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The Cloud of Unknowing: A Mystical Path Beyond Thought
What if the deepest encounter with God happens not through knowledge — but through love, silence, and surrender into the unknown?
In this profound episode, we journey into The Cloud of Unknowing, one of the greatest treasures of Christian mysticism, translated by Evelyn Underhill.
Written by an anonymous English monk in the 14th century, this masterpiece offers a bold and radical path to the Divine — a way that bypasses intellect, abandons imagination, and pierces through the darkness by the pure longing of the heart.
Discover:
Why God cannot be grasped by thought, understanding, or vision — but only by a "blind dart of longing love."
How the "Cloud of Forgetting" must cover all created things if the soul is to reach the "Cloud of Unknowing" where God dwells.
Why mystical union demands the surrender of spiritual pride, curiosities, and even holy images.
How humility and charity are the two wings that carry the soul into divine presence.
The powerful role of short, simple prayer — a single word like "God" or "Love" — in ascending beyond the distractions of the mind.
Unlike speculative theology or ecstatic visions, the author calls seekers to a fierce simplicity: an intense, naked intent directed toward God alone.
It is a path of quiet courage, asking the soul to step into darkness, trusting that the Divine Light hides behind the seeming veil of unknowing.
In this podcast, you will also explore:
The false paths of spiritual pride, intellectualism, and emotional fantasy — and how to recognize them.
The true meaning of contemplative prayer as an act of love and will, not a flight of thought.
Why visions, revelations, and emotional highs are often distractions — and how authentic spirituality is marked by quiet endurance and secret joy.
How every soul — not just monks or saints — is invited into this highest form of prayer, beginning in silence and ending in union.
The Cloud teaches that God is not an object to be studied or admired — but a living Presence to be loved with all the strength of the soul.
It is a call to set aside all created things, even all "holy thoughts," and lose oneself in the burning darkness where only love can live.
If you've ever wondered:
How can I pray beyond words and thoughts?
Why do I sometimes feel God is absent when I seek Him most?
What is true contemplation beyond imagination and emotion?
Then this is the episode you must hear.
Join us as we step into the sacred silence, lift our hearts above all knowing, and aim our love toward the God who waits beyond the cloud — unseen, unknown, and closer than breath.
The mind cannot reach Him.
But the heart, in love, can find Him.
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By Falcon MilleniumWhat if the deepest encounter with God happens not through knowledge — but through love, silence, and surrender into the unknown?
In this profound episode, we journey into The Cloud of Unknowing, one of the greatest treasures of Christian mysticism, translated by Evelyn Underhill.
Written by an anonymous English monk in the 14th century, this masterpiece offers a bold and radical path to the Divine — a way that bypasses intellect, abandons imagination, and pierces through the darkness by the pure longing of the heart.
Discover:
Why God cannot be grasped by thought, understanding, or vision — but only by a "blind dart of longing love."
How the "Cloud of Forgetting" must cover all created things if the soul is to reach the "Cloud of Unknowing" where God dwells.
Why mystical union demands the surrender of spiritual pride, curiosities, and even holy images.
How humility and charity are the two wings that carry the soul into divine presence.
The powerful role of short, simple prayer — a single word like "God" or "Love" — in ascending beyond the distractions of the mind.
Unlike speculative theology or ecstatic visions, the author calls seekers to a fierce simplicity: an intense, naked intent directed toward God alone.
It is a path of quiet courage, asking the soul to step into darkness, trusting that the Divine Light hides behind the seeming veil of unknowing.
In this podcast, you will also explore:
The false paths of spiritual pride, intellectualism, and emotional fantasy — and how to recognize them.
The true meaning of contemplative prayer as an act of love and will, not a flight of thought.
Why visions, revelations, and emotional highs are often distractions — and how authentic spirituality is marked by quiet endurance and secret joy.
How every soul — not just monks or saints — is invited into this highest form of prayer, beginning in silence and ending in union.
The Cloud teaches that God is not an object to be studied or admired — but a living Presence to be loved with all the strength of the soul.
It is a call to set aside all created things, even all "holy thoughts," and lose oneself in the burning darkness where only love can live.
If you've ever wondered:
How can I pray beyond words and thoughts?
Why do I sometimes feel God is absent when I seek Him most?
What is true contemplation beyond imagination and emotion?
Then this is the episode you must hear.
Join us as we step into the sacred silence, lift our hearts above all knowing, and aim our love toward the God who waits beyond the cloud — unseen, unknown, and closer than breath.
The mind cannot reach Him.
But the heart, in love, can find Him.