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	A mystic is ~~someone~~ who ~~practices connection~~. " Thus, mysticism cannot be reduced (contra most philosophers) simply to a matter of holding certain metaphysical beliefs—it is a way of life, or a way of being, in which practices and ASC (Altered States of Consciousness) experiences are central. " <ref>Jones, Richard H. ''An Introduction to the Study of Mysticism''. New York: SUNY Press, 2021. p. 6</ref>		A mystic is a person who engages in [[Connection Practice]]. " Thus, mysticism cannot be reduced (contra most philosophers) simply to a matter of holding certain metaphysical beliefs—it is a way of life, or a way of being, in which practices and ASC (Altered States of Consciousness) experiences are central. " <ref>Jones, Richard H. ''An Introduction to the Study of Mysticism''. New York: SUNY Press, 2021. p. 6</ref>

	"...traditional mystics value experiences not as ends in themselves but only for the knowledge they give that enables the mystics to transform their lives in line with the fundamental nature of reality as defined by their culture. Classical mystics do not stress mystical experiences for the joy of the experiences—indeed, the quest may be anything but joyful—but for the insight allegedly given and a life aligned with reality.6 (Enlightening knowledge needs to be realized only once, but maintaining an enlightened selfless ASC is another matter.)"<ref>Jones, Richard H. ''An Introduction to the Study of Mysticism''. New York: SUNY Press, 2021. p. 6.</ref>		"...traditional mystics value experiences not as ends in themselves but only for the knowledge they give that enables the mystics to transform their lives in line with the fundamental nature of reality as defined by their culture. Classical mystics do not stress mystical experiences for the joy of the experiences—indeed, the quest may be anything but joyful—but for the insight allegedly given and a life aligned with reality.6 (Enlightening knowledge needs to be realized only once, but maintaining an enlightened selfless ASC is another matter.)"<ref>Jones, Richard H. ''An Introduction to the Study of Mysticism''. New York: SUNY Press, 2021. p. 6.</ref>

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	A mystic is "an artist of a special and exalted kind, who tries to express something of the revelation he has received, mediates between Reality and the race."<ref>Underhill, Evelyn. Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness. New York: Dover Publications, 2002. https://amzn.to/2C91xNY.</ref>		A mystic is "an artist of a special and exalted kind, who tries to express something of the revelation he has received, mediates between Reality and the race."<ref>Underhill, Evelyn. Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness. New York: Dover Publications, 2002. https://amzn.to/2C91xNY.</ref>

			"The purpose of following a mystical way of life is to transform one’s character and way of being by means of mystical practices, experiences, and states of consciousness. "<ref>Jones, Richard H. ''An Introduction to the Study of Mysticism''. New York: SUNY Press, 2021. p. 6</ref>

	"Mystics are the pioneers of the spiritual world, and we have no right to deny validity to their discoveries, merely because we lack the opportunity or the courage necessary to those who would prosecute such explorations for themselves.<ref>Underhill, Evelyn. Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness. New York: Dover Publications, 2002. https://amzn.to/2C91xNY.</ref>		"Mystics are the pioneers of the spiritual world, and we have no right to deny validity to their discoveries, merely because we lack the opportunity or the courage necessary to those who would prosecute such explorations for themselves.<ref>Underhill, Evelyn. Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness. New York: Dover Publications, 2002. https://amzn.to/2C91xNY.</ref>

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			A mystic is someone who practices connection. " Thus, mysticism cannot be reduced (contra most philosophers) simply to a matter of holding certain metaphysical beliefs—it is a way of life, or a way of being, in which practices and ASC (Altered States of Consciousness) experiences are central. " <ref>Jones, Richard H. ''An Introduction to the Study of Mysticism''. New York: SUNY Press, 2021. p. 6</ref>

			"...traditional mystics value experiences not as ends in themselves but only for the knowledge they give that enables the mystics to transform their lives in line with the fundamental nature of reality as defined by their culture. Classical mystics do not stress mystical experiences for the joy of the experiences—indeed, the quest may be anything but joyful—but for the insight allegedly given and a life aligned with reality.6 (Enlightening knowledge needs to be realized only once, but maintaining an enlightened selfless ASC is another matter.)"<ref>Jones, Richard H. ''An Introduction to the Study of Mysticism''. New York: SUNY Press, 2021. p. 6.</ref>

	A mystic is "an artist of a special and exalted kind, who tries to express something of the revelation he has received, mediates between Reality and the race."<ref>Underhill, Evelyn. Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness. New York: Dover Publications, 2002. https://amzn.to/2C91xNY.</ref>		A mystic is "an artist of a special and exalted kind, who tries to express something of the revelation he has received, mediates between Reality and the race."<ref>Underhill, Evelyn. Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness. New York: Dover Publications, 2002. https://amzn.to/2C91xNY.</ref>

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	<blockquote class="definition">A '''Mystic''' is an individual who regularly induces [[Connection]], sometimes with [[Connection Supplements]], with the express purpose of exploring, understanding, and writing about [[The Fabric of Consciousness]] and her/his experiences with it. </blockquote>		<blockquote class="definition">A '''Mystic''' is an individual who regularly induces [[Connection]], sometimes with [[Connection Supplements]], with the express purpose of exploring, understanding, and writing about [[The Fabric of Consciousness]] and her/his experiences with it. </blockquote>

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	Plotinus, Eckhart, Isaac Luria		Plotinus, Eckhart, Isaac Luria

			R. C. Zaehner,<ref>"I have myself experienced...this and the joy experienced as a result of this uncontrollable and inexplicable expansion of the personality is not to be brushed aside as mere illusion. On the contrary: beside it the ordinary world of sense experience seems pathetically unreal....It is perhaps not without relevance to mention that at the time of this unsolicited experience, apart from a profound dislike of conventional Christianity, I had no religious beliefs of any kind..."Zaehner. Mysticism Sacred and Profane. New York: Oxford University Press, 1969. p. xiii. https://amzn.to/2LcdkCl.</ref>. Z. notes that his experiences was triggered by his third reading of Arthur Rimbaud's ''Ô saisons, ô châteaux' from Une Saison en Enfer ("A Season in Hell").

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	A mystic is a person who says Ί am a mystic,' or words to that effect, consistently when questioned about his most important pursuit" (p. 25); and (2) the mystic must have the "zero-experience" of an "... intuition of numerical oneness with the cosmic absolute, with the universal matrix, or with any essence stipulated by the various theological and speculative systems of the world" (p. 25).<ref>Quoted in Katz, N. “The Light at the Center: Context and Pretext of Modern Mysticism.” Journal of the American Academy of Religion 45, no. 2 (June 1977): 260–61.</ref>		A mystic is a person who says Ί am a mystic,' or words to that effect, consistently when questioned about his most important pursuit" (p. 25); and (2) the mystic must have the "zero-experience" of an "... intuition of numerical oneness with the cosmic absolute, with the universal matrix, or with any essence stipulated by the various theological and speculative systems of the world" (p. 25).<ref>Quoted in Katz, N. “The Light at the Center: Context and Pretext of Modern Mysticism.” Journal of the American Academy of Religion 45, no. 2 (June 1977): 260–61.</ref>

			A mystic is someone who a) says they are a mystic, b) has a [[Unity Experience]], c) experiments with things that induce mystical experience, d) with a special emphasis on the experience of "bliss." <ref>Bharati, Agehananda. The Light at the Center: Context and Pretext of Modern Mysticism. Ross Eriikson, 1976.</ref>
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