(38 quotes found)
“The mystical trend of our time, which shows itself particularly in the rampant growth of the so-called Theosophy and Spiritualism, is for me no more than a symptom of weakness and confusion. Since our inner experiences consist of reproductions, and c”
Albert Einstein
“The finest emotion of which we are capable is the mystic emotion. Herein lies the germ of all art and all true science. Anyone to whom this feeling is alien, who is no longer capable of wonderment and lives in a state of fear is a dead man. To know t”
“Mystical explanations are considered deep. The truth is that they are not even superficial.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“We are all wired into a survival trip now. No more of the speed that fueled that 60's. That was the fatal flaw in Tim Leary's trip. He crashed around America selling "consciousness expansion" without ever giving a thought to the grim meat-hook realities that were lying in wait for all the people who took him seriously... All those pathetically eager acid freaks who thought they could buy Peace and Understanding for three bucks a hit. But their loss and failure is ours too. What Leary took down with him was the central illusion of a whole life-style that he helped create... a generation of permanent cripples, failed seekers, who never understood the essential old-mystic fallacy of the Acid Culture: the desperate assumption that somebody... or at least some force - is tending the light at the end of the tunnel.”
Hunter S. Thompson
“Outside of Italy, Catholics and churchmen have a very kind of mystical view of the Vatican and especially the conclave,”
David Gibson
“Sound therapy is ... starting to be taken more seriously. Mystics have always believed in its healing qualities, along with shamanic healers, Tibetans and ancient Egyptians. Now science is starting to justify why it works.”
Christine O'Grady
“Mystic is the Cadillac of southeastern Connecticut's tourist area. This (certificate) has been a long haul.”
William Turner
“It's great to finally be standing on the North Pole. This mystical place is all that it is made out to be. It's incredible out here!!”
Mike Horn
“Howard has given so much to Mystic Seaport. He's so willing to share what he knows with visitors and staff alike. He means so much to the place and so much to what Mystic Seaport is about.”
Michael O'Farrell
“Sex is a doorway to something so powerful and mystical, but movies usually depict it in a completely flat way.”
David Lynch
