Mysticism - Learning to Transform Pain https://www.neomysticism.com Mysticism is a quest in search of transformative union with God. Here you can learn all about the contemplative practices that define it, and become a mystic yourself. en-us mysticism Fri, 23 Apr 2021 11:22:07 -0400 Fri, 23 Apr 2021 11:22:07 -0400 neomysticism.com Mar 31, Finding Silence - My New Writing Quest! https://www.neomysticism.com/silence.html4d263cfaf14faa6891d12e4031c3db98I have created a new website, called Finding Silence. This is a reaction to complaints about the name of NeoMysticism.com Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:58:31 -0400 Apr 13, Oratio is Prayer - Talking to God https://www.neomysticism.com/oratio.html8ec3aad5f3caa34bd2d31beb016f8a8fOratio is the step where you pray and talk to God about what you have read. This conversation can be two-way... if you wait on God to speak to you. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:44:04 -0400 Feb 20, A Dark Night of the Soul is a Time of God-initiated Growth https://www.neomysticism.com/dark-night-of-the-soul.html851f7ec935c8f322f5c064b35fdec6e6A dark night of the soul is not something that you can choose to initiate or participate in. During this obscure time, God works in a person's unconscious faculties to bring about healing and growth. Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:51:40 -0500 Jan 26, Meditatio is Discursive Thinking that Broadens Understanding https://www.neomysticism.com/meditatio.html929cefd1c7c35d91016f5a3da819ec9aIn Meditatio you engage your intellect and so grow in understanding of and insight into what you've read. Learn here how to practice discursive meditation as the second step of Lectio Divina. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:13:54 -0500 Jan 8, Lectio is the Slow Reading that Allows You to Receive https://www.neomysticism.com/lectio.htmlbf59f4ad479c5d03ad35b7775779eb3bWith each repetition of Lectio, we receive more of the true meaning of the text. Learn here how to practice slow, repetitive reading as the first step of Lectio Divina. Fri, 8 Jan 2010 08:00:11 -0500 Jan 7, Allow Lectio Divina Make Your Life Part of the Story of God https://www.neomysticism.com/lectio-divina.html9709231dd8f801c0d9be2c247d870a53Lectio Divina, or spiritual reading, is a way of reading the bible or other sacred text with God. Learn here how you can allow the text to read you and shape you. Thu, 7 Jan 2010 02:32:44 -0500 Jan 7, Contemplative Prayer is like Divine Therapy https://www.neomysticism.com/contemplative-prayer.html607decd7389c85a1cfcc8fc9d6b99588The surest way to discover your true self is through Contemplative prayer. Allow your subconscious to be transformed by God through this mysterious form of silent prayer. Thu, 7 Jan 2010 02:31:53 -0500 Jan 7, Overcoming The False Self https://www.neomysticism.com/false-self.htmle6a1f8c5e8d79fb594ab0ca193912049The false self is the main cause of bad thinking and destructive habits. Learning to overcome your ego and to live from your true self is critical for transformation. Thu, 7 Jan 2010 02:30:46 -0500 Nov 26, Mysticism - Learning to Transform Pain https://www.neomysticism.com/1d2962eddbb42a4325cb668bb30bce69Mysticism is a quest in search of transformative union with God. Here you can learn all about the contemplative practices that define it, and become a mystic yourself. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:50:38 -0500