Mysticism: The Mystic Realm Flashcards
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Famous Mystics
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Pythagoras Plato St.Theresa/ st.john of the cross Dante Alighieri St. Francis of Assisi Joan of arc Baal Shem tov
2
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East vs west mysticism
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East - is monistic and non dualist
Tend to be source of creation
No division between the creator and creations
Believe in reincarnation
3
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Limits of rationality
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“Magic begins at he limits of rationality “
People have more uncertain of the knowledge of the future
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Principles of magic
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Sympathetic (similarity)
Contagious ( contact, Frazer)