But your moniker looks so.....so....uh.....mystical.Me neither.
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But your moniker looks so.....so....uh.....mystical.Me neither.
If you can take apart old machinery, haul it around, fix it up, make it all run, without hurting yourself or anyone else, and live to tell about it, you clearly must be guided by some sort of mystical energy or being. (Cue weird music.)But your moniker looks so.....so....uh.....mystical.
Oh, I've been injured.If you can take apart old machinery, haul it around, fix it up, make it all run, without hurting yourself or anyone else, and live to tell about it, you clearly must be guided by some sort of mystical energy or being. (Cue weird music.)
Oh, I've been injured.
What I've experienced which could be called "spiritual" was in no way religious.
. William James used the words "ineffable" (which means that something cannot or should not be spoken)
Injuries survived are just opportunities to avoid a repeat experience.I bet you didn't see it coming. See, that there is mysticism ... energy, didn't see it coming, it changed you forever.
I find beauty to be quite effable, & subject to evaluation.Color me shocked at this serious thread. And motivated to provide 2c worth of forgettable commentary
You thus are in a large community of people.
Actually the first meaning is more evocative: too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words. "the ineffable natural beauty of the Everglades"
synonyms: indescribable, inexpressible, beyond words, beyond description, begging description;
To me, if you experience "the ineffable natural beauty of the Everglades" meaning experiencing the beauty so deeply that words can't convey the experience, then I would call that a mystical experience.
I can't define "mystical", but seeing how it's commonly
used here on RF, I've never had such an experience.
(A fundie I knew once said I'm "spiritually dead" cuz I didn't know God.)
Are there others here so mired in the material world?
The terms are not even in the same ballpark with each other.
Sounds like something you should create a thread about in a debate area of the forums. Some use all those terms interchangeably (me being among them), and will leave it at that.
I would call those just spiritual experiences, not mystical. Though I agree with you on the part that you don't need to believe in something beyond "material world" to have the mystical experiences.With the wording of the OP, I can't help but wonder if the preconception that mystical experiences somehow don't involve the "material world" results in the belief that one hasn't had such experiences. As far as I'm aware, some of the most common forms mystical experiences come from spending time in nature - marveling at sunrises and stuff like that. What do you mean by mystical experiences?
I wouldn't worry about, it's not like we're proselytizing you or going to force you to some weird rituals or behavior if we had our way.I don't know, that's what the few "Mystics" I've ran into tell me. Maybe you get one, maybe a dozen, maybe none. Apparently, there's no need to rush it.
I wouldn't call that mystical in any sense... gambler's vibes and gut-feelings are more about being in the zone or being superstitious. Neither is mystical.Mystical experiences can be exceedingly mundane, so relax, it's nothing to worry about.
I can't define "mystical", but seeing how it's commonly
used here on RF, I've never had such an experience.
(A fundie I knew once said I'm "spiritually dead" cuz I didn't know God.)
Are there others here so mired in the material world?
I wouldn't call that mystical in any sense... gambler's vibes and gut-feelings are more about being in the zone or being superstitious. Neither is mystical.
Some mystical experiences are a bit like how elves perceive the world in Tolkien's books (not the movies).I can't define "mystical", but seeing how it's commonly
used here on RF, I've never had such an experience.
(A fundie I knew once said I'm "spiritually dead" cuz I didn't know God.)
Are there others here so mired in the material world?
I do unlightenment.Some mystical experiences are a bit like how elves perceive the world in Tolkien's books (not the movies).
At the higher end, the Tom Bombadil character's awareness quality approaches that of an enlightened meditator.
I do unlightenment.
And I'm only an amateur at that.