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| + | [[Image:Speculum Sophicum Rhodostauroticum.jpg|thumb|left|200px|This page '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is part of the [[mysticism]] series. | ||
| + | <br><small>Illustration to the ''[[Speculum Sophicum Rhodostauroticum]]'' ([[1618]]) by [[Teophilus Schweighardt Constantiens]]</small>]] | ||
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| + | "It has been said that "[[Mysticism]] finds in [[Plato]] all its texts," and certainly most of [[Christian mysticism]] may be traced back to the [[Neo-Platonists]]. From their time to our own we find this tendency towards a theologia mystica appearing in one form or another, -whether it be in the secret traditions of the Jewish [[Cabala]]-in the preaching of [[Eckhart]] in the fourteenth century-in the revival of Neo-Platonism at Florence in the days of [[Cosmo de Medici]]-in the science of [[sympathies]] taught by [[Agrippa]] and [[Paracelsus]] - in [[Jacob Behmen]]'s celestial visions-or in [[Saint Teresa]]'s "four degrees" of prayer necessary to reach a perfect "[[quietism]]."--''[[Plato (Clifton Wilbraham Collins)|Plato]]'' (1874) by Clifton Wilbraham Collins | ||
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| + | [[Image:The Ecstatic Virgin Anna Katharina Emmerich.jpg|thumb|right|200px|This page '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is part of the [[mysticism]] series. | ||
| + | <br><small>Illustration: ''[[The Ecstatic Virgin Anna Katharina Emmerich]]'' by (1885) by Gabriel Cornelius von Max</small>]] | ||
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| + | '''Christian mysticism''' refers to [[mysticism|mystical practices and theory]] within [[Christianity]]. Mysticism is not so much a doctrine as a method of thought. It has often been connected to [[mystical theology]], especially in the [[Catholic Church]] (including traditions from both the [[Latin Church]] and the [[Eastern Catholic Churches]]) and [[Eastern Orthodoxy]] and [[Oriental Orthodoxy]]. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Mysticism]] | ||
| + | * [[Emmerich]] | ||
| + | * [[Teresa of Avila]]'' | ||
| + | * [[Anchorite]] | ||
| + | * [[Ambrose of Optina]] | ||
| + | * [[Apodicticity]] | ||
| + | * [[Apotheosis]] | ||
| + | * [[Argument from beauty]] | ||
| + | * [[Aseity]] | ||
| + | * [[Beatific vision]] | ||
| + | * [[Bridal theology]] | ||
| + | * [[Chaplet in Honour of the Holy Spirit and His Seven Gifts]] | ||
| + | * [[Christian theosophy]] | ||
| + | * [[List of Christian mystics]] | ||
| + | * [[Christian mythology]] | ||
| + | * [[Christian views on astrology]] | ||
| + | * [[Christian views on magic]] | ||
| + | * [[Desert Fathers]] | ||
| + | * [[Diodorus of Tarsus]] | ||
| + | * [[Divine illumination]] | ||
| + | * [[Esoteric Christianity]] | ||
| + | * [[H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr.]] | ||
| + | * [[Entire sanctification]] | ||
| + | ** [[Methodism]] | ||
| + | * [[Gnosiology]] | ||
| + | * [[Kenosis]] | ||
| + | * [[Thomas Merton]] | ||
| + | * [[John Meyendorff]] | ||
| + | * [[Mind's eye]] | ||
| + | * [[Michael Pomazansky]] | ||
| + | * [[Open theism]] | ||
| + | * [[Participation in Christ]] | ||
| + | * [[Pentecostalism]] | ||
| + | * [[Sacred mysteries]] | ||
| + | * [[Sobornost]] | ||
| + | * [[Sophrony (Sakharov)|Sophrony]] | ||
| + | * [[Soteriology]] | ||
| + | * [[Soul flight]] | ||
| + | * [[Tacit knowledge]] | ||
| + | * [[Watchfulness (Christian)]] | ||
| + | * [[World Community for Christian Meditation]] | ||
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Illustration to the Speculum Sophicum Rhodostauroticum (1618) by Teophilus Schweighardt Constantiens
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"It has been said that "Mysticism finds in Plato all its texts," and certainly most of Christian mysticism may be traced back to the Neo-Platonists. From their time to our own we find this tendency towards a theologia mystica appearing in one form or another, -whether it be in the secret traditions of the Jewish Cabala-in the preaching of Eckhart in the fourteenth century-in the revival of Neo-Platonism at Florence in the days of Cosmo de Medici-in the science of sympathies taught by Agrippa and Paracelsus - in Jacob Behmen's celestial visions-or in Saint Teresa's "four degrees" of prayer necessary to reach a perfect "quietism."--Plato (1874) by Clifton Wilbraham Collins |
Illustration: The Ecstatic Virgin Anna Katharina Emmerich by (1885) by Gabriel Cornelius von Max
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Christian mysticism refers to mystical practices and theory within Christianity. Mysticism is not so much a doctrine as a method of thought. It has often been connected to mystical theology, especially in the Catholic Church (including traditions from both the Latin Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches) and Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy.
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See also
- Mysticism
- Emmerich
- Teresa of Avila
- Anchorite
- Ambrose of Optina
- Apodicticity
- Apotheosis
- Argument from beauty
- Aseity
- Beatific vision
- Bridal theology
- Chaplet in Honour of the Holy Spirit and His Seven Gifts
- Christian theosophy
- List of Christian mystics
- Christian mythology
- Christian views on astrology
- Christian views on magic
- Desert Fathers
- Diodorus of Tarsus
- Divine illumination
- Esoteric Christianity
- H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr.
- Entire sanctification
- Gnosiology
- Kenosis
- Thomas Merton
- John Meyendorff
- Mind's eye
- Michael Pomazansky
- Open theism
- Participation in Christ
- Pentecostalism
- Sacred mysteries
- Sobornost
- Sophrony
- Soteriology
- Soul flight
- Tacit knowledge
- Watchfulness (Christian)
- World Community for Christian Meditation
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