Evelyn Underhill and Mystical Expression
Exploring the remarkable essay 'The Mystic as Creative Artist'
Jeff Carreira
with Jeff Carreira
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Tuesday, April 4th, 2023
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This free event will focus on a remarkable essay, The Mystic as Creative Artist, by the Christian mystic Evelyn Underhill. In her essay, Underhill describes what she sees as the necessary second half of the mystical journey: the return from Divine Union back to the world. This return trip allows the realizer to share the fruits of vision and wisdom that they discovered. The sublime realities of deep spiritual revelation cannot be easily communicated, but they can be alluded to through the artistic use of suggestive imagery and metaphor.

In this exploration, which will be held live at The Aligned Center and streamed online via Zoom video conferencing, you will explore how inner revelations can be shared and how a path to higher possibilities has been mapped through centuries of mystical discovery. As you see how spiritual truths have been shared in art, poetry and literature, you will find confirmation of your own deepest realizations that show that your inner journey lies along a path that has been defined by great realizers of the past.

Sincerely,

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Jeff Carreira
Co-Founder & Director of Education, Emergence Education
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The Mystic As Creative Artist (Annotated)

In this book, you will find a remarkable essay by the Christian mystic, Evelyn Underhill called The Mystic as Creative Artist. The essay is presented in its original form and has been annotated with reflections, recorded in detailed footnotes, in which Jeff Carreira expands upon and clarifies parts of this profound work for the modern reader.

In this brief and concise essay, Evelyn Underhill describes what she sees as the necessary second half of the mystical journey - the return from Divine Union to share with the world, the fruits of vision and wisdom that were found.

What you will find is that the sublime and yet incomprehensible realities that we encounter in deep spiritual revelation cannot be easily communicated, but they can be alluded to through the artistic use of suggestive imagery and metaphor.

This book will be a powerful source of inspiration and guidance to those whose spiritual yearnings include a deep desire to express the beauty and majesty of mystical vision.

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Jeff Carreira
Jeff Carreira
Jeff Carreira is an author, mystical philosopher, artist and meditation teacher. Thirty years ago he dedicated himself entirely to the focused pursuit of spiritual awakening. He began teaching meditation and awakening fifteen years ago, and today supports people from around the world to share the fruits and blessings of their own spiritual path. He is aware that many people today have established their own deep connection to the spiritual source of life and the unlimited creative potential it holds. He calls these people Artists of Possibility because they have so much to share with the world. He remains completely committed to teaching meditation and awakening, and in addition has dedicated himself to helping others gather their own tribe and share their own deepest realization. He wants to support you to create a platform to share from. That means deepening your awakening, learning to articulate it effectively, and setting up the means to reach people all over the world.
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