Becoming a Mystic Outside the Monastery with Caroline Myss

For decades spiritual and self help literature has encouraged people to go within to heal old wounds, nourish egos and coddle one's inner child. Myss says, "I think that we developed an idea that approaching God could be done any way we want; it doesn't require prayer, reflection, or contemplation; we've substituted therapy for devotion." She points out the intellect is not a spiritual practice. In order to live a life of meaning we must go beyond a life of acquisitions and move into a life of devotion. Her own path has taken her deeply into the world of Saint Teresa of Avila, the 16th Century Spanish Carmelite nun and mystic Saint, whose profound writings continue to have an impact on any serious seeker. Myss exhorts and inspires us to participate in the search for this ultimate spiritual reality as expressed by Teresa of Avila. This exploration into the interior life is one of profound joy.