thinketh, has gained almost cult status among those studying spiritual mysticism. He wrote all of h…
The Consoling Thoughts of Saint Francis de Sales
Francis de Sales (1567-1622) was a French priest and later bishop of Geneva who was revered as a master of spiritual direction and fondly re…
The Path of Light
Shantideva is particularly renowned as the author of the Bodhicaryavatara (sometimes also called the Bodhisattvacaryavatara). An English tra…
Practical Mysticism
Underhill’s definition of mysticism, her exploration of the stages of spiritual progress along the mystical path, and her argument about the…
The Astral Plane
As skeptics dismissed other-worldly phenomena as the stuff of legend, trickery or delusion, nineteenth-century 'occult science' set out to e…
The Spiritual Exercises
These are the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, a plan of contemplation to be carried out over about a month. St. Ignatius of L…
Spiritual Maxims
Those who have an experiential predisposition in their faith would do well to read The Conversations and Letters of Brother Lawrence… if the…
The Rosicrucian Mysteries
The Rosicrucian Mysteries serves as an insightful introduction to the enigmatic world of the Rosicrucians, a mystical and philosophical soci…
The Ocean of Theosophy
Judge wrote this book because he saw a need for a book about Theosophy that everyone could understand. Discussed are after-death states, r…
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are in themselves exceedingly brief, less than ten pages of large type in the original. Yet they contain the es…