I’m a Christian Mystic. That’s not so much about what I believe as how I derive my beliefs. I take the mystical path of receiving a direct communion with God Himself, the light of revelation and power to act in a place roughly equivalent to the subconscious mind. The brain cannot handle the Ultimate Truth of God, so some other faculty has to do the job. It’s not logical, it’s utterly personal between God and me. I maintain He wants it that way.
But if I didn’t tell you I was a mystic, you’d probably figure from being around me I was simply a generic evangelical Christian. Okay, maybe not so generic, because I’m also a Bible thumper. I wear t-shirts emblazoned with variations on the theme of “REPENT AMERICA!” And I can get down with the Pentecostals, shouting and dancing. I can also get down like a Pentecostal with the Catholics, Orthodox and other liturgical worship scenes, even if I am not too familiar with their official terminology.
Most of them welcome my ardor for the gospel and willingness to do just about any crazy thing they can dream up. That is, until they realize I can’t be made to fit their structure. I can’t make myself do it, either. I’ve been invited to move on several times. So I gave up on them. But I didn’t give up on the message of God and the heavy calling He has placed on me. My Holy Ghost Mysticism drives them nuts. I reject all human molds and don’t want to see humans controlling humans. All organizational structure is human; not a single one is ordained by God as the one right way. All are simply ways we organize, and some are better than others, but they all arise from the human mind. They don’t come down from Heaven. I don’t pretend to tell anyone how they should organize what God calls them to do, but if you ask, I’ll share my way of it. And if we can’t cooperate I won’t talk bad about you for that, at least. So far, all of them are unable to cooperate with my calling; their loss.
What’s left for me is the Internet right now. Aside from a small handful of folks who worship with me in my home, and one or two here and there who sit down for a Bible study with me, my ministry is not geographically located. My congregation is out here on the Web. As you might expect, I spend a lot of electrons here talking about the ways of doing computers and the Internet. That’s just the means, the primary setting in which I operate. That may change any day now, but for now, this is my parish.
I’m not a preacher or pastor, but an elder; I teach and organize a way of understanding God. I’m also a prophet. I make the claim: When I pray, things happen. My prophetic outreach is to America for her coming destruction under God’s wrath, and Western Civilization in general. The nice thing about working the Internet is I am forbidden to advertise and drag my wagon of toys into your living room. Instead, I simply post my thoughts in a couple of places and allow the Spirit of God to draw whom He will.
I don’t pretend to limit how you can discuss Him with me, nor even any other topic. Okay, I do delete comments which strike me as spam or pointlessly hostile, but that’s just an organizational procedure. For the most part, anyone is welcome, including Wiccans, pagans, atheists, Jews, Muslims, Hindus… what have you. You might be surprised at what we have in common. Nor will I turn you into a project and stalk you around the Net until I can talk you into being a Jesus Freak like me. Changing you is above my pay grade; God handles that business. I’m just one of His servants, and I’m quite comfortable with just about anybody He sends me, and just about any place He sends me. If you like, we can be friends regardless of your choices.
C’mon in; have a seat. Cup of decaf or some herbal tea? I’m a Holy Ghost Christian Mystic.
You write that you are a mystic. A mystic is one who has attained peace of mind and/or freedom of thought. As a matter of fact, in my book, “The Gift of Mystical Insight,” I write that the mystical state is synonymous with peace of mind and/or freedom of thought. The mystical experience, which is the onset of the mystical state, is nothing more than sudden insight. It is a realization. It is no different than an idea. How does not attain this gift. Only through the analysis of familiar, obvious and known things, and things we take for granted. Is there a basis for saying all this? There is in a number of brillian minds including Whitehead who wrote, “Familiar things happen and mankind does not bother about them.” Hegel said, “Because it’s familiar, a thing remains unknown.” Huxley gave us this: “Most human beings have an infinite capacity for taking things for granted.” A number of other similarly brilliant minds agree with the importance of looking at things we already know or have taken for granted. This is explained in “The Gift of Mystical Insight.”
Nice to see you again, Emmanuel. I don’t think we have a debate here, but a difference in approach and emphasis. I’ve read some of those brilliant minds and found them often lacking for my needs. I deny mysticism is any sort of better reasoning, as if it were more of the same intellectual exercise. The broad sweep of academic study of such things says defines mysticism as a way of knowing which bypasses the intellect. Naturally, it’s very hard to put something into words — an intellectual exercise — when the intellect is decidedly not the best faculty for discussing it.
I have a different audience than you do, Emmanuel. In your case alone (so far) will I permit posting comments which mention something you are selling, but I’m not trying to sell anything myself. Frankly, I believe that affects how people approach such questions.
Edit: Upon further consideration, I would say the differences between us are in some ways profound, Emmanual. It warrants a separate post.
I hear ya Ed! It is refreshing to hear a Christian say that his focus is on communication instead of conversion. I am sure that the gods (whatever that means) have made a multitude of means of apprehending them because there are a multitude of ways in which we can come to know them. I too believe that my soul and its welfare is a matter between me and my god and of no concern to anyone else. I like your devotion to the Holy Spirit, the Ruach Elohim in the original Hebrew, the essential spirit of the creator. I believe that each of us has set over us an Angel to guide us to our Truth, and so there is no need to listen to a preacher when all I really have to do is learn to listen for the words of my Holy Guardian Angel. I would welcome the opportunity to talk and debate with you further on this, and the other interesting ideas on your blog.
Thanks, D.G. We have nothing to lose but time, and it will be spent one way or another. Since the only thing in this world which will outlast it is some portion of you and I, I value communication with people over everything else which exists on this plane.
I liked your posting, for I am a Holy Ghost Christian mystic, too. Star