Mysticism: Books & Primary Texts
The direct experience of the divine — across the world’s contemplative traditions.
Mysticism is the pursuit of direct, experiential union with ultimate reality — God, the Absolute, or the ground of being — beyond doctrine and discursive thought. It appears in every major religious tradition, from the Christian contemplatives and Sufi poets to the sages of Vedanta and Buddhism.
The mystical literature gathered here ranges across contemplative manuals, visionary accounts, and comparative studies that seek the common thread uniting these experiences. Together they map the inner geography of the spiritual life.
Essential Texts
An encyclopaedia of occultism : a compendium of information on the occult sciences, occult personalities, psychic science, magic, demonology, spiritism and mysticism
Lewis Spence
An encyclopaedia of occultism : a compendium of information on the occult sciences, occult personalities, psychic science, magic, demonology, spiritism and mysticism
Lewis Spence
English · Spiritualism & Psychical Research
Light on the Path and Karma; With Notes and Comments
Collins
Start Here
Evelyn Underhill’s Mysticism is the classic modern survey. From there, read the primary contemplatives — Christian, Sufi, and Vedantic — according to your interest.
From the Collection
A Guide to Mediumship and Psychical Unfoldment 1920
Anonymous
A Guide to Mediumship and Psychical Unfoldment 1920
Anonymous
1920 · English · Spiritualism & Psychical Research
A Series of Meditations: Ethical and Psychical Relation of Spirit to the Human Organism
Gaffield Grumbine
A Series of Meditations: Ethical and Psychical Relation of Spirit to the Human Organism
Gaffield Grumbine
English · Spiritualism & Psychical Research