"Mysticism may refer to any kind of ecstasy or altered state of consciousness which is given a religious or spiritual meaning" - Wikipedia
"‘Mysticism’ is best thought of as a constellation of distinctive practices, discourses, texts, institutions, traditions, and experiences aimed at human transformation, variously defined." - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mysticism/
In the last 200 hundred years, western female mystics have been notoriously absent from many discussions about spiritual journeying. We took it upon ourselves to do some reading and some writing to create this space to raise the profile of some of these women.
One of the best ways to find out about these amazing women is to be part of the conversation about them. Below are some of our recorded discussions. For upcoming events please check the Mystical Events page.
Listen to two of our researchers discuss the approach to this project