Christian Mysticism

for Bible Study

Enjoy the Christian Mysteries as they are clearly presented by Franz Bardon, Jakob Lorber and Paracelsus.  - A clear introduction into the laws that govern existence and their relation to the Bible - More commonly known as Christian Mysticism.

Christian Mysticism Religions and Scholars

Very few of the historical mystics were in fact Mystics. Most were church saints canonized for propaganda reasons by their church or they very likely may have paid for their title of sainthood. Some were philosophers which means very little as far as mysticism is concerned.

Christ Himself did teach the mysteries to the Disciples to better show them His kingdom. (In the New Revelation in the Great Gospel of John these are clearly described.) What was left of those teachings lived on in some of the Gnostic sects until they too were persecuted by the church. This subject matter which was part of the original Christian mysticism became disassociated with Christianity altogether because of the persecutions of the church. This was not all bad since this type of knowledge in the hands of the immature can cause unwanted mischief. All references to do with Hermetics or hermetic knowledge, Christian Kabbalah, Evocation, Alchemy, have been systematically marginalized, given heretic status, blotted out and presently labeled occult knowledge to be shunned by "good" Christians altogether.

Mysticism is the knowledge implemented towards the conscious awakening of an inner life. It cannot be taught like mathematics or carpentry because it occurs entirely from within - invisible to the outer physical world. There is an incredible amount of scholarly jargon borrowed from an endless line of writers used to describe this process - some scholarly, some genuine.

The scholarly work is not entirely without merit. It primarily gives a historical perspective and is generally very speculative and detached from the subject matter itself.  To know the scholastic jargon does not bring one any closer to the actual experience and few of the writings and authors depicted were themselves "mystic." Therefore the scholars write about something they themselves have not experienced.

Biblical apologetics also fall into this category. The many works and authors of biblical or Christian apologetics written mainly by scholars remain largely unknown for good reason - they contain very little substance and often miss the intended meaning of the scriptures. Proof of this is that there is little that can be applied from these works towards a spiritual rebirth. They talk about it but do not tell you how it is done, or what it means to be reborn.

The genuine authors who are being written about are also in some cases actual prophets. Who is and isn't a prophet is not for churches to decide because they look after their own interests. The prophets and the works of prophets usually reveal the misguided deeds of people in general and churches and are always persecuted for revealing this. Paracelsus, Jakob Lorber, Franz Bardon,  are prime examples in more recent times but in the old testament there were several Daniel being very note worthy.

The works of Franz Bardon and Jakob Lorber are modern books that offer an actual instruction into the Christian mysteries with a logical and sequential clarity.

They are good for bible study and are at least worth a fair investigation. Even these superlative works for the modern day seeker, like those that preceded them are useless unless they are embodied from within.

The Benefit of Church Teachings

Christian Mysticism is not to be confused with present or past Christian Church Teachings. Church teachings are not necessarily bad in themselves but they offer only a very rudimentary guidance. Offering only very basic information that can serve as a foundation to plant a small but important kernel of belief. This belief remains in its infancy with church teachings alone.

Acting on our belief guides us to knowledge. this is true in any endeavor. If you believe that something reasonable is possible it will in time manifest. In biblical teachings it states that "the kingdom of God needs to be taken by force." This force is created by a disciplined belief that compels us to search for this Kingdom. Christ also stated that the "Kingdom of God is at hand." If this kingdom is within as Christian Mysticism teaches, then the kingdom is already within us waiting to be awakened through spiritual rebirth. Once awakened there is no more "death." because the Spirit within us does not die and therefore lives in eternity. Eternity is not a physical concept. To live in eternity is not based on or measured in time. Eternity is a conscious life in the Spiritual world only possible with an awakened spirit, a reborn spirit, and enlightened spirit, all of which are the same - where there is activity but by definition no death. Unknown to most Christians, this is the goal of Christian belief - to achieve this state.

From this very good inception we start to teach ourselves by seeking out for ourselves within this fundamental framework. To discover Christian Mysticism, a mature person will not be satisfied with church teachings alone. Church teachings serve to establish and nurture belief which is invaluable. As children our parents raise us to be honest, good, trustworthy, not to lie and to have many other positive traits - if you have good parents. But when we leave home we should build on this base. We soon realize that although what they taught was good  - the world proves not to be as pure as we may have been taught. We must then make use of the solid foundation they provided to affront the less than straight forward business of life.

Church teachings are similar to this. But if we do nothing but attend church without searching for a spiritual purpose it would be like being well taught by our parents and never leaving home. At home there can only be a limited, or at best a stifled growth because we cannot discover who we are as people as long as we are told what to do by our parents.

Spiritual growth requires some basic searching.

Do not be afraid of the effort involved in seeking for yourself. A detached "cold blooded" questioning of teachings requires that one look deeper, past the teaching. The Biblical words contain enough truth in them to lead towards a very complete Mysticism but they need to germinate from within.

Hermetics as part of Christian Mysticism

Some credit to the Roman Catholic Church

The Catholic Church taught a strict belief, obedience to that belief, and discipline.

The Catholic Church taught the New Testament to often completely illiterate people. By the efforts of the parish priests, and all of the stained glass, oils on canvas, and fresco art murals depicting New Testament allegory they managed to accurately instill these images and their meaning to a large populace. With over 1 billion members, some active some not, no other Christian denomination can lay claim to this deed to the same extent as the Catholic Church.

The schisms from the Catholic Church were a direct result of the hypocrisy, heavy handedness, all manner of corruption, political influence and power brokering and the very open avarice of the Church, rather than its strictly Biblically based teachings.