"To avoid falling into superstitious illusion, such events must be evaluated with prudence, through humble discernment in ...

Mysticism is a concept that famously, perhaps even by definition, refuses to be pinned down. In 1911, the English writer Evelyn Underhill called it “a certain spiritual and intangible quest: the ...

With the publication of “Lamentations of Youth” (Belknap Press, 284 pages, $39.95) — selections from the notebooks of the philosopher and Kabbalah scholar Gershom Scholem between 1913 and 1920, ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (RNS) — A growing number of millennials are finding that contemplative spirituality is a way to bridge the faith they grew up with and their yearning for deeper connections to God.

The mystical experience has been pursued by countless millions over the millenniums, all hoping to tap into ultimate truth, to access an understanding of life beyond what we are able to see and feel, ...

After the “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” nuclear bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, Salvador Dalí became fascinated with atomic theory. In 1973, he reflected that the ...

There is no denying that the internet has laid bare the degree of ignorance and superstition increasingly holding sway in American life. From chemtrail theories to flat earth theories to the vogue for ...

SAFED, Israel – Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism, is known around the world thanks to the many Hollywood celebrities who have embraced its teachings. While Madonna and Demi Moore may be seen walking in ...

Brady Corbet is teasing his next untitled feature film could be another 3-hour-long "melodrama" like his previous effort, ...

Laurie Wevers, left, 35, a mental health therapist and spiritual director from San Diego, and Tracy Bindel, 30, a law student and anti-racism activist from Boston, stand with a cardboard cutout of ...