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	Broadly defined, mysticism as a way of personal transformation can be found in a number of religious traditions, including Western mysticism and Western esotericism, Sufism, Buddhism, and Hinduism.		Broadly defined, mysticism as a way of personal transformation can be found in a number of religious traditions, including Western mysticism and Western esotericism, Sufism, Buddhism, and Hinduism.

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Ariel Martínez at 14:09, 16 February 2026

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	Scholarly research since the 1970s had questioned this understanding, noting that what appears to be mysticism may also refer to the attainment of insight into ultimate or hidden truths, as in Buddhist awakening and Hindu prajna, in nondualism, and in the realisation of emptiness and ego-lessness, and also to altered states of consciousness such as samadhi.		Scholarly research since the 1970s had questioned this understanding, noting that what appears to be mysticism may also refer to the attainment of insight into ultimate or hidden truths, as in Buddhist awakening and Hindu prajna, in nondualism, and in the realisation of emptiness and ego-lessness, and also to altered states of consciousness such as samadhi.

	The term "mysticism" has Ancient Greek origins with various historically determined meanings. Derived from the Greek word μύω múō, meaning "to close" or "to conceal", mysticism came to refer to the biblical, liturgical (and sacramental), spiritual, and contemplative dimensions of early and medieval Christianity.~~[5]~~ During the early modern period, the definition of mysticism grew to include a broad range of beliefs and ideologies related to "extraordinary experiences and states of mind".		The term "mysticism" has Ancient Greek origins with various historically determined meanings. Derived from the Greek word μύω múō, meaning "to close" or "to conceal", mysticism came to refer to the biblical, liturgical (and sacramental), spiritual, and contemplative dimensions of early and medieval Christianity. During the early modern period, the definition of mysticism grew to include a broad range of beliefs and ideologies related to "extraordinary experiences and states of mind".

	Broadly defined, mysticism as a way of personal transformation can be found in a number of religious traditions, including Western mysticism and Western esotericism, Sufism, Buddhism, and Hinduism.		Broadly defined, mysticism as a way of personal transformation can be found in a number of religious traditions, including Western mysticism and Western esotericism, Sufism, Buddhism, and Hinduism.

Ariel Martínez at 14:08, 16 February 2026

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	~~{{Template:Article needs expansion}}~~		Mysticism encompasses religious traditions of human transformation aided by various practices and religious experiences. Popularly, mysticism is used synonymously with mystical experience, a neologism which refers to an ecstatic unitive experience of becoming one with God, the Absolute, or all that exists.

			Scholarly research since the 1970s had questioned this understanding, noting that what appears to be mysticism may also refer to the attainment of insight into ultimate or hidden truths, as in Buddhist awakening and Hindu prajna, in nondualism, and in the realisation of emptiness and ego-lessness, and also to altered states of consciousness such as samadhi.

			The term "mysticism" has Ancient Greek origins with various historically determined meanings. Derived from the Greek word μύω múō, meaning "to close" or "to conceal", mysticism came to refer to the biblical, liturgical (and sacramental), spiritual, and contemplative dimensions of early and medieval Christianity.[5] During the early modern period, the definition of mysticism grew to include a broad range of beliefs and ideologies related to "extraordinary experiences and states of mind".

			Broadly defined, mysticism as a way of personal transformation can be found in a number of religious traditions, including Western mysticism and Western esotericism, Sufism, Buddhism, and Hinduism.

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	== ~~Online~~ resources ==		== Additional resources ==
	===Audio===
			=== Articles ===

			* [http://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/1419# Mysticism, Self-Discovery, and Social Transformation] by Beatrice Bruteau.
			* [https://manlyphall.info/mysticism.pdf The Way of Mysticism] by Manly P. Hall. Originally published as an essay in ''The Silent Encounter'' edited by Virginia Hanson (Wheaton, Illinois: Theosophical Publishing House, 1974), 12-17.

			=== Audio ===
	*[https://archive.org/download/1242_20191205/1242.mp3# The Nature of the Mystical Experience] by Joy Mills		*[https://archive.org/download/1242_20191205/1242.mp3# The Nature of the Mystical Experience] by Joy Mills
	*[http://www.theosophicalinstitute.org/medialibrary/viewtitle.php?titleid=1EC1D285-4DC7-4ED5-8E5D-3392226D0761# Mysticism: Bridge to Nowhere (8 Parts)] by Pedro Oliveira.		*[http://www.theosophicalinstitute.org/medialibrary/viewtitle.php?titleid=1EC1D285-4DC7-4ED5-8E5D-3392226D0761# Mysticism: Bridge to Nowhere (8 Parts)] by Pedro Oliveira.
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFhy2Ez9gE Mysticism: Bridge to Nowhere] by Pedro Oliveira. Shorter version.		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFhy2Ez9gE Mysticism: Bridge to Nowhere] by Pedro Oliveira. Shorter version.

	===Video===		=== Video ===
	*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No21.pdf# Mysticism] by Annie Besant		* [https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No21.pdf# Mysticism] by Annie Besant
	*[http://www.theosophicalinstitute.org/medialibrary/viewtitle.php?titleid=7B74E7E8-2DEC-433E-9C00-DE85373150C6# Mysticism and Parapsychology] by Joy Mills		* [http://www.theosophicalinstitute.org/medialibrary/viewtitle.php?titleid=7B74E7E8-2DEC-433E-9C00-DE85373150C6# Mysticism and Parapsychology] by Joy Mills
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFhy2Ez9gE Mysticism: Bridge to Nowhere] by Pedro Oliveira. Posted March 25, 2023 by Theosophical SOciety in New Zealand for Wellington TS.		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFhy2Ez9gE Mysticism: Bridge to Nowhere] by Pedro Oliveira. Posted March 25, 2023 by Theosophical SOciety in New Zealand for Wellington TS.
	* [https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=991493444700021 Mysticism: Bridge to Nowhere] by Pedro Oliveira. Posted September 19, 2020 by Theosophical Society in The Philippines.		* [https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=991493444700021 Mysticism: Bridge to Nowhere] by Pedro Oliveira. Posted September 19, 2020 by Theosophical Society in The Philippines.

	== ~~Additional resources~~ ==		=== Bibliographies ===
	*[http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/library/Bibliography/Mysticism.pdf# Bibliography on Mysticism] from the [[Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library]].		* [http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/library/Bibliography/Mysticism.pdf# Bibliography on Mysticism] from the [[Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library]].
	*[http://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/1419# Mysticism, Self-Discovery, and Social Transformation] by Beatrice Bruteau

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	*[https://archive.org/download/1242_20191205/1242.mp3# The Nature of the Mystical Experience] by Joy Mills		*[https://archive.org/download/1242_20191205/1242.mp3# The Nature of the Mystical Experience] by Joy Mills
	*[http://www.theosophicalinstitute.org/medialibrary/viewtitle.php?titleid=1EC1D285-4DC7-4ED5-8E5D-3392226D0761# Mysticism: Bridge to Nowhere (8 Parts)] by Pedro Oliveira		*[http://www.theosophicalinstitute.org/medialibrary/viewtitle.php?titleid=1EC1D285-4DC7-4ED5-8E5D-3392226D0761# Mysticism: Bridge to Nowhere (8 Parts)] by Pedro Oliveira.
			* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFhy2Ez9gE Mysticism: Bridge to Nowhere] by Pedro Oliveira. Shorter version.

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SysopJ at 15:59, 29 November 2023

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	*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No21.pdf# Mysticism] by Annie Besant		*[https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No21.pdf# Mysticism] by Annie Besant
	*[http://www.theosophicalinstitute.org/medialibrary/viewtitle.php?titleid=7B74E7E8-2DEC-433E-9C00-DE85373150C6# Mysticism and Parapsychology] by Joy Mills		*[http://www.theosophicalinstitute.org/medialibrary/viewtitle.php?titleid=7B74E7E8-2DEC-433E-9C00-DE85373150C6# Mysticism and Parapsychology] by Joy Mills
			* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFhy2Ez9gE Mysticism: Bridge to Nowhere] by Pedro Oliveira. Posted March 25, 2023 by Theosophical SOciety in New Zealand for Wellington TS.
			* [https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=991493444700021 Mysticism: Bridge to Nowhere] by Pedro Oliveira. Posted September 19, 2020 by Theosophical Society in The Philippines.

	== Additional resources ==		== Additional resources ==
	*[http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/library/Bibliography/Mysticism.pdf# Bibliography on Mysticism] from the [[Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library]].		*[http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/library/Bibliography/Mysticism.pdf# Bibliography on Mysticism] from the [[Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library]].
	*[http://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/1419# Mysticism, Self-Discovery, and Social Transformation] by Beatrice Bruteau		*[http://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/1419# Mysticism, Self-Discovery, and Social Transformation] by Beatrice Bruteau

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	== ~~Additional~~ resources ==		== Online resources ==

	~~=== Articles ===~~
	* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/mysticism Mysticism] in Theosophy World
	*[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/mysticism-self-discovery-and-social-transformation Mysticism, Self-Discovery, and Social Transformation] by Beatrice Bruteau

	===Audio===		===Audio===
	*[https://archive.org/download/1242_20191205/1242.mp3# The Nature of the Mystical Experience] by Joy Mills		*[https://archive.org/download/1242_20191205/1242.mp3# The Nature of the Mystical Experience] by Joy Mills
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	*[http://www.theosophicalinstitute.org/medialibrary/viewtitle.php?titleid=7B74E7E8-2DEC-433E-9C00-DE85373150C6# Mysticism and Parapsychology] by Joy Mills		*[http://www.theosophicalinstitute.org/medialibrary/viewtitle.php?titleid=7B74E7E8-2DEC-433E-9C00-DE85373150C6# Mysticism and Parapsychology] by Joy Mills

	==~~= Bibliographies =~~==		== Additional resources ==
	*[http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/library/Bibliography/Mysticism.pdf# Bibliography on Mysticism] from the [[Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library]].		*[http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/library/Bibliography/Mysticism.pdf# Bibliography on Mysticism] from the [[Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library]].
			*[http://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/1419# Mysticism, Self-Discovery, and Social Transformation] by Beatrice Bruteau

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	== ~~Online~~ resources ==		== Additional resources ==

			=== Articles ===
			* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/mysticism Mysticism] in Theosophy World
			*[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/mysticism-self-discovery-and-social-transformation Mysticism, Self-Discovery, and Social Transformation] by Beatrice Bruteau

	===Audio===		===Audio===
	*[https://archive.org/download/1242_20191205/1242.mp3# The Nature of the Mystical Experience] by Joy Mills		*[https://archive.org/download/1242_20191205/1242.mp3# The Nature of the Mystical Experience] by Joy Mills
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	*[http://www.theosophicalinstitute.org/medialibrary/viewtitle.php?titleid=7B74E7E8-2DEC-433E-9C00-DE85373150C6# Mysticism and Parapsychology] by Joy Mills		*[http://www.theosophicalinstitute.org/medialibrary/viewtitle.php?titleid=7B74E7E8-2DEC-433E-9C00-DE85373150C6# Mysticism and Parapsychology] by Joy Mills

	== ~~Additional resources~~ ==		=== Bibliographies ===
	*[http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/library/Bibliography/Mysticism.pdf# Bibliography on Mysticism] from the [[Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library]].		*[http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/library/Bibliography/Mysticism.pdf# Bibliography on Mysticism] from the [[Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library]].
	*[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/mysticism-self-discovery-and-social-transformation Mysticism, Self-Discovery, and Social Transformation] by Beatrice Bruteau

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	== Additional resources ==		== Additional resources ==
	*[http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/library/Bibliography/Mysticism.pdf# Bibliography on Mysticism] from the [[Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library]].		*[http://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/library/Bibliography/Mysticism.pdf# Bibliography on Mysticism] from the [[Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library]].
	*[~~http~~://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/~~1419#~~ Mysticism, Self-Discovery, and Social Transformation] by Beatrice Bruteau		*[https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/mysticism-self-discovery-and-social-transformation Mysticism, Self-Discovery, and Social Transformation] by Beatrice Bruteau

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	* [http://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/1419# Mysticism, Self-Discovery, and Social Transformation] by Beatrice Bruteau.		* [http://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/1419# Mysticism, Self-Discovery, and Social Transformation] by Beatrice Bruteau.
	* [https://manlyphall.info/mysticism.pdf The Way of Mysticism] by Manly P. Hall. Originally published as an essay in ''The Silent Encounter'' edited by Virginia Hanson (Wheaton, Illinois: Theosophical Publishing House, 1974), 12-17.		* [https://manlyphall.info/mysticism.pdf The Way of Mysticism] by Manly P. Hall. Originally published as an essay in ''The Silent Encounter'' edited by Virginia Hanson (Wheaton, Illinois: Theosophical Publishing House, 1974), 12-17.

			=== Books ===
			* Hanson, Virginia, editor. '''''The Silent Encounter'''''. Wheaton, Illinois: Theosophical Publishing House, 1974. A collection of essays on mysticism.

	=== Audio ===		=== Audio ===
	*[https://archive.org/download/1242_20191205/1242.mp3# The Nature of the Mystical Experience] by Joy Mills		*[https://archive.org/download/1242_20191205/1242.mp3# The Nature of the Mystical Experience] by Joy Mills.
	*[http://www.theosophicalinstitute.org/medialibrary/viewtitle.php?titleid=1EC1D285-4DC7-4ED5-8E5D-3392226D0761# Mysticism: Bridge to Nowhere (8 Parts)] by Pedro Oliveira.		*[http://www.theosophicalinstitute.org/medialibrary/viewtitle.php?titleid=1EC1D285-4DC7-4ED5-8E5D-3392226D0761# Mysticism: Bridge to Nowhere (8 Parts)] by Pedro Oliveira.
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFhy2Ez9gE Mysticism: Bridge to Nowhere] by Pedro Oliveira. Shorter version.		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFhy2Ez9gE Mysticism: Bridge to Nowhere] by Pedro Oliveira. Shorter version.

	=== Video ===		=== Video ===
	* [https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No21.pdf# Mysticism] by Annie Besant		* [https://cdn.website-editor.net/e4d6563c50794969b714ab70457d9761/files/uploaded/AdyarPamphlet_No21.pdf# Mysticism] by Annie Besant.
	* [http://www.theosophicalinstitute.org/medialibrary/viewtitle.php?titleid=7B74E7E8-2DEC-433E-9C00-DE85373150C6# Mysticism and Parapsychology] by Joy Mills		* [http://www.theosophicalinstitute.org/medialibrary/viewtitle.php?titleid=7B74E7E8-2DEC-433E-9C00-DE85373150C6# Mysticism and Parapsychology] by Joy Mills.
	* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFhy2Ez9gE Mysticism: Bridge to Nowhere] by Pedro Oliveira. Posted March 25, 2023 by Theosophical SOciety in New Zealand for Wellington TS.		* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFhy2Ez9gE Mysticism: Bridge to Nowhere] by Pedro Oliveira. Posted March 25, 2023 by Theosophical SOciety in New Zealand for Wellington TS.
	* [https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=991493444700021 Mysticism: Bridge to Nowhere] by Pedro Oliveira. Posted September 19, 2020 by Theosophical Society in The Philippines.		* [https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=991493444700021 Mysticism: Bridge to Nowhere] by Pedro Oliveira. Posted September 19, 2020 by Theosophical Society in The Philippines.