Practical Mysticism: A Little Book For Normal People

Evelyn Underhill presents mysticism as an ordinary human capacity rather than an exotic or exceptional state, emphasizing disciplined attention, inwardness, and union with the divine. This concise classic helped popularize the study of mysticism in the modern period, and readers will find clear prose, practical counsel, and reflections on contemplative life.

Evelyn Underhill (1875–1941) was a British writer and mystic whose work became foundational in modern studies of Christian mysticism. Her best-known book, *Mysticism*, and her later spiritual writings brought rigorous philosophical and theological attention to contemplative experience and the inner life.