The mystic lives and looks; and speaks the disconcerting language of f…

Evelyn Underhill
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The mystic lives and looks; and speaks the disconcerting language of first-hand experience. ✨ Evelyn Underhill (2002). Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness, p.24, Courier Corporation
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