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Dazzling Darkness
Book • 2025
James Harpur's 'Dazzling Darkness' delves into the lives and afterlives of Christian mystics, exploring their unique experiences and perspectives.
The book is framed by Harpur's personal mystical experience, lending a sense of immediacy and relevance to the subject matter.
It examines how these mystics fit into the historical context of their times, including key events such as the Reformation and the French Revolution.
Harpur draws parallels between the mystics' experiences and his own, seeking to identify with their journeys towards ultimate truth.
It is designed for fellow explorers and questers into, I suppose you'd say, ultimate truth or God or reality.
The book is framed by Harpur's personal mystical experience, lending a sense of immediacy and relevance to the subject matter.
It examines how these mystics fit into the historical context of their times, including key events such as the Reformation and the French Revolution.
Harpur draws parallels between the mystics' experiences and his own, seeking to identify with their journeys towards ultimate truth.
It is designed for fellow explorers and questers into, I suppose you'd say, ultimate truth or God or reality.
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Christian Mysticism, Poetry and Silence with James Harpur
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An Implosion of Light. Talking mystical experiences with James Harpur and Mark Vernon
Mentioned by Hermitix as a book by James Harpur previously discussed on the podcast.
The Gospel of Gargoyle by James Harpur (Book Review)
