The Mysterious Stranger

Product Description In Practical Mysticism, Evelyn Underhill distills the essential (and comprehensible) steps that comprise the process of achieving mystical understanding. Though she uses the pantheon of Christian mystics as her guide, her methodology transcends any particular faith and offers a common sense approach to self-improvement and enhanced awareness. About the Author Evelyn Underhill (December 6, 1875 June 15, 1941) was an English author who wrote extensively on Christian mysticism and religious practice. She became prominent in the Anglican Church as a lay leader of spiritual retreats, a spiritual director for hundreds of individuals, and a radio lecturer, always promoting the power of contemplative prayer. Underhill's greatest book, Mysticism: A Study of the Nature and Development of Man's Spiritual Consciousness, was published in 1911, and is a thick and very in-depth volume. Practical Mysticism; was her attempt to make available an easily accessible work of her findings.