Words matter. These are the best Mysticism Quotes from famous people such as Jerry Hall, Louis MacNeice, Genesis P-Orridge, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Jack Kerouac, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I love mysticism – it’s such fun.
Mysticism, in the narrow sense, implies a specific experience which is foreign to most poets and most men, but on the other hand, it represents an instinct which is a human sine qua non.
Everything we do is art, philosophy, mysticism, cultural commentary.
Mysticism is the mistake of an accidental and individual symbol for an universal one.
The Catholic Church is a weird church. Much mysticism is sown broadspread from its ritual mysteries till it extends into the very lives of its constituents and parishoners.
Mysticism and exaggeration go together. A mystic must not fear ridicule if he is to push all the way to the limits of humility or the limits of delight.
As a boy, I found myself drawn to Arthurian legends, and then to Celtic mythology, and then further east into the mysticism of Asian religions.
The thing is, horror is a big part of ‘Sherlock Holmes.’ Doyle also wrote a lot of great horror stories, so there’s a lot more horror in ‘Holmes’ that people possibly think of. There’s a lot of curses and mysticism and real scares.
Mysticism and the supernatural are embedded in the show – it’s called ‘Da Vinci’s Demons’ for a reason, and it’s not just metaphorical.
Mysticism, poor mysticism! When it is underestimated and oversimplified, it comes down from its original sphere and stands beside religion.
Liking money like I like it, is nothing less than mysticism. Money is a glory.
I was a new devotee of Eastern mysticism and even though I did not join that particular group, I could well have done. They seemed a bit extreme but I regarded myself as not quite ready.
It’s all about sensitivity. If you have sensitivity then mysticism will be part of your life.
One idea I explore in my stand-up show is whether, if you try looking at the universe rationally and avoid coping mechanisms like mysticism or religion, you can still be happy knowing you are going to die after a brief time on this spinning ball.
I like to say that I practice militant mysticism. I’m really absolutely sure of some things that I don’t quite know.
I started studying mythology, just on my own. Joseph Campbell, mysticism.
I read all of Rider Haggard’s books. For me he had the romance of Africa with a little bit of mysticism. I’m delighted to be looked on as his heir and be categorised as an adventure novelist because that’s exactly what I am.
I was raised in a heavily Catholic family. Early and consistent encounters with mysticism.
The challenge to Asia is to discard the dry, meatless bone of mysticism and fatalism.
Religion is to mysticism what popularization is to science.
I’ll tell you what: I believe mysticism is a very serious endeavor. One must be equipped for it.
What I believe in touches many aspects of religious and spiritual thought. Mainly I’m influenced and inspired by the eastern yogi’s aspect of mysticism, Which is, I think, the future.
I believe in mysticism, with an interior goal, and you are your own temple and your own priest. I don’t believe anymore in religions, because you see today there are religious wars, prejudice, false morals, and the woman is despised. Religion is too old now; it’s from another century, it’s not for today.
There is a kind of mysticism to writing.
Some people believe tarot cards are a form of black magic or senseless new age mysticism but for me they are a practical way of talking directly to the universe.
