Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio Dr. Jeffrey Kupperman and John Edgecomb on Neoplatonism & Theurgy
Sep 23, 2021
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John's Mystical Awakening
- John Edgecomb's mystical experience in 2006, sparked by a leadership conference, led him to explore mysticism.
- Disciplining his body and mind, he later recognized similarities between his experience and descriptions in Aldous Huxley's Perennial Philosophy.
Transformative Nature of Mystical Experiences
- Mystical experiences are deeply personal and transformative, forever changing one's perspective.
- They're difficult to prove to others due to their subjective nature, as noted by Arthur Schopenhauer.
Modern Challenges to Mysticism
- Modern life's comforts and attachments hinder mystical pursuits.
- William James's Varieties of Religious Experience suggests such experiences are more common than we think, even in the modern world.