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Christian Mysticism
 What is a mystic?
A mystic is someone who intuitively senses that God is within, someone who seeks to go deep inside to see for him or herself who God is and what God is like. A mystic strives to move beyond dogma, into the knowing that comes through direct experience.
The mystics have always been the romantics of religion. In their writings they recount ecstatic unions, speak of God as their friend, and describe the spiritual path as the greatest love affair possible that of a Soul with its Creator. Some examples of well-known mystics are St. John of the Cross (Christianity), Rumi (Islam), Paramahansa Yogananda (Hinduism), Thich Nhat Hanh (Buddhism) and Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai (Judaism).
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 What is mysticism?
Mysticism is certainly not new. All of the major religions have always had their inner, mystical correlates. Buddhism has Zen, Islam has Sufism, Judaism has Kabbalah, Hinduism has contemplative Yoga, and Christianity has Christian mysticism.
Regardless of religious tradition, the goal of the mystic is identical, for mysticism is the territory in which the outer differences of the religions dissolve, and only the inner truths, which are shared, remain.
All mystical “inner paths” aim to bring their students deep within themselves, moving them beyond their hurts, fears, resentments, and mental concepts, to where they can come to know firsthand who they are as a Soul and who God is as a being loving them from within.
It is only from this place, from the seat of the Soul, that one can truly know one's Self, be at peace, and be full of the love of God. Read more
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 What is Christian mysticism?
Christian mysticism is the “inner path” of Christianity. While the tenets and principles of Christian mysticism do not differ from traditional Christianity, as in all mystical paths, the approach is far more inner and transformative in nature. In mysticism, the emphasis is placed on transcending dogma and coming into a firsthand experience of God and the Soul. Some of the better known Christian mystics have been St. John of
the Cross, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Francis of Assisi, Padre Pio, and St. Therese of Lisieux.
Christian mysticism has been practiced ever since Jesus Christ Himself began the tradition. Since that time, people now known as mystics would seem to somehow enter into a deeper experience of God than those around them. We have stories of saints throughout history who were so caught up in states of ecstatic union with God, Jesus, or His Blessed Mother Mary, that they sometimes even levitated.
At the Center of Light, we offer to seekers the opportunity to train under the direction and supervision of true Masters of the Christian mystical path. Our intention is to bring each seeker into a direct experience of God, and into developing a connection with God that is so deep and real that he or she can never doubt it again.
We use time-honored methods of instruction and a combination of study, spiritual exercises, and devotional practices. When people attend classes, Sunday Services, and seminars, and/or begin individual instruction, it is not very long before they begin to have experiences that change their lives. They begin to heal from the wounds of the past and grow into their full potential as spiritual beings in physical bodies. Read more
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