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<\/a>Evelyn Underhill<\/a> was born on this day in 1875.<\/p>\n
In my youth trying to sort out my own intuitions and longings, and very, very rudimentary experiences, I found her quite helpful. Evelyn Underhill\u2019s major work, published in 1911, Mysticism: A Study of the Nature and Development of Man\u2019s Spiritual Consciousness<\/span><\/a> was informed by two other studies of some merit, Maurice Bucke\u2019s<\/a> Cosmic Consciousness<\/span> and William James\u2019 Varieties of Religious Experience<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n As valuable (and limited) as I found those other books, I think Underhill pursued the matter to greater depth than either of her predecessors. And I continue to recall her with the greatest respect.<\/p>\n Writer Joyce Rogers<\/a> observes, \u201cEvelyn Underhill, whose book Mysticism is considered the standard reference on the subject, claimed that mysticism \u201cis the name of that organic process which involves the perfect consummation of the love of God \u2026. the art of establishing a conscious relation with the Absolute.\u201d This art is achieved in exactly the same way that all relationships among humans are done, namely by being with another, by talking and listening to the other, by getting to know and be known by the other.\u201d<\/p>\n Underhill\u2019s own path was entirely western. While considerably influenced by the majesty of Roman Catholic mysticism, particularly through the guidance of her mentor Baron Friedrich Von Hugel<\/a>, she never left the comprehensive embrace of the Anglican communion.<\/p>\n
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