Mystics and gnostics
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Mon, 08/04/2008 - 00:57
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~Rene~
Join Date: 2008-07-28 Forum Posts: 26 |
I'm new to this study of gnosticsm and i was wondering if the name "mystic" is just another name for a gnostic? also for those who read poetry , or who know of the anciet poet name Rumi, would you say he is a gnostic or mystic |
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Join Date: 2008-03-18
Forum Posts: 294
Perhaps one and the same thing. I know this website used to be named Mysticweb.
Join Date: 2003-09-07
Forum Posts: 16
Well, I don't know precisely how to define a mystic... a mystic could maybe be a clairvoyant, or someone who is searching to learn the secrets of the universe or something... I think there are different ways of defining a mystic.
A Gnostic is someone who is trying to rid himself of the negativity, which is inside everyone of us, through inner self-discovery and esoteric practices.
Not believing blindly in anything, but verifying things personally through direct experience.
Join Date: 2003-09-22
Forum Posts: 62
Just to back up what Christian said,
Gnosis in Greek means knowledge, or more directly knowledge through experience.
I think Mystic is just a general term used to describe someone that searching for the divine or connection to higher consciousness.
And Rumi has some fantastic work, definitely worth checking out.