MYSTICISM – The Varieties of Religious Experience

The Varieties of Religious Experience William James A Study in Human Nature LECTURES XVI AND XVII – MYSTICISM, thoughtsofgod.com, Thoughts of God, David Reese

Mystical conditions may, therefore, render the soul more energetic in the lines which their inspiration favors. But this could be reckoned an advantage only in case the inspiration were a true one. If the inspiration were erroneous, the energy would be all the more mistaken and misbegotten.