 Reflection of Mystic Identity through Religious Mysteries
Popularly we associate a mystic with anything and everything esoteric like and consider a mystic as a researcher and practitioner of Astrology, Palmistry, Numerology, Divination, Occult and all the related sciences. But a mystic is much more; a mystic is an individual who pursues religious and spiritual truth, wisdom or understanding beyond the obvious human experiences and expressions.
Mysticism has its own identity and significance in all religions as they have their own traits of religious mysteries. Starting from Christianity’s Gnosticism, to Islam’s Irfan (State of spiritual knowing) and Jainism’s Moksha (Salvation) a mystic everywhere is rooted in the union and connection of god and his soul. Likewise, Sufism believes in the divine unity of soul and god and rejects the concept that the two are distinct. Many modern mystics are influenced by the ancient Greek rites, notably the Eleusinian mysteries, dating from 15th century BC that is based on the notions of death, resurrection and triumph over death. In religious terms a mystic is somebody who can ascend to a spiritual state of a balance between reality and illusion where he can feel united with the highest divinity through mediations and prayers and certain religious mysteries.
As the knowledge sought by mystics could not be communicated with logic or words, hence from 17th century onwards mystic tradition of making use of myths, rites and symbols to convey deeper meaning of spirituality and life, gained popularity among the circle. Organizations like The Rosicrucian Order and the Freemasons incorporating mystic elements are popular till date in Europe. And in the beginning of 19th century, there was a revival of mysticism in the west that used occult elements, communication with the spirits, symbols, myth structures, meditation, and prayer, various psychedelic drugs to pursue the mystic path. Some popular movements for mystic path to cosmic power are: The Theosophist movement and The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
Apart from all events, movements, notions and theories all mystics believe in a common and underlying wisdoms of universal spirituality, the communion with god, the salvation and purification of soul and the path to heaven and enlightenment through the means of love, compassion, humanity, absolute knowledge of the highest divinity and mastery over one’s senses. Rabia, the female eighth century Muslim mystic, thus wrote: : “Whatever share of this world Thou dost bestow on me, bestow it on Thine enemies, and whatever share of the next world Thou dost give me, give it to Thy friends. Thou art enough for me!”
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