There’s no doubt that I’m a mystic. As an artist calligrapher, study of alphabetical and marked shaped symbols bolstered intuitive knowledge. I’ve read texts of the human psyche and patterns such as Carl Jung. Robert Graves came at symbols and patterns from a more anthropological collection. Dan Brown celebrated the romp of symbols in his blockbuster book “The DaVinci Code”. More than half of this film is fairly common knowledge to the professional calligrapher. I came from the school of calligraphy founded by Lloyd Reynolds, the first American Master Calligrapher. There is mysticism in everyday living: that’s a Zen approach.
Mysticism is a way of thinking for me. It is a native quality. Both sides of my family line had women in my blood line that were gifted. My paternal grandmother’s spiritual gifts manifested in healing and communication. My Mother was also intent on healing but her psychic awareness was too often uncanny and bone chilling. I certainly lived with her dark energies.
As a very young child, I was aware of a ‘presence’ with me. It seemed like another being was with me and at times, it was a very strong sense of presence. I didn’t find it odd. It helped me find my way through a very confusing world.
With this declaration of spiritual gifts, I also declare I am a dedicated student of the Bible.
Many New Age offerings I’ve sampled have enriched my life. I have studied Tarot Card reading, Runes and the Zohar. My life in yoga has been since mid teens. I have studied Hinduism, Buddhisms, Native American meditations and have read up on many others. I can sense energy flows. I like to call them ‘waves’.
The problem with looking at the New Age offerings is that they can be confusing. A spiritual seeker can get bogged down with either too little structure or too much. Too little structure in the belief system chosen makes the seeker feel unaffected. Too much structure is often dogmatic to a fault and becomes a fundamentalism.
None of what I studied and read can depth affect like the Bible does. At least, not for me. The Bible is by far, the most phenomenal collection of mystical literature poured into a pragmatic structure. Because it overall takes a linear view of time, a mystical person can take that ‘straight and narrow’ road when the maze of mysticisms make the waves feel like a bunch of undertow currents. Mysticism unchecked can confuse and befuddle the spiritual seeker. The pragmatic approach to mysticism includes building honest and good character, integrity as well as those gorgeous momentous Presence perks.