Defining Mysticism in terms of Experience, Theory and Practice. 

• 1 - Experience - Mystical Experience: 

Historical and Contemporary 

- In language of Psychology: 

Ego Death  

Unitive Consciousness  

Peak Experience / Flow state 

- In the Language of Theology: 

Prophecy, Theosis, Unio Mystica  

Dvekut, Gnosis, Fana, Baqa, 

Samadhi, Moksha, Satori, Nirvana 

• 2 - Thought/Conceptualization 

- Mythology: Death, Rebirth and Immortality  Apotheosis 

 - Theology/Theosophy: Pan(en)theism 

- Philosophy/Metaphysics: Monism Non-Dualism

• 3 - Practice/Action 

The Mystics Ethical Imperative