[1000 silverlings]

Mysticism is a personal revelation, and there really is no way of knowing the source. It can be just vain imaginings or revelation from spirits not from God.(Acts 16:16) You chastised Quix in a previous post about each person interpreting scripture and getting 2000 sects. Well here is the same thing, and no benefit of even reading the scripture. With personal revelation there is the chance of great error as the HS is not the author. To rely on these revelations as doctrine is foolishness.

[adiaireton8]

Thanks. Now I understand your concern. As you noted, I completely agree with you that mysticism divorced from Church authority is a recipe for "each person doing what is right in his own eyes", and a fragmentation of the Church into as many 'churches' as there are believers. I couldn't agree with you more on that point.

But, if a person is under the authority of the Church, then I think your concern would be allayed. The Church's mystics, think of St. John of the Cross, for example, or St. Teresa of Avila, have deeply enriched her theology and spirituality. Would you agree?

-A8