Meditations for Mediocre Mystics

by Tom Stella

Book Overview

The term ""mediocre mystics"" seems a fitting way to refer to those who yearn for the nameless but do not qualify as full-blown mystics. I realize that because there is nothing middling about mystics, ""mediocre mystics"" may appear to be an oxymoron, but the root meaning of ""mediocre"" is not second-rate. From the Latin mediocris, the word means moderate or ordinary and has been used figuratively to refer to one who is halfway up a mountain. Unlike...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CMFY8WKJ
• ISBN13: 9798385201594
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"