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Classics
of Mystical Experience
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The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross
translated by K. Kavanaugh, O.C.D. & O. Rodriguez,
O.C.D.
Includes two of the great classics of mystical literature:
The Ascent of Mount Carmel, his series of meditations on a
brief mystical poem that presents a remarkable outline of the mystic
path, from first seeking God up to ultimate union with God; and Living
Flame of Live, which is considered his most spiritually mature
work.
Softcover, 814 pages C1178
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Mechthild of Magdeburg:
The Flowing Light of the Godhead
translated by Frank Tobin
Then God praised the living soul
in fine words. He took great delight in doing so:
'You are a light in my eyes;
You are a lyre to my ears;
You are a voice for my words;
You are a projection of my piety;
You are a life living to me;
You are a praise in my being.' --pages 107-108
The sole mystical-visionary work of this 13th century German beguine.
"I do not know how to write nor can I, unless I see with the
eyes of my soul and hear with the ears of my eternal spirit and
feel in all parts of my body the power of the Holy Spirit."
Softcover, 373 pages C2001
$24.95
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The Cloud of Unknowing
and the Book of Privy Counseling
Edited by William Johnston; Foreword by Houston Smith
This classic work by an unknown 14th century English mystic is
the first English language expression of the soul's quest for God.
It describes how all thoughts and concepts must be buried beneath
a "cloud of forgetting," while our love must rise toward
God hidden in the "cloud of unknowing." The Book of Privy
Counseling describes the wya to enlightenment through a total loss
of self and consciousness only of the divine.
Softcover, 188 pages C2050
$8.95
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Angelus Silesius: The Cherubic Wanderer
translated by Maria Shrady
These poetic texts for contemplative prayer by the great 17th century
German mystic are superb mystical writing. Union of the soul with
the Godhead and the harmony of all things in the divine Ground are
the supreme goals of his poetic endeavor.
Hardcover, 145 pages
$11.95
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The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila,
vols. 1-3
vol 1:C1000, vol 2:C1001, vol 3:C1003
$11.95 each
Volume 1:
Volume 2:
Volume 3:
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Teresa of Avila: Interior
Castle
translated by Kiernan Kavanough, O.C.D. and Otilio Rodriguez,
O.C.D.
Teresa of Avila's mystical experiences would begin with a feeling
of God's presence that came upon her so unexpectedly and powerfully
thta she described the impact of these experiences as "I could
in now way doubt He was within me or I totally immersed in Him."
These episodes impacted St. Teresa to such an extent that the omnipresence
of God became the essential element of her spiritual teaching.
The Interior Castle by this 16th century Spanish mystic is perhaps
one of the greatest masterpieces of mystical experience ever written.
Teresa received the image of the whole book in a vision in which
she saw a "beautiful crystal globe like a castle" in which
she saw "seven dwelling plaes, and in the seventh, which was
in the center, the King of Glory dwelt in the greatest splendor."
Softcover, 225 pages
$19.95
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Pursuit of Wisdom
& Other Works by the Author of the Cloud of Unknowing
by James Walsh
Modern English translations of The Pursuit of Wisdom and
five other essays by the unknown 14th century mystic who wrote The
Cloud of Unknowing.
Softcover, 384 pages C2051
$22.95
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Jewish Mystical Autobiographies
Book of Visions and Book of Secrets
translated by Morris M. Faierstein
Jewish mystics rarely described their mystical experiences explicitly
in their works. Rabbi Hayyin Vital's (1542-1620) The Book of
Visions and The Book of Secrets of Rabbi Yizhak Isaac
Safrin are two notable exceptions.
Softcover, 358 pages J2000
$24.95
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