“mysticism” wasn’t some bizarre, exotic, cultish, or unusual phenomenon (like it has become), stored on bookshelves dealing with paranormal occurrences; rather, it was seen as the lifeblood of prayer and adoration of God in the soul. For this reason, it’s too precious to stay silent on. Ignoring it would be like selling a precious family heirloom at an estate sale because you didn’t know what it was. Some of my readers might be nervous about mysticism not because they associate it with Eastern religions