Transcendental Theology - Beyond Names and Forms

In a culture where science determines your perceptions of reality, how can you experience this ultimate ground that the shamans talk about? The best example I know in our literature is that beautiful book by John Nihat called Black Elk Speaks. This is an actual experience of transit from the earth to through the realm of mythological images to God or to the seat of power. Joe Ken Westerners grasp this kind of mystical, trans theological experience. It does transcend theology and leaves theology behind.