The Cloud of Unknowing

A guidebook to contemplative prayer.

Evelyn Underhill was one of the greatest spiritual writers of the twentieth century. Her legacy as a pivotal figure in Christian mysticism endures today. For her, true mysticism is first of all active and practical, an organic life process in which the whole self is engaged, rather than simply an intellectual apprehension. She translated the medieval spiritual guidebook called The Cloud of Unknowing, written by an anonymous English monk. This book counsels the young student to seek God, not through knowledge and intellection (faculty of the human mind), but through intense contemplation, motivated by love, and stripped of all thought.

This text is still used in most courses that explore the experience of God called mysticism and still attracts contemporary spiritual seekers. So it''s really about moving from the intellect to the heart.

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