Non-dual realization: “Tat tvam asi” (Thou art That). Method: neti-neti (not this, not that), self-enquiry (atma-vichara).

Dogon, Yoruba Ifá, San/Bushman trance dance

(spiritual, not only laboratory) Solve et coagula → the rebirth of the inner Sun (Philosophic Stone = awakened consciousness).

An introduction to Aleister Crowley.

These cultures understood what modern science is only beginning to grasp: that plants possess intelligence and can serve as teachers. The shamans describe receiving the songs, patterns, and healing knowledge directly from the plant spirits themselves.

A brief introduction to her life.

Anthroposophy is a spiritual[1]: i  new religious movement[2][3][4] which was founded in the early 20th century by the esotericist Rudolf Steiner[5] that postulates the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world, accessible to human experience.

The third limb encompasses the physical practices that prepare the body for meditation by creating strength, flexibility, and steadiness.

Direct encounter with spirit world, often through drumming, fasting, plant sacraments, or dream incubation.

A giant birch or pine rising through the layers of the universe. Shamans climb it symbolically during rituals to reach the upper world.

JONATHAN GOLDMAN, M.A. is an international authority on sound healing and a pioneer in the field of harmonics

Desert Fathers → Meister Eckhart → St. John of the Cross → The Cloud of Unknowing → Orthodox Jesus Prayer (“Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me”). Goal: theosis (deification).

(non-dual Shaivism – Kashmir Shaivism, Sri Vidya) Spanda (divine vibration), recognition that Shiva is the Self; Kundalini as ascent of the inner Tree.

A comparison of different popular Yoga lineages

A comparison of two vital concepts.

Though he was a teacher, politician, and editor, Confucius is best known as a famous Eastern mystic and philosopher.

A significant Celtic symbol deeply rooted in ancient Irish tradition and mythology

How to create Sacred Space

The sixth limb develops our ability to focus the mind on a single object or concept with sustained attention.

The seventh limb represents the natural flowering of concentration into effortless, absorbed awareness.

An overview of different types of meditation practices.

Though he studied and became enlightened in China, the Buddhist monk Dogen remains one of the most famous Japanese mystics in eastern history.

An introduction to Eckhart Tolle

Central symbol in Kabbalah: the 10 Sephirot (emanations) connected by 22 paths (corresponding to Hebrew letters).

An introduction to The Buddha

Om Bhūr Bhuvaḥ Svaḥ Tat Savitur Vareṇyaṃ Bhargo Devasya Dhīmahi Dhiyo Yo Naḥ Pracodayāt

(Valentinian, Sethian, Nag Hammadi texts) Direct gnosis of the Pleroma; the world as a prison created by the Demiurge.

The Fourth Way is a spiritual teaching developed by George Ivanovich Gurdjieff, presented as a practical and sacred path for self-transformation that can be pursued within ordinary life, without requiring renunciation of worldly responsibilities.

was a 13th-century Flemish Christian beguine, mystic, and writer-poet who lived in the Duchy of Brabant, which is in present-day Belgium.

A pivotal Japanese Zen master who revitalized the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism during a period of decline.

German Renaissance polymath, physician, legal scholar, soldier, theologian, and occult writer. He is best known for his influential work De occulta philosophia libri tres (Three Books of Occult Philosophy, 1533), which synthesized Kabbalah, Hermeticism, and Neoplatonism into a comprehensive system of natural magic.

Russian and American mystic and writer who co-founded the Theosophical Society in 1875. She gained an international following as the primary founder of Theosophy as a belief system.

German-Swiss poet and novelist, and winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature. His interest in Eastern religious, spiritual, and philosophical traditions, combined with his involvement with Jungian analysis, helped to shape his literary work.

(Corpus Hermeticum, Emerald Tablet) “As above, so below” – operative principle of all Western magic

Symbolic initiation rituals that reenact death and resurrection on the Tree of Life.

Hildegard von Bingen lived between 1098 and 1179, and is one of the earliest known mystics. Hildegard was a child when she first began receiving visions of God, though it was only later in life, when she became an abbess, that she began to record her mystic experiences in detail.

Through the development of Holotropic Breathwork, Grof has opened doorways to what he calls "non-ordinary states of consciousness" - realms where profound healing, spiritual insight, and personal transformation naturally unfold.

Developed by Ken Wilber is a synthetic metatheory aiming to unify a broad spectrum of Western theories and models and Eastern meditative traditions within a singular conceptual framework.

Intuitive spiritual philosophy suggests that there is an intellectual component beyond conscious inclination that fundamentally influences one's practice of spirituality

Sacred sycamore or persea tree from which the gods Hathor or Nut emerged to offer food and water to the souls of the dead.

This Eastern mystic sought “takwin,” or the ability to create life. Jabir Ibn Hayyan lived in the Middle East during the 8th century.

Is the meditative repetition of a mantra or a divine name. It is a practice found in Hinduism,[1] Jainism,[2] Sikhism,[3][4] and Buddhism,[5] with parallels found in other religions.

She is undoubtedly one of the most famous mystics of any gender, faith, or nationality to have ever lived

Exceedingly intelligent, the wealthy John Dee studied everything from mathematics to astronomy. His wide breadth of interests included alchemy and divination, and he spent a considerable amount of time studying all things physical and metaphysica

In 1373, when she was about 30 years old, Julian of Norwich nearly died. A priest came to her bedside to issue her last rites and show her an image of Jesus Christ. Julian not only miraculously recovered but received the 16 revelations that would ultimately make her one of the most famous female mystics of all time.

Practical Kabbalah, Lurianic repair (tikkun), meditative ascent of the Tree of Life.

Among the Dogon (Mali), the “Kedara” tree represents the structure of the universe.

(लोकः समस्ताः सुखिनो भवन्तु) is a Sanskrit mantra commonly chanted at the beginning or end of a yoga practice, often serving as a prayer for universal well-being.

Zen, Dzogchen, Mahamudra → direct recognition of empty-luminous mind. Tibetan Book of the Dead and bardo teachings = sophisticated inner Tree-of-Life maps.

An introduction to Manly P Hall.

direct encounter with spirit world, often through drumming, fasting, plant sacraments, or dream incubation.

The second limb includes five positive practices that cultivate our inner landscape:

Mantra: ॐ (Om) The primordial sound, representing the universe and the ultimate reality.

One of the most popular Hindu mantras and the most important mantra in Shaivism. Namah Shivaya means "O salutations to the auspicious one!", or "adoration to Lord Shiva".

Salutations to Ganesha.* O Ganesha, god with a curved trunk, of great stature, Whose brilliance is equal to ten million suns. Grant me freedom from obstacles, In all things, at all times. —Translation by Zoë Slatoff-Ponté

Posits that the recurrence of common themes across world religions illuminates universal truths about the nature of reality, humanity, ethics, and consciousness.

The Perennialist or Traditionalist School is a philosophical and religious movement that emphasizes the existence of a timeless, universal truth underlying all major religious and philosophical traditions

The fourth limb involves conscious breathing practices that bridge the gap between body and mind, helping us access deeper states of awareness.

The fifth limb teaches us to turn our attention inward, finding freedom from the constant pull of external stimuli.

(Plotinus, Proclus, Iamblichus) Theurgy as “work with the gods” to ascend the chain of being.

American writer, futurist, psychologist,[1][2] and self-described agnostic mystic.

The Rosicrucian path is not merely an intellectual pursuit, but a lived experience of awakening.

The eighth limb is the ultimate goal—a state of complete unity where the sense of separation dissolves into pure being.

The shaman learns to navigate all three worlds, retrieving lost soul fragments, receiving guidance from spirit allies, and maintaining harmony between the seen and unseen dimensions of existence.

Sun, Moon, Earth, Infinity, All that is in infinity, I am Thee.

Involves reclaiming fragmented or lost parts of the self that may have departed during traumatic experiences as a protective mechanism.

Speculative spiritual philosophy focuses on critical reflection on theoretical and personal knowledge to gain understanding and alternative viewpoints of the concepts of spiritual philosophy.

A key component of Grof’s experiential logic is the idea that psychological healing occurs through the full, conscious reliving and integration of traumatic experiences

is a mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic purification, spirituality, ritualism, and asceticism.

Fana (annihilation in God), baqa (subsistence), the stations and states (maqamat & ahwal). Rumi, Ibn Arabi, Al-Jili, the Naqshbandi, Qadiri, Mevlevi, and other tariqas.

Nei Dan (inner alchemy), Wu Wei, return to the Tao. The circulation of light in the microcosmic orbit is a Taoist Tree-of-Life practice.

A consortium of knowledge of the eight limbs of Yoga

The chakra system is a concept originating from ancient Indian traditions, particularly within Hinduism and Buddhism. It refers to a series of energy centers located along the spine, each associated with different physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of the human body. The term "chakra" comes from the Sanskrit word for "wheel" or "disk," symbolizing the spinning energy vortices that are believed to exist within the body.

A guide to the four directions and their use in ritual and ceremony.

A brief introduction to The Gurdjieff Work

Who was Mary Oliver? What made her so impactful?

The key benefits of Meditation

A brief overview of the history of Reiki and it's lineage.

Who was Rumi? How did he become such an often quoted mystic?

The founder of Taoism and the author of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu is at the top of the list as one of the most enduring Eastern mystics.

a brief introduction to OSHO

A brief overview of the mind of Rupert Sheldrake

A brief introduction to the work of Stan Grof

Western esoteric and occult social or spiritual philosophy and a new religious movement founded in the early 1900s by Aleister Crowley (1875–1947), an English writer, mystic, occultist, and ceremonial magician.

Founded primarily by the Russian Helena Blavatsky and based largely on her writings, it draws heavily from both older European philosophies such as Neoplatonism and Indian religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism.

Transpersonal psychology, or spiritual psychology, is an area of psychology that seeks to integrate the spiritual and transcendent human experiences within the framework of modern psychology.

Consists of a spectrum of Western European and North American manifestations and adaptations of Sufism, the mystical dimension of Islam.

A brief overview of Kundalini Energy

The first limb consists of five ethical guidelines that govern our relationship with the world:

A brief explanation of Yggdrasil

A compilation "from a variety of sources"[1] of Sanskrit sutras (aphorisms) on the practice of yoga