The Mystic’s view on facing death

Not all mystics are the same. There are many types, including Christian mystics, Buddhist mystics…

The parasite

A few years ago I was taking the dog for a walk in the park when I noticed something I’d never seen before. It was so quick, I almost…

The mystic in Silicon Valley

attempts to hack consciousness

Introduction

The Five Practices

everyday practices for the everyday mystic

The traditional versus the everyday monk

Most of us equate monastic habits with images of traditional monasteries and convents, whose halls and small rooms house men and…

Why a Dudeist Monastery?

What came first? The Dudeist or the monk?

The Way of the Mystic

James Souttar

Introduction

Submissions

If you would like to write for or contribute to the monastery, please let us know. We support essays, op-eds, reviews, scholarly work and…

Call for Writers

a rare opportunity to write for a monastery

Introduction

The avoidance of deeper consciousness

Why churches overlook mysticism

Ain’t Got No Body

The Evolution of Consciousness in Spike Jonze’s Movie Her