{"id":126,"date":"2017-04-23T22:09:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-23T22:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/23\/christian-mysticism\/"},"modified":"2017-04-23T22:09:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-23T22:09:00","slug":"christian-mysticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cherylrostek.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/23\/christian-mysticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian mysticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My spiritual counselor (highly recommended by friends I deeply trust) roots herself in Christian mysticism. I&#8217;ll be honest this term &#8216;Christian mystic&#8217; had me feeling uneasy. So I went reading more about it to ease my mind and soul. I came across this gem of a quote by CS Lewis that I&#8217;d like to share:<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Discovering spirituality is like discovering you are in a boat. Mysticism is like pushing off from the dock. 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