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Encyclopedia > Vision quest (mysticism)

A vision quest is a mystic search for the revelation of the unity of all things in the natural world and for the answer to a question. This practice is found throughout the world although it is often associated with Native American traditions. Mysticism (ancient Greek mysticon = secret) is meditation, prayer, or theology focused on the direct experience of union with divinity, God, or Ultimate Reality, or the belief that such experience is a genuine and important source of knowledge. ...


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Mysticism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1251 words)
In the context of epistemology, mysticism refers to using non-rational methods to arrive at belief and assuming that belief to be knowledge.
Some mystics use the term to refer to a manner wherein the mystic strives to plumb the depths of the self and reality in a radical process of meditative self-exploration, with the aim of experiencing the true nature of reality.
Mystics of different traditions report similar experiences of a world usually outside conventional perception, although not all forms of mysticism abandon knowledge perceived through normal means.
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